Michael Jordan is a living legend. Someone that everyone knows by name and whenever the word basketball comes up an image of him pops into each person's brain. What he has done for the world of basketball and our society as a whole goes way beyond inspirational. Jordan was not the first African American man to play professional football, he was not denied anything because of his race, but Michael Jordan transcended the question of race as a business man and as a person. He proved to everyone that if you try hard enough at anything you could conquer it; little kids follow his motto day in and day out in hopes to be him. And last, not only is he ... Showed first 120 words of 1522 Size (words) ...

... Continuing with another 115 out of 1522 Size (words) ...year. Can you believe that the best basketball player in the world didn't even make his own freshman team? With a lot of hard work and repetition of practice Michael improved unbelievably and became uncontrollable on the court. Becoming the best player in the league proves that you can do anything if you work hard enough. That is why he is so inspirational because his own life story makes you want to get up and work extremely hard on whatever your goals are. "Michael Jordan may well be the only figure in American culture today with the ability to ignite the more than one hundred million people " ( 6 Halbertson) ...Essay still continues 100 more words...