Paved the Path: Clutch

February 17th, 1963 Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born to Deloris Peoples and James Jordan in Brooklyn, NY. It wasn't known then but he would go on to become the greatest basketball player of all time. MJ would go on to become an Icon in the world of sports, the NBA, and sneakers the world over. A man of great stature and desire MJ dealt with his fair share of setbacks throughout his life. The lose of his father which triggered his early retirement was a  major setback. Being cut from his High School Varsity team because he was deemed too short at 5'11" didn't stop him from following his dream to play basketball.. He went on to become a star at Laney High and go on to play for the University of North Carolina where his sophomore and junior he was voted as an All American and received player of the year awards (in his junior season). He went on to be drafted 3rd overall by the Chicago Bulls and that would ever change the basketball world forever. Wearing his shorts longer larger than other players, banned sneakers, sticking his tongue out mid air when scoring MJ was in your face and unabashedly himself. 6X NBA Champion, 5X NBA MVP, 6X Finals MVP and host of other accolades that propelled him to being (arguably) the Greatest of All Time. MJ also left an impression on the sneaker world and is easily one of the 3 major reasons this blog exist. Air Jordan's are (in my opinion) the greatest sneakers ever created. MJ (along with Nike) completely flipped the sneaker world on its ears. Adidas was the premier sneaker company at the time and a fairly unknown Nike took a chance on MJ and turned him into a Multi-Million dollar icon and Nike into a Multi-Billion Dollar company. Role Model, Superstar, Icon, and Mogul Michael Jordan epitomizes what can be achieved with a burning desire and a will to win. So I raise my Jordan VII (hehe!) to him and say Kudos MJ. ENJOI!



"I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying."

- Michael Jordan

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