Module 1 Basketball Michael Jordan – Head and Shoulders Above the Rest! During the 1990s, Michael Jordan was probably the best-known athlete in the world. He was the top scorer in the NBA, and played for the Chicago Bulls from 1984 to 1993. He was named their most valued player five times. Wearing his famous number 23 shirt, Michael Jordan became the most successful basketball player in the history of the game. Jordan was born in New York and grew up in North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina for a year before leaving to join the Chicago Bulls. He finished his first season (1984-1985) as one of the top scorers in the league, with an average of 28.2 points per game. In 1987, Jordan became only the second player to score more than 3,000 points in a season. He was the top scorer in the NBA for seven consecutive seasons (1987-1993). During this time, the average number of points he scored was more than 30 points per game. With him, the Bulls won their first NBA championship in1991. During this successful period they won the title again in 1992 and 1993. Jordan was also in the United States Olympic Basketball Team, known as ―the Dream Team‖, which won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Jordan surprised everyone when he retired before the 1993-1994 season, but he rejoined the Chicago Bulls and won three more championships with them from 1996 to 1998. he played again for the Washington Wizards before finally retiring from sport in 2003 at the age of 40. Millions of fans admire his athletic ability, motivation and confidence. They have fantastic stories to tell about Michael Jordan, such as the time when he rescued the Bulls from ending a game on a tie. He stepped to the line and made two free throws. Each time he threw the ball straight through the basket – and each time he had his eyes closed. Off the basketball court, Michael Jordan opened his own steak restaurant because he loves steak so much. He also found success as an actor in the film Space Jam alongside the famous cartoon character Bugs Bunny! There is only one word to describe the best player in the world – awesome! Wilt the Stilt – the Tower of Power! Michael Jordan was the second player to score more than 3,000 points in a season – but the first was Wilt Chamberlain. Chamberlain was born in Philadelphia on 21st August 1936. He was one of the 11 children, the only one who was very tall. His father William worked in a shipyard and his mother Olivia was a cleaner. As a child, Chamberlain had various health problems. He had pneumonia and almost died when he was ten. Chamberlain is the only NBA player who averaged over 50 points per game for an entire season. At one point, Chamberlain was so much better than all the other players that they changed the rules of the game to try to stop him! The giant player joined the NBA‘s Philadelphia Warriors in the 1959-1960 season and was an immediate success. During 14 seasons with four different teams, Chamberlain was named the most valued player in the league four times. On 2nd March 1962, he scored 100 points in a single game – no one has ever done that since! The final score was Warriors 169 New York Knicks 147! He ended his career after five amazing seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers. By the time he retired, Wilt held many NBA records: he scored 50 or more points 118 times and 60 or more points 32 times. Was Wilt Chamberlain better than Michael Jordan? Who knows? But there is no doubt that he deserves the title ―outstanding 在20世纪90年代,迈克尔•乔丹大概是世界上最著名的运动员。从1984年到1993年在芝加哥公牛队期间他是NBA的最佳射手。他被任命为他们最有价值的球员五次。迈克尔•乔丹穿着他著名的23号球衣成为了历史比赛上最成功的篮球运动员,。 乔丹出生在纽约，成长在北卡罗莱那州。在进入芝加哥公牛队之前，他曾在北卡洛来纳州大学进修过一年。在1984-1985两年内，他以联盟内得分王之一的荣誉完成了第一赛季，平均每场得分28.2分。 1987年,Jordan成为了第二位在一个赛季得到3000分的运动员。他是NBA从1987--1993连续7个赛季的最高得分手。这一时期，他每场平均有30多分入账。在他的帮助下，公牛队在1991年赢得了他们的第一个NBS总冠军。在1992和1993年再次赢得冠军头衔。Jordon同时也在有“梦之队”的美国国家篮球队效力。他们在1992年西班牙巴塞罗那奥运会上获得金牌。 1993-1994赛季之前乔丹退役，引起举世震惊，但后来他又回到了芝加哥公牛队，并和队友们一起在1996到1998年间又获得了三次冠军。他在03年真正退休之前他再次为华盛顿奇才队效力，那时他40岁。千百万他的粉丝都叹赏他的运动才能、动机和勇气。他们可以讲述很多关于迈克尔•乔丹的传奇故事，例如一次他在比赛的关键时刻拯救了公牛队，从而避免打成平局。他走上罚球线,两罚命中。他每次直接将球投入篮筐时他都闭着眼。 离开球场，迈克尔乔丹开着一家他自己的牛排餐厅，因为他非常喜欢吃牛排。身为一名演员他同样也在电影Space Jam 中、在著名卡通人物“兔八哥”旁边找到了成功！ 只能用一个词来形容世界上最好的球员—令人敬畏的！ 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/b9353f396ddb6f1aff00bed5b9f3f90f76c64d63.html