He became leader of National Basketball Association. He set an example for the people to not think as failures, but to think as individuals who are special in a lot of different behaviors. He played basketball for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1981-1984. He joined National Basketball Association in 1984; the third selected over all by the Chicago Bull. When he played for the Chicago Bull he wore jersey with number 23 and 45. Through most of his career he wore number 23. He was selected as one of the 50th greatest player in the history of National Basketball Association. He was Chicago Bull’s guard and National Basketball Association’s defensive player of the year in, 1988. He inspired millions of people to play basketball and always the one who the greatest compared to. “He launched his own line of athletic clothing, Jordan Brand, a subdivision of Nike’’. His other name was Jordan, Michael Jeffrey, or Air Jordan. He proved to everyone who thought that he was not good enough to play high school