Michael Jordan Character Analysis

Everyone is aware of the high flying, game winning, risk taking, Michael Jordan. The Jordan who brought 6 championships to the city of Chicago. Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. He was drafted 3rd overall in the 1984 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. He played 12 seasons with the Bulls, 3 with the Washington Wizards and had retired twice in between. Jordan always demonstrates leadership qualities whether it is on the court or outside in his personal life. Specifically, this essay will narrow it down to a few habits from Sean Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens and several assets from Search-Institute’s Developmental Assets. Jordan has shown the people his ability to synergize, begin with the end in mind, and to be proactive. He has also shown that he is caring, he has a sense of purpose, a positive view of his personal future, and takes responsibility. Michael Jordan is one of the best NBA basketball players and is also one of the best leaders. Jordan has shown that he is able to work together with a team to achieve overall success for everyone. He played with the Chicago Bulls for twelve seasons and within those twelve seasons, they have won six championships. Jordan praises teamwork and the skill of working together as a team. He says, “Talent wins games, but teamwork and
This is evident twenty-five times during his career when he stepped on to the court and shot game winning shots within the last thirty seconds of the game. It is obvious that Jordan is not the type of player to pass up an opportunity to win the game for his team. He says “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.” Jordan has missed twenty-six game winners in his career and he knows that he is not going to make all of them. He accepts the fact that he missed but is proud to say he tried. What he does not like is not stepping up to try and win the