Driven From Within Michael Jordan 
Caleb Casey 12/05/12
“Driven From Within, Michael Jordan”
“Driven from Within, Michael Jordan” written by Mark Varcil is a story about a man wanting to be perceived as a person who played his best in all facets, not just scoring (5). This story tells the intriguing and successful story of Michael Jordan, the best basketball player on Earth and a man who loved a challenge. I will discuss three points that interested me in the book; how Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team when he was a sophomore, how his hunger for challenges on and off the court helped him to succeed, and also how his positive and motivated attitude kept him going. Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York to James and Jebe Jordan; he was the fourth of five children. During Michael’s childhood he was more interested in baseball but became intrigued with basketball because his older brother was involved in the sport. In Michael’s sophomore year he was cut from the Varsity basketball team but over that year he grew 4 inches and made the team the next try-out. Michael was named a McDonald’s All American when he was a senior, which led to him receiving a scholarship to University of North Carolina. During his time playing basketball at UNC he received the ACC Freshman award and also won the 1982 college basketball championship with a winning shot. Michael was drafted to the Chicago Bulls while he was in college. His college years were not all great unfortunately as Michael’s father was murdered during this time. The first interesting point that I want to discuss is the fact that Michael was cut from his Varsity basketball team when he was in 10th grade. Michael was a basketball player for the JV team and could be moved up to the Varsity team when the JV season ended but Coach Horing made the decision to not move him up (55). Michael was very surprised by this but he took the initiative to make himself a better player and Coach
“Driven From Within, Michael Jordan”
“Driven from Within, Michael Jordan” written by Mark Varcil is a story about a man wanting to be perceived as a person who played his best in all facets, not just scoring (5). This story tells the intriguing and successful story of Michael Jordan, the best basketball player on Earth and a man who loved a challenge. I will discuss three points that interested me in the book; how Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team when he was a sophomore, how his hunger for challenges on and off the court helped him to succeed, and also how his positive and motivated attitude kept him going. Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York to James and Jebe Jordan; he was the fourth of five children. During Michael’s childhood he was more interested in baseball but became intrigued with basketball because his older brother was involved in the sport. In Michael’s sophomore year he was cut from the Varsity basketball team but over that year he grew 4 inches and made the team the next try-out. Michael was named a McDonald’s All American when he was a senior, which led to him receiving a scholarship to University of North Carolina. During his time playing basketball at UNC he received the ACC Freshman award and also won the 1982 college basketball championship with a winning shot. Michael was drafted to the Chicago Bulls while he was in college. His college years were not all great unfortunately as Michael’s father was murdered during this time. The first interesting point that I want to discuss is the fact that Michael was cut from his Varsity basketball team when he was in 10th grade. Michael was a basketball player for the JV team and could be moved up to the Varsity team when the JV season ended but Coach Horing made the decision to not move him up (55). Michael was very surprised by this but he took the initiative to make himself a better player and Coach