In recreation centers all across America, young aspiring basketball players are trying desperately to "be like Mike."

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In recreation centers all across America, young aspiring basketball players

are trying desperately to "be like Mike." Mike, of course, is the great

Michael Jordan of the NBA's (National Basketball Association's) Chicago

Bulls. Every boy who plays basketball dreams of achieving the greatness of

Jordan. Considered the greatest player who ever stepped onto a basketball

court, Michael Jordan is the measuring stick for all basketball players, and at

this time no one has come close to equaling his greatness. From his

incredible hangtime exploits on his way to the basket, to near perfect

shooting in critical games, Jordan has left numerous NBA opponents in

shock. Jaws drop and championship dreams are shattered largely as a result

of the amazing prime-time efforts of one Michael Jeffrey Jordan. But what

makes Jordan so great? Is it his awesome jumping ability or the uncanny

accuracy of his patented jump shot? As I investigate his unbelievable

exploits, I am convinced that the success of Mr. Jordan comes, not from his

lean, muscular legs or his fantastic shooting skills, but from a passion buried

deep inside his heart. Jordan's greatness