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Michael Jordan

Chronology

1963	Born in Brooklyn, NY
1970	Moves with his family to Wilmington, North Carolina
1979	Is cut from his high school varsity basketball team
1982	Scores game-winning basket in NCAA championship game for the University of North Carolina
1984	Plays on gold-medal-winning U.S. Olympic basketball team in Los Angeles
1984	Signs as a player with the Chicago Bulls
1984	Plays on the gold-medal-winning U.S. Olympic basketball team
1985	Named NBA Rookie of the Year
1987	Breaks Bulls record by scoring 58 points in a single game
1987	Breaks the record again by scoring 61 points in one game
1987	Breaks NBA record by scoring 23 points in a row
1990	Scores his career best of 69 points in a single game
1991	Scores his career best of 19 rebounds in one game
1992	Plays on gold-medal-winning U.S. Olympic basketball team in Barcelona
1993	Father James Jordan murdered
1993	Announces retirement from playing basketball, briefly plays baseball
1995	Returns to playing basketball
1996	Named one of the top 50 basketball players of time
1997	Called by People one of the Most Intriguing People of the Century
1998	Publishes autobiography, For the Love of the Game
1999	Named the 20th century's greatest athlete by ESPN
1999	Retires again
2000	Becomes part owner and director of basketball operations for the Washington Wizards
2001	Comes out of retirement to play for the Washington Wizards
2002	Again announces retirement