By Nick Sidotti Wagner ’17<\/p>\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Introduction<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Michael Jordan, who was originally \u00a0cut from his high school basketball team, who then proved all of his doubters wrong when he went on to get a full scholarship to North Carolina University where right off the bat he was the star player. \u00a0After three strong years, he began his quest to living the American dream. \u00a0Due to his assassin mentality to win, leadership, along with his dedication and passion towards basketball, he is known to be the greatest player to ever touch a basketball.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_520\" style=\"width: 294px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/chicago\/photos\/gallery\/_\/id\/8932812\/image\/34\/18-70-wins-michael-jordan-50-greatest-moments\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-520\" class=\"size-full wp-image-520 \" alt=\"MichaelJordan\" src=\"http:\/\/faculty.wagner.edu\/lori-weintrob\/files\/2013\/11\/MichaelJordan.jpg\" width=\"284\" height=\"177\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by ESPN<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Quote<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” -Michael Jordan<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Greatest Accomplishments<\/span><\/h1>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">1. Becoming the GREATEST basketball player ever\/ HOF Member<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4>Michael Jordan was known as a basketball prodigy since he was young. \u00a0He was a sure leader, who was confident and had a powerful will to win and be successful. \u00a0He was the always the best at everything he did. \u00a0He could score at anytime he wanted, he could play defense against the opposing teams best player, he had great court vision and\u00a0would make the right pass, he could rebound considering he had a 50″ vertical, and most important he knew how to finish a game and never froze up. \u00a0 He was inducted into the Hall of Fame into 2009. \u00a0Here you can view his speech. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XLzBMGXfK4c\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XLzBMGXfK4c<\/a><\/h4>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">2. Winning 6 NBA Championships<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4>Under Michael Jordan’s belt, \u00a0he has 6 NBA Championships where during the season his team won, he averaged at least 30 points. \u00a0Players now a days don’t even average 30 points which puts him above the rest. \u00a0He has two 3-Peats which is very hard to accomplish. \u00a0A 3-peat is winning 3 championships in a row. \u00a0The only reason he has two is because he took a season off to play in the MLB. \u00a0He had a 3-peat right before he left and than right when he came back. \u00a0He could of continued to play basketball but he basically “gave up” winning because he got tired of it. \u00a0Many people question this from a leadership standpoint, where they say what kind of leader doesn’t like to win and be very successful.<\/h4>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">3. Having the Most Popular Shoe Line Ever<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4>When Michael Jordan came into the league, he already had his own shoe line. \u00a0His shoes are now mainly worn casually due to the popularity and style of them, but can still be worn for basketball as well. \u00a0He wore a different number shoe each season he was in the NBA. \u00a0He started off with 1 and ended with 18. \u00a0Today the shoe line has gone up to 28 different types of shoes. \u00a0When it comes to selling his shoes though, they are a little overpriced. \u00a0He is more worried about making a profit, opposed to selling them at a reasonable so everyone can afford them. \u00a0This says a lot about his personality. \u00a0He’s more worried about himself and his commission, then making everyone else happy.<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/students.expression.edu\/solecollectors\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-610 aligncenter\" alt=\"Jordans 1-23\" src=\"http:\/\/faculty.wagner.edu\/lori-weintrob\/files\/2013\/11\/jordans-1-23-300x187.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Lessons of Leadership<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2>1. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Competitveness<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind that Michael Jordan wasn’t competitive. \u00a0He was one of the most successful athletes to ever play sports. \u00a0 His will to win was one of a kind. \u00a0He would do anything he possibly could in order to win. \u00a0If he had to score 50 points then he would. \u00a0Nothing would stop him. \u00a0When it came to the NBA Finals, he never lost. \u00a0He was 6-0 in every series he competed in. \u00a0He always wanted to be the best and would do anything to keep that title. \u00a0He had an attitude towards the game that you had to be born with. \u00a0Leaders need to be competitive because if they aren’t, then they are okay with failing. \u00a0Leaders who are competitive love to outdo their opponent to be successful, and will do anything to do it.<\/h3>\n<h2>2.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Hardworker<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>Anyone would agree that hardwork is one of the key essential factors in being a good leader. \u00a0If your work ethic is poor, you aren’t going to get much done. \u00a0Michael Jordan came into the NBA mainly as someone who was good at finishing the rim. \u00a0As his career advanced, he spent hours on in after practice in the gym perfecting his shooting to become one of the most deadliest shooters of all time. \u00a0If you aren’t willing to push to become better at something, then you are going to stay average. \u00a0This is what separate’s leaders from normal people. \u00a0Leader’s are willing to go the extra mile to be the absolute best.<\/h3>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Relevance<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>Michael Jordan has always been an inspirational leader in my eyes. \u00a0Him being the best player to ever touch a basketball, says a lot in itself. \u00a0It shows what kind of person he was and how good he became in order to receive that title. \u00a0Even though I didn’t really get to watch him play because I was young, watching his highlights and seeing how much passion and love he had for the game of basketball made me look up to him. \u00a0Seeing all the dedication and hard work he put in to be considered the greatest is truly amazing. \u00a0They say his best quality was turning his weaknesses into strengths which is something I have learned to do.<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><\/strong>It becomes relevant in history, when we speak about people like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X, two of the greatest African American leaders of all time. \u00a0They had a goal set in their mind, and they did everything possible they could in order to achieve it. \u00a0That ties into MJ setting his goal to become the best player ever and eventually achieving it. \u00a0Even though Martin Luther King may not have fully accomplished his goal, he did a great job of starting it off which eventually came to change around the country.<\/h3>\n<h3>All 3 of these men, are some of the greatest African American leaders to ever live. \u00a0They all possess leader qualities that allow them to be powerful objects. \u00a0They all were passionate about what they were doing, and were going to do whatever it took in order for that goal to be achieved.<\/h3>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><em>Criticism of Michael Jordan<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">When looking at a person, no one is perfect, not even God. \u00a0Although someone may appear to have nothing wrong with them, there is flaws in everyone. \u00a0In Michael Jordan’s case, although he is the greatest basketball player of all time, there a few flaws that comes along with it.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">One of his flaws was that he was a ball hog, he refused to give up the scoring crown when Phil Jackson asked him to, for the good of the team. Steve Kerr even remarked once that Jordan cared more about scoring titles than winning. \u00a0What kind of leader is selfish? \u00a0He wanted to be the reason why his team won. He said it himself “I like winning, but only when I was the reason that they won.”, and he abused Kerr and Pippen for this when they took game winning shots for Chicago.\u00a0 Jordan was one of the people who always wanted to be considered the best and would never give it up to anyone.<\/h3>\n<h3>Another one his major flaws that is looked down upon is that he never spoke out on social issues. \u00a0He was looked down upon when he wouldn’t support Harvey Gantt who was running for senator in 1990. \u00a0After being\u00a0asked why he declined to give Gantt an endorsement, Jordan asserted ‘republicans buy\u00a0shoes, too’. \u00a0From this statement, it is apparent that Jordan did not\u00a0want to offend any possible buyer of his shoes and decrease the demand of his products, thus embodying capitalist ideals as mentioned earlier.<\/h3>\n<h3>His last major flaw was that he abused his teammates, and teared apart various people that he was with during his years at the Chicago Bulls. \u00a0He insulted and teared apart Luc Longley, and loved to bully him. Luc Longley even remarked that “Jordan relished in taking out you’re heart, and showing it to others.” He made Pippen work extra hard at practice, and he always went hard on Pippen, and made life unpleasant for him. He punched Steve Kerr when Michael got angry with Kerr. \u00a0Although by this Jordan had good intentions by pushing his teammates to be the best they can be, there’s a certain point where you need to be more supporting instead of forcing someone to do something.<\/h3>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">About the Author<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>A kid who was born into sports, and started playing at the age of 5. \u00a0Always had heart and worked as hard as I could to be the best at what I did. \u00a0As a result of this, I wound up with a football scholarship to play for a successful D1-AA college. \u00a0Although I was faced \u00a0with some controversy before I arrived, my dedication and love for the game didn’t stop me from playing. \u00a0Inspired by Michael Jordan, and his superior leadership, he is one of the few people I look up to next to my Dad and Uncle. \u00a0Just another kid, who is striving to reach his dream of being successful.<\/h3>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h3>Bibliography<\/h3>\n<p>Michael Jordan. \u00a0Hall of Fame Speech. \u00a02009<\/p>\n<p>Kwame JA Agyemang. \u00a0<em>Black male athlete activism and the link to Michael Jordan: A transformational leadership and social cognitive theory analysis. \u00a0<\/em>Texas: SAGE. \u00a02009.<\/p>\n<p>Phil Jackson. \u00a0<em>Michael and Me. \u00a0<\/em>NBA. \u00a02001.<\/p>\n<p><em>Kobe Byrant’s weaknesses vs Michael Jordan’s weaknesses. \u00a0<\/em>2009<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nick Sidotti Wagner ’17 Introduction Michael Jordan, who was originally \u00a0cut from his high school basketball team, who then proved all of his doubters wrong when he went on to get a full scholarship to North Carolina University where right off the bat he was the star player. \u00a0After three strong years, he began […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133,"featured_media":475,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports-leaders","category-uncategorized","et-bg-layout-dark","et-background-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.wagner.edu\/lori-weintrob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.wagner.edu\/lori-weintrob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.wagner.edu\/lori-weintrob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.wagner.edu\/lori-weintrob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/133"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.wagner.edu\/lori-weintrob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.wagner.edu\/lori-weintrob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.wagner.edu\/lori-weintrob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.wagner.edu\/lori-weintrob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.wagner.edu\/lori-weintrob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.wagner.edu\/lori-weintrob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}