Dergi Bursa / EKM-KSM-ARLK 2019 / Sayı 55

77 için sadece bir oyun değil, hayat dersi aldığım bir şey…” diyerek basketbolun onun için ne anlam ifade ettiğini açıkça ortaya koydu. Tüm dünya basketbolu onunla birlikte daha çok sevdi. Gecenin geç saatlerine kadar maçlarını izledi, heyecan duydu. NBA spikerleri onu anlatırken kelimeler birbirine girdi. Çok gürültülü maçlardan unutulmayacak sonuçlar çıkarmayı başardı. Tam 28 kez son saniye şutu ile takımına maç kazandırarak vazgeçmemeyi, hırsı ve inadı tüm dünyaya öğretti. Belki de asla kırılamayacak rekorlara imza atarak herkese yaptığı işi mükemmel yaptığını kanıtladı. 85’te En İyi Çaylak Ödülü’nü kazanarak işe başladı. 88’de yılın En İyi Savunma Oyuncusu ödülünü kazandı. 2 kez Olimpiyat Şampiyonluğu(84,92) yaşadı. Normal bir NBA sezonunda 30 kez 50 sayının üzerine çıkan tek basketbolcu oldu. 6 kez NBA şampiyonluğuna uzanırken, NBA Finallerinin En every match he played until the laws changed on the grounds that he was advertising illegally. But the fact that Jordan did not give up on his shoes and that Nike was willing to pay these fines resulted in the birth of Air Jordan. In short, Jordan was one of the most important brands in the world. Jordan brought a new style to NBA and basketball in general with his unique tongue-out running style and his slam dunks and he started a new trend with every move he made. His preference for long shorts and his bald head spread all over the world like wild fire. Jordan summarizes his story as such, “The only thing I wanted when I started my basketball adventure was to be the best basketball player”. It seems that the key to his success is hidden in this sentence… He owed his success to his discipline as well as to being a good athlete. His superhuman skills were all evaluated within the framework of this respect and he always said, “My respect for basketball kept on increasing throughout my career”. As if this wasn’t enough, he said, “This is not only a game for me, but something from which I learn a lesson on life,” thus indicating what basketball meant for him. The whole world loved basketball more with him. Everyone watched his games in excitement until the late hours of the night. NBA commentators could not find the right words when talking about him. He managed to squeeze out unbelievable results from very noisy games. He taught all the world not to give up as well as ambition and determination by making his team win the match with a final second shot for a full 28 times. He proved that he can be the best in everything he does by breaking records that were perhaps unbreakable. He started by receiving the Rookie of the Year Award in 85. He was the Defensive Player of the Year in 88. He experienced Olympic Championship twice (84, 92). He became the only player to pass the 50 point mark for 30 times in a regular NBA season. He received the Most Valuable Player of the Year Award at the NBA Finals 6 times (91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98) as he became the NBA champion for 6 times. He also succeeded in reaching the highest score average in these series (41,0- 1993). He was selected as the Most Valuable Player for 5 times (88, 91, 92, 96, 98) in the regular season. Jordan managed to be the best on the basketball court