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| | ESPN Classic - Michael Jordan transcends hoops |
 | | Jordan wasn't born a star, the player of whom Larry Bird said, "It's just God disguised as Michael Jordan." Jordan couldn't even make the varsity as a sophomore at Laney High School in Wilmington, N.C. "It was embarrassing not making that team," said the owner of two Olympic gold medals. |
 | | Jordan was born on Feb. 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, N.Y., the fourth of five children, while his father was attending a training school for work. |
 | | Jordan, who said that he was "99.9 percent" he would never play again at his second retirement press conference, went for the one-tenth of a percent on Sept. 25, 2001, and announced for the second time that he was coming back, this time with the Wizards. |
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