“The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game.”

American businessman and former professional basketball player

Michael Jeffrey Jordan, known as MJ, is an American businessman and former professional basketball and baseball player. Born in 1963, he played 15 seasons in the NBA between 1984 and 2003 and won six championships with the Chicago Bulls. Jordan is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time and one of the most influential sports figures in history. During the 1980s and 1990s, he helped make basketball and the NBA far more popular around the world.