Michael Jordan Was Cut From His High School Basketball Team
Which high school basketball team cut Michael Jordan before he made it big?
It's one of sports' most famous stories of rejection becoming motivation: Michael Jordan, widely considered the greatest basketball player of all time, was cut from his high school varsity basketball team as a sophomore at Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Rather than give up, Jordan channeled the humiliation into obsessive practice. He worked relentlessly to improve, made the team the following year, and eventually earned a scholarship to the University of North Carolina. Jordan has cited this rejection as a defining motivational moment throughout his career. He went on to win 6 NBA championships, 5 MVP awards, and 14 All-Star selections.
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