Agent David Falk set up Jordan for financial success by bringing his talents to Nike. The Air Jordan line quickly became an iconic global brand. We all have our vices. Others turn to drugs or partying. For Michael Jordan, gambling has been his biggest nemesis. Although borne of ignorance, superstitions intrude often in matters ranging from religion to consumer spending. But is there really any reason to think that Friday the 13th is any unluckier than any other day?
Of course not. So why do so many believe there is magic in certain numbers, such as if you're Chinese, or in the curse of Pele, if you're Hawaiian, or in eating chicken before a baseball game, if you're a famous player? Because, according to one area of research, life sometimes really does come at us too fast.
People turn to superstitions, according to Adam Galinsky, professor of ethics at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, because they don't feel up to the task. But now we know, according to the Cologne researchers, that mental gymnastics may actually help.
However, believing in the power of your shorts is not likely to turn anyone into the new Michael Jordan. As they note in the conclusion to their study:. We'll notify you here with news about. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest?
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After retiring, Jordan pursued the baseball career he envisioned when he was younger. News outlets closely followed Jordan's journey, and fans came out in droves to watch him play.
Jordan leaps for a catch during a game in Winter Haven, Florida, in March He played games in the minors, hitting. Jordan is joined by his children Jasmine, Marcus and Jeffrey as the Bulls retired his number in Jordan's retirement didn't last long. With a player's strike dragging on in Major League Baseball, Jordan decided to shelve his baseball dream and come back to the Bulls in the middle of their season. He announced his return with a simple two-word fax: "I'm back.
When Jordan returned in , he wore number 45 -— his baseball number — instead of He reverted to 23 during the playoff series against Orlando, but the Bulls lost in six games. Jordan and Pippen were a potent punch during the Bulls' championship years, excelling at both offense and defense.
Pippen was named to the Basketball Hall of Fame in , a year after Jordan. It didn't take long for Jordan and the Bulls to reclaim their throne.
They defeated Seattle in the Finals. Jordan plays himself in the movie "Space Jam. Warner Bros. Jordan was battling flu-like symptoms during Game 5, but he still went on to score 38 points and hit the game-winning 3-pointer against the Utah Jazz. In "The Last Dance," Jordan said it was food poisoning he was suffering from, not the flu.
The Bulls went on to win Game 6 for their second straight title and their fifth of the decade. Jordan is guarded by a young Kobe Bryant in It was his final shot with the Bulls. Jordan enjoys a cigar in the locker room after the Bulls finished off their second "three-peat" of the decade.
Jordan is joined by his wife, Juanita, as he announces his second retirement in January But he still had one more comeback left in him. Jordan became part owner of the NBA's Washington Wizards in , and he was also the team's president of basketball operations. In he joined the team on the court, playing two more seasons before calling it quits again at the age of Jordan averaged They didn't make the playoffs in either season. Jesse D. Jordan takes the court for the final game of his career in April Jordan becomes emotional as he is inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in My place I've always gone when I needed to find comfort and peace.
It's been a source of intense pain and a source of most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction.
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