Michael Jordan

Some people joke that basketball star Micheal Jeffrey Jordan was born with wings. It's no joke that this awesome guard appears to take flight each time he attempts to slam-dunk a basketball, but wings have got nothing to do with it. This super player worked long and hard to master the game of basketball. Determination, not wings, "Air" Jordan explains, is how a normal kid from North Carolina learned to "fly". The Jordan household was …

…haven't changed my personality at all. I know where I came from and what it took me to get where I am." His determination hasn't died down either. "I don't feel I've reached my peak as a player," he says. "I truly feel like I'll get better as I get older." Hey...no one's arguing. In fact, ever since he led the Chicago Bulls to their first-ever NBA-championship win on June 12, 1991, there's no denying that.