Simone Biles and Michael Jordan are two of the most iconic sporting superstars to come out of the United States. While one dominated the NBA with the Chicago Bulls and represented the country at the highest level, the other brought an Olympic Gold Medal back home.
Interestingly enough, even before Simone completed the huge achievement of winning the Gold Medal, she was already being compared to Jordan. There is a special reason for this comparison. Biles usually sticks out her tongue while performing one of her jumps, which is quite similar to MJ.
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Jordan and his dunks with his tongue sticking out are still iconic to date and a similar habit has brought in unreal comparisons for Biles.
Talking about the comparisons, Biles gave her thoughts about being compared to one of the greatest athletes of all time. She said, “It’s an amazing feeling because he’s one of the greatest of all time, not just in basketball. To be compared to him is just amazing and I still can’t believe it.”
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NANNING, CHINA – OCTOBER 10: Gold medalist Simone Biles of United States avoids a bee during the medal ceremony after the Women’s All-Around Final in day four of the 45th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at Guangxi Sports Center Stadium on October 10, 2014 in Nanning, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
Biles further added, “I used to think they called me the Michael Jordan because I stick my tongue out in gymnastics it kind of slips out.“
Michael Jordan and Simone Biles bring in Olympic Glory
While Michael Jordan and Simone Biles might be from two completely different sports, they have something in common. Both of them have won a Gold Medal for the United States of America in the Olympics.
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On one hand, Jordan and a team consisting of legends like Magic Johnson, Scottie Pippen, and others won gold in 1992, Biles won gold in Gymnastics in 2016.
Make no mistake, the gold in 2016 is not the only achievement in Biles’ career. She has a whopping 32 medals in the Olympics and World Championships. This includes 4 gold medals and 7 Olympic medals in total.
Michael Jordan boasts of an impressive trophy cabinet as well. He has 6 NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls and many individual accolades that include 6 final MVP awards. Moreover, he won gold with the US National Team in the Olympics held in 1992.
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