Michael Jordan is one of the most influential individuals on this planet. In the sporting world, there are very, very few other athletes who can be put in the same bracket as Michael Jordan. The legendary status he achieved was not imaginable. Many greats came before him, but his aura, personality, impact, and influence are something that is not replicable. When MJ started playing basketball, nobody was sure if that was even the right sport for him. But as soon as he grew to 6’6, and started to show glimpses of his talent, people quickly recognized that he had plenty of it.

In his playing days, people often treated Michael as God. Even before he won his first three-peat, people saw him as someone close to Jesus Christ. It would not be an overstatement to say that people worshiped Michael when he used to play. In his first season as a professional, MJ won a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics. People knew he was special. So it was unimaginable to predict the sorrow people would collectively have when Michael would retire after winning so much more.

Michael Jordan retired two times before finally hanging up his boots for the last time in 2003. But way before that, he once “warned” of what it would be like when he retires. “Jeff is two years old. And I figured that, you know, in five years he starts first grade. I want to be out of basketball so that I can help her [Juanita], I can help him. I’ve to take him to school. I can do all these fatherly things that my father did to me.” Michael said hinting towards when he would retire.

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At the time, not many people imagined Michael would retire that soon. Although he came back twice, he did live up to retiring earlier than everyone expected twice.

Michael Jordan retired 3 times in an illustrious NBA career

Jordan won his first three-peat through the years 1991, 1992, and 1993. After achieving an amazing feat in basketball, he decided to retire and play professional baseball for one season. MJ always had baseball talent in him. And when his father died, MJ decided to give him a tribute by playing baseball, which his father always wanted.

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Michael’s baseball career was short-lived as after only a season, he came back to the Chicago Bulls to resume his basketball legacy.

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After two seasons of no trophies, MJ had the Bulls back at the top with another three-peat through the years 1996,1997, and 1998. He retired for the second time after achieving everything a basketball player can desire for and that too twice.

Michael came back from retirement one more time. But this was after owning a part of the Washington Wizards. He played for the Wizards for two seasons – 2002, and 2003. It was in 2003 that he retired for the last and final time. 

It was a sad time for all the basketball lovers. Many people cried their eyes out when they realized that was really the last time they would watch Michael Jordan show his class on the court. This is the impact MJ’s legacy had on everyone.