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NBA legend Michael Jordan was one of the most popular athletes, if not the most popular, during his playing career. Even though he has been retired for a while now, the Chicago Bulls legend is still very popular around the world. Jordan’s competitive nature and skills on the basketball court garnered millions of fans. However, it was not always easy for him to deal with the huge spotlight, fame, and fan following. In the past, MJ has multiple times opened up about the downsides of being famous. Even early in his career, he could not go out to a movie with his family because someone would come up for a photo or an autograph.

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With all the fame, came the huge pressure to be always on his best behavior. The six-time NBA champion is someone who is worried about people’s opinions of him. He knew there were many children looking up to him. As a result, he wanted to be the best role model. However, being perfect is not as easy as it looks. And everything he does was under the microscope because of his popularity.

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Michael Jordan has three children with his ex-wife Juanita Vanoy. Two boys, Jeffrey and Marcus, and a daughter Jasmine Jordan.

Michael Jordan is a very private person, according to his daughter

Jasmine Jordan once opened up about her father keeping a very low profile. She said, “You know what, my dad is just like me: very much a homebody and has always been a private person.”

“You won’t catch him in New York City or L.A. unless it’s for business,” she added.

Therefore, it turns out that Michael Jordan is a very private person. However, that was not the case when he was on the hardwood.

Jasmine Jordan also talked about the time when she first realized who her father is. She admitted that she did not realize who her father was until she was 12 or 13 years old. Also, she had to go and search on the internet to find out why a lot of people adored the Bulls legend.

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Bagavathi Eswaran is a senior NBA writer at EssentiallySports, having a strong passion for the sport since the age of ten. As a former college player, Bagavathi has been following the NBA for more than a decade and has found his calling in writing about the sport. He has used his expertise in covering the NBA, as well as other arenas of the sport, to write more than 1400 articles at ES. Bagavathi's pieces on the increasingly dominant presence of European basketball and those following the journey of women-ballers are particularly noteworthy. Along with being a full-time writer, he is also a part of a group of young coaches groomed as trainers by Junior NBA. Bagavathi has trained players from schools and colleges, as well as underprivileged students who can attend the camps for free.

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