Rookie years – the 1984 Michael Jordan jersey

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The Rookie days are the most significant moment for any player to have, whatever the sport you play with. The days you first played are the most exciting highlights of your life, reasoning that this is the stepping stone of your career. And no one has been ever successful than the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan. Having the Michael Jordan rookie jersey is something that any fan would cherish for the rest of his/her life. But how valuable is a Michael Jordan rookie jersey? Detailing it to the top, the real jersey has sentimental values and is regarded a piece of basketball history.

The Michael Jordan rookie jersey, being the original, is a worn out jersey that was worn by Michael Jordan in the late 1984-85 rookie season. It is made of red mesh and is lettered 23 at the front and the back of the jersey. The numbers and letters are made of vinyl, making it easy to transfer to mesh by heat. The numbers are applique with a two tone on black and white. A Rawlings 42 logo is on the right front tail and a Rawlings 34 on the waistband. Bearing the number on the front is a logo of the Chicago bulls just like the other players. But the most common reason for this jersey to be real collectible is because of the achievement he made and the style he created in basketball. It was said that he was fortunate and that red was a lucky color in Chinese, and that 23 is a lucky number for Norwegian culture, but luck has nothing to do with it.

The Jordan rookie jersey represents what he did to achieve fame… courage, discipline, teamwork and a great deal of passion for the sport that he always loved. The rookie years that he spent with the Chicago Bulls gave him the break at becoming the greatest player of all time, winning his team and awarding him with the rookie award. The people around him supported and cheered, filling him with the spirit enough to make his team win. Even though that the jersey was said to be worn out, a lot of fans wanted it, reasoning that all of the hardships and sweats Michael Jordan faced on the game is in the jersey. The jersey is also a reminder that everyone can also be great, for as long as the people supported him. The jersey also held significant details of what Michael Jordan has been experiencing in the rookie years like racism and all, being a black man too.

The rookie years are gone and his career is as high as the clouds, nevertheless, he still loves basketball and that basketball can change someone as long as it is within the bounds of discipline and patience. The original jersey is placed for auction and was said to have reached $70,500, stating at how valuable the jersey is. Nevertheless, the real meaning of the jersey is not because of the player, but by the perseverance of the player… and Michael Jordan has proven that.