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[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 23 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 23

  Congratulating Michael Jordan on the announcement of his retirement 
    from the Chicago Bulls and the National Basketball Association.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 19, 1999

  Mr. Durbin (for himself and Mr. Fitzgerald) submitted the following 
                               resolution

                            January 20, 1999

                        Considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION

 
  Congratulating Michael Jordan on the announcement of his retirement 
    from the Chicago Bulls and the National Basketball Association.

Whereas Michael Jeffrey Jordan has announced his retirement from basketball 
        after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bulls;
Whereas Michael Jordan helped make the long, hard winters bearable for millions 
        of Chicagoans by leading the Chicago Bulls to 6 National Basketball 
        Association Championships during the past 8 years, earning 5 NBA Most 
        Valuable Player awards, and winning 10 NBA scoring titles;
Whereas Michael Jordan and his Olympic teammates thrilled basketball fans around 
        the world by winning gold medals at the 1984 and 1992 Olympic Games;
Whereas Michael Jordan has demonstrated an unsurpassed level of professionalism 
        during his athletic career and has served as a role model to millions of 
        American children by demonstrating the qualities that mark a true 
        champion: hard work, grace, determination, and commitment to excellence;
Whereas Michael Jordan taught us to have the courage to follow our dreams by 
        striving to play baseball for the Chicago White Sox;
Whereas Michael Jordan demonstrated the importance of pursuing an education by 
        earning a bachelor of arts degree from the University of North Carolina 
        at Chapel Hill;
Whereas Michael Jordan continues to contribute to our communities through his 
        support for the James R. Jordan Boys & Girls Club and Family Life Center 
        in Chicago, the Jordan Institute for Families at his alma mater, and the 
        Ronald McDonald Houses of Greenville, Chapel Hill, Durham, and Winston-
        Salem, North Carolina, for families of seriously ill children who are 
        being treated at nearby hospitals; and
Whereas Michael Jordan will take on new challenges in his life with the same 
        passion and determination that made him the greatest basketball player 
        ever to have lived: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates Michael Jordan on his retirement from the 
        Chicago Bulls and professional basketball; and
            (2) expresses its wishes that Michael Jordan enjoy his life 
        after basketball with his wife, Juanita, and their 3 children, 
        Jeffrey, Marcus, and Jasmine.
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