Salt in His Shoes : Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream

Michael Jordan.The mere mention of the name conjures up visions of basketball played at its absolute best. But as a child, Michael almost gave up on his hoop dreams, all because he feared he'd never grow tall enough to play the game that would one day make him famous. That's when his mother and father stepped in and shared the invaluable lesson of what really goes into the making of a champion -- patience, determination, and hard work.Deloris Jordan, mother of the basketball phenomenon, teams up with his sister Roslyn to tell this heartwarming and inspirational story that only the members of the Jordan family could tell. It's a tale about faith and hope and how any family working together can help a child make his or her dreams come true.

Deloris Jordan is Michael Jordan's mother. Widely regarded as an advocate for children and families, she does much of her work through the James Jordan Boys and Girls Club and Family Life Center in Chicago, Illinois, and the Jordan Institute for Family at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. In addition, she worked with Vice President Al Gore at his Family Reunion Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Mrs. Jordan is an internationally renowned speaker and the author of Family First, a book highlighting seven principles of parenting. The mother of five children and the grandmother of eleven, she resides in Chicago.