There are only a dozen athletes who have been as famous as Michael Jordan. Heck, he might even be the most famous athlete there ever was. One thing is for sure, he is probably the richest one. His net worth is estimate to be over $1.5 billion. Yes, we are talking about billions here. However, it took Jordan a lot a commitment and work to achieve this. By a lot a of people, he is considered as one of the greatest basketball players there ever was! However, hardly anyone can put Jordan and a NASCAR team into one sentence, don’t they?
Well, that was true up until now. Things have started to get crazy in the world of racing. As it was recently announced, Michael Jordan has just bought himself a NASCAR team! Yes, he is investing over $150 million in his team in a search to reach glory in here as well. But this did not just happen out of the blue. Thus being said, we are going to take a look at some of the details and facts at why and how did Michael Jordan buy himself a NASCAR team!
Those who have known him for a longer period of time say that this is not a big surprise after all. Namely, Jordan is a great fan of racing and even in his youngest of age, he and his father attended racing events in his hometown. He really enjoyed watching drivers racing at speeds of over 200mp/h. However, he did not want to became a professional racer and it is quite safe to say that he had made the right decision by playing basketball. After retiring, he immediately started spending cash in the world of racing.
However, people are wondering at why is he doing this? He has plenty of money, so why would he bother at spending so much money on a NASCAR team? Well, the answer is pretty simple. Whatever Michael Jordan does, he wants to be best at it. So, he is not just buying this team to have fun. No, he is having some ambitious projects about the future. He is willing to take a shot at glory yet once again! It all comes down to one`s personality. There are some people who are born as true champion and nothing will stand on their way.
Also, another reason behind his purchase of the NASCAR team is in the matter of racial equality. This is a very hot topic there days so he thought this was the perfect moment to buy a racing team. Namely, he stated that the racing world is probably one of the sports where there isn`t a racial equality. He will be trying to improve this by attracting some of his basketball fans into the racing world. This is going to be a very long process but he hopes that he is going to make a huge difference some day! Take a look at the video below for other awesome facts about this purchase!
Also, another reason behind his purchase of the NASCAR team is in the matter of racial equality. This is a very hot topic there days so he thought this was the perfect moment to buy a racing team. Namely, he stated that the racing world is probably one of the sports where there isn`t a racial equality. He will be trying to improve this by attracting some of his basketball fans into the racing world. This is going to be a very long process but he hopes that he is going to make a huge difference some day! Take a look at the video below for other awesome facts about this purchase!