He averaged 30 points a game for his career , and took control of untold games down the stretch with his unsurpassable skills and will to win .
Jordan was rated the second - greatest athlete of the 20th century in an Associated Press poll .
Jordan averaged 30 points a game for Jordan 's career , and took control of untold games down the stretch with his unsurpassable skills and will to win .
Jordan was rated the second - greatest athlete of the 20th century in an Associated Press poll .