Michael Jordan's career was dotted with highs and lows, including his bemusing temporary retirement to pursue an ill-advised baseball career. Ultimately, however, it led to six NBA Championships and a place in sporting immortality. No victory was more memorable than his final championship in 1998, in which he drained the title-winning shot with seconds remaining in Game 6. The image of Jordan watching his shot inevitably drop through the net, arm outstretched in anticipation, has gone down in history as one of the most perfect in basketball history.
