"I'm going to be somebody." How rookie MJ viewed himself in 1984

Cathy Core meets a rookie Michael Jordan, who shows his confidence

Joe Core, Michael Jordan and Cathy Core at Faces on Rush Street, 1984. (courtesy of Cathy Core)

Cathy Core already knew stars.

In 1977, the New Jersey native had lived with her husband in Wheaton for three years, doing work as a volunteer cheer instructor at a nearby Catholic school. Core had coached at all levels in New Jersey and quickly found success i…