Michael Jordan: The Life
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (934 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00JFEX93C |
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| Number of Pages | : | 111 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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The definitive biography of the most legendary basketball player of all time. But for all his greatness, there's also a dark side to Jordan: A ruthless competitor, a gambler. Drawing on personal relationships with Jordan's coaches; countless interviews with friends, teammates, family members, and Jordan himself; and a career in the trenches covering Jordan in college and the pros, Roland Lazenby provides the first truly definitive study of Jordan: The player, the icon, and the man.. There's never been a biography that balanced these personas-un
"Competition Problems" according to Omar Luqmaan-harris. This is the second biography of a major sports figure by Roland Lazenby I've read this year (the first being Showboat) and it's almost as if these were written by different authors. Not in a negative sense but the depth of the research done into Michael Jordan's lineage is far more extensive than that presented in Showboat. I think it also reflects the need to get the full context to try to encompass one of the most celebrated and successful sports figures ever. I thoroughly. KingSonal said Very long, comprehensive. This was an interesting read, being a Jordan fan during the 90s. It was nice to reminisce about the different playoff games and the memorable shots.The book gets boring at times and there is way too much conjecture. The author tries his best to interject race as much as possible throughout the story, when mostly it's not warranted.The family history could have been covered much more briefly than it was. Lots of psychobabble, but all in all the book deserves plaudits for its . James Howe said In particular it gives great insight into the mythical tale of the high school. I was a kid of the 90s, the Jordan generation and spent countless hours pounding a basketball in my backyard, terrorizing my parents with constant thuds as I executed passes to myself off the house walls before driving to my hoop, red, over-sized Bulls jersey worn constantly, emblazoned predictably with the iconic '"In particular it gives great insight into the mythical tale of the high school" according to James Howe. I was a kid of the 90s, the Jordan generation and spent countless hours pounding a basketball in my backyard, terrorizing my parents with constant thuds as I executed passes to myself off the house walls before driving to my hoop, red, over-sized Bulls jersey worn constantly, emblazoned predictably with the iconic '2In particular it gives great insight into the mythical tale of the high school I was a kid of the 90s, the Jordan generation and spent countless hours pounding a basketball in my backyard, terrorizing my parents with constant thuds as I executed passes to myself off the house walls before driving to my hoop, red, over-sized Bulls jersey worn constantly, emblazoned predictably with the iconic '23'. Jordan brings back memories of school holidays, carefree times and childhood innocence.That's why going back and reading this comprehensive Jordan biography . '. Jordan brings back memories of school holidays, carefree times and childhood innocence.That's why going back and reading this comprehensive Jordan biography . In particular it gives great insight into the mythical tale of the high school I was a kid of the 90s, the Jordan generation and spent countless hours pounding a basketball in my backyard, terrorizing my parents with constant thuds as I executed passes to myself off the house walls before driving to my hoop, red, over-sized Bulls jersey worn constantly, emblazoned predictably with the iconic '23'. Jordan brings back memories of school holidays, carefree times and childhood innocence.That's why going back and reading this comprehensive Jordan biography . '. Jordan brings back memories of school holidays, carefree times and childhood innocence.That's why going back and reading this comprehensive Jordan biography