Michael Jordan

The definitive biography of a legendary athleteThe Shrug The Shot The Flu Game Michael Jordan is responsible for sublime moments so ingrained in sports history that they have their own names When most people think of him, they think of his beautiful shots with the game on the line, his body totally in sync with the ball hitting nothing but net But for all his greatness, this scion of a complex family from North Carolina s Coastal Plain has a darker side he s a ruthless competitor and a lover of high stakes There s never been a biography that encompassed the dual nature of his character and looked so deeply at Jordan on and off the court until now.Basketball journalist Roland Lazenby spent almost thirty years covering Michael Jordan s career in college and the pros He witnessed Jordan s growth from a skinny rookie to the instantly recognizable global ambassador for basketball whose business savvy and success have millions of kids still wanting to be just like Mike Yet Lazenby also witnessed the Michael Jordan whose drive and appetite are fearsome and insatiable than any of his fans could begin to know Michael Jordan The Life explores both sides of his personality to reveal the fullest, most compelling story of the man who is Michael Jordan.Lazenby draws on his personal relationships with Jordan s coaches countless interviews with Jordan s friends, teammates, and family members and interviews with Jordan himself to provide the first truly definitive study of Michael Jordan the player, the icon, and the man. New Read Michael Jordan by Roland Lazenby For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr .Michael Jordan, The Life, by Roland Lazenby I listened to the audio book, which was excellent At first I thought the biography was hagiographic, highlighting the incredible drive, sacrifice and overcoming the odds for Michael Jordan to achieve six rings and transform the NBA into the international franchise it is today It truly is a remarkable story, and it was fun looking back on the good old days of Bird, Magic, the Bad Boys, and Jordan s Bulls, when the NBA wasraucous Jordan has Michael Jordan, The Life, by Roland Lazenby I listened to the audio bo...Avevo nemmeno tredici anni, ero alto un metruncazzeunbarattolo e giocavo playmaker nella squadretta del mio paese Avevo le Jordan ai piedi e mi mettevo il polsino sull avambraccio sinistro Un normale adolescente cretino, ero, per che fatica trovare quel polsino nel 1995 in Sardegna Compravo American Super Basket, avevo le figurine dell Upper Deck sia stramaledetto chi me lo rub e aspettavo il sabato pomeriggio per vedere una partita NBA su Telemontecarlo Allacciate le cinture di sicure Avevo nemmeno tredici anni, ero alto un metruncazzeunbarattolo e giocavo playmaker nella squadretta del mio paese Avevo le Jordan ai piedi e mi mettevo il polsino sull avambraccio sinistro Un normale adolescente cretin...Fantastically written Lazenby s work was masterful Jordan is every bit as complex and fascinating as you d expect This bio is akin to Isaacson s bio of Steve Jobs in terms of scope and depth., NBA .MustI didn t think I would read another book about Jordan after reading The Jordan Rules Sam Smith and Playing for Keeps Michael Jordan and the World He Made David Halberstam As Lazenby himself admits in the acknowledgments, there are so many books written about Jordan that he has practically has a genre However, after reading Lazenby s Reddit AMA, I pulled the trigger and preordered the book I don t think there s going to be a better book about Jordan s life and career so holistically Whil I d...Michael Jordan The Life is easily one of the best books I ve ever read It starts all the way from Michael Jordan s great grandfather and talks all the way up through Michael Jordan s life and his basketball career As explained by Roland Lazenby, Michael Jordan books are as common as internet cat videos, but Lazenby s book is still different from all the others and in my opinion better Normally I don t have the commitment to read a book that is anythan 250 pages because I will get bor Michael Jordan The Life is easily one of the best books I ve ever read It starts all the way from Michael Jordan s great grandfather and talks all the way up through Michael Jordan s life and his basketball career As explained by Roland Lazenby, Michael Jordan books are as common as internet cat videos, but Lazenby s book is still different from all the others and in my opinion better Normally I don t have the commitment to read a book that is anythan 250 pages because I will get bored too easily and give up Although this book was almost 700 pages long I couldn t stop reading it I learned so much about Michael Jordan that I never realized ever happened I also found this book to be very inspiring Most basketball players look up to Michael Jordan but if one is to ever become like him at all they need to learn what drove him to do the things he did and I really enjoyed seeing the way Michael s mind worked I a...Absolutely thorough.Took longer than expected to read but it was an experience I stopped reading sometimes to watch rewatch games and plays I read about on youtube It s a good tome on Jordan Lazenby was fair and objective Learned so muchabout Jordan, the Bulls and the NBA So well written researched and written People who saw me reading this book would ask me if it was as good as the Jordan Rules first, anyone who is a MJ or Phil Jackson fan knows that...As a die hard Jordan fan, I really enjoyed this book I loved that Lazenby touched on the genealogy of Jordan s background as a means of further explaining the driving forces within him both good and bad And while Lazenby doesn t make Jordan into the most likable character, at times, you never get the sense that he was trying to paint a negative portrait of the former NBA star If anything, you gained a better understanding of the man behind the legend, and walked away from the book feeling as A...Amazing book Recomend it to everyone.

• English
• 24 January 2018
Roland Lazenby
• Hardcover
• 720 pages
• 0316194778
• Roland Lazenby
• Michael Jordan