When Nothing Else Matters When Nothing Else Matters

When Nothing Else Matters

Michael Jordan's Last Comeback

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Publisher Description

As one of the greatest, most celebrated athletes in history, Michael Jordan conquered professional basketball as no one had before. Powered by a potent mix of charisma, nearly superhuman abilities, and a ferocious need to dominate the game, he won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls and captured every basketball award and accolade conceivable before retiring and taking a top executive post with the Washington Wizards. But retirement didn't suit the man who was once king, and at the advanced age of thirty-eight Michael Jordan set out to reclaim the court that had been his dominion.
When Nothing Else Matters is the definitive account of Jordan's equally spectacular and disastrous return to basketball. Having gone on the road to chronicle Jordan's final two seasons, award-winning Washington Post writer Michael Leahy draws a riveting portrait of a deeply complex man waylaid by his impulses and impatience, frequently hampered by injuries, assaulted by younger players eager to usurp his throne, and ultimately done in by his presumption. Encouraged for two decades by his sport's magnates to believe that he had no limits or superiors, Jordan could not see his influence and power fading as his Wizards days ticked down and his team's losses and dissension grew. For teammates and outsiders alike, the star emerged as a relentlessly driven, at times unapproachable personality. Leahy reveals the striking contrast between Jordan's public image and the man who couldn't stand not "bein' it."
Hell-bent on transforming the mediocre Wizards into championship contenders, Jordan controlled every facet of his new team, dispensing orders behind the scenes to coaches and players. As his anger and bitterness over Washington's on-court setbacks became increasingly public, his teammates' resentment of him stoked already burgeoning tensions between Jordan and the Wizards' top brass. Leahy unmasks the myths and unravels the deeper lessons behind the highs and lows of the two seasons, illuminating the excruciating reality Jordan was forced to accept after the Wizards' failed playoff bid in his final season. When Nothing Else Matters is about nothing less than a man struggling to come to grips with the end of a career, and the uncertainty of his life ahead.

GENRE
Sports & Outdoors
RELEASED
2004
November 9
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
448
Pages
PUBLISHER
Simon & Schuster
SELLER
Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC
SIZE
1.9
MB

Customer Reviews

sebi23_ro ,

good info

i think the author is biased against Jordan. but i’m just a big fan of the Man. but nevertheless great information.

jeff25624 ,

Promising book undercut by self-promotion

I've read "Nothing Else Matters" several times since first purchasing it years ago: not because it is necessarily well written, but because to my knowledge it is the only work dedicated to Jordan's comeback with the Wizards. As such, it has fascinating stories/information of the Jordan's dalliance with Washington.

My main issue comes from the writer feeling the need to interject himself into the proceedings. His thoughts on fame and celebrity aren't interesting, and follow the standard cliches that come with such a discussion. Perhaps he alone recognized what was going on, and had the fortitude to not cowtow to Jordan, but in my opinion it reeks of ego.

The book shines a light on the darker aspects of Jordan's personality, which is important as time passes. It's worth remembering for all his talent, Jordan could be a devastatingly cruel person, albeit one who provided years of awe infringement athletic play.

moemoe24 ,

Great

Awesome book. Could not put it down. Very interesting to read about the other side of Jordan we don't get to see

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