Michael Jordan
The life
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- €13.99
Publisher Description
L’OUVRAGE - Biographie Michael Jordan : The Life est la biographie définitive d’un basketteur qui possédait tout : le sens du spectacle, la maîtrise des airs et une technique parfaite. Rarement un sportif aura autant fait pour la popularité de sa discipline à l’échelle mondiale. Ce livre retrace toutes les étapes de cette ascension fulgurante en n’omettant aucun détail. L’enfance de Michael, son passage à l’université de North Carolina, son arrivée chez les Chicago Bulls, sa domination écrasante en NBA, la « Dream Team » des Jeux olympiques de Barcelone, son business, les affaires extrasportives, les conflits familiaux... Une figure complexe dont l’image a largement dépassé le cadre du sport. ‘‘MJ’’ appartient désormais à la culture populaire. Plongez dans la saga la plus fascinante du sport moderne. Vous saurez tout de Michael Jeffrey Jordan. L’acteur. L’icône. Et surtout l’homme. Devenu milliardaire. Roland Lazenby a consacré presque trente ans de sa vie à couvrir la carrière de Michael Jordan. Il a été le témoin de sa transformation en un athlète de légende.
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Michael Jordan's role as handsome pitchman/basketball champion belies a complicated life in this hefty, revelatory biography by veteran basketball author Lazenby (Jerry West: The Life and Legend of a Basketball Icon). Nearly branded a lost cause by his parents, Jordan turned his passion for hoops into a furious work ethic that included not stopping one-on-one games until he won and catching an early morning ride with his high school coach to the gym before school. As Jordan's fame grew hitting the game-winning shot for the University of North Carolina in the 1982 NCCA Championship, reviving the Chicago Bulls with his aerial artistry, winning six NBA titles his world grew into a turbulent fishbowl. Fame became so overwhelming that he limited his circle of friends to a select few; his family, torn apart by accusations and bad business decisions, became irritants. The search for competition was almost toxic: he created feuds with players to elevate his game. And his corrosive relationship with Bulls general manager Jerry Krause, a blunt personality, helped hasten the break-up of a dynasty. Lazenby's work isn't definitive Jordan, after all, is still alive but it yields a fascinating examination into the lonely, prideful man behind the glimmering icon.
