Michael Jordan: the life

Traces the life of one of the most legendary basketball players in the history of the sport, drawing upon interviews with Jordan's friends, family, and teammates, and following his career from college to the NBA.

The 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 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. This book reveals the fullest, most compelling story of the man who is Michael Jordan. -- Publisher description.

pt. I. Cape Fear : Holly Shelter ; Bloody Wilmington -- pt. II. Early times : The influence ; The competitor ; The diamond -- pt. III. Emergence : The cut ; Number 23 ; The transformation ; The five-star ; The Michael -- pt. IV. True blue : The freshman ; Something new ; System failure -- pt. V. The rookie : Gold rush ; Black power ; The first look -- pt. VI. Flight school : The young prisoner ; The foot ; Attack! -- pt. VII. Cynic : That's entertainment ; Ruling Jordan ; Flying high and dry ; The drive-by wedding ; The transition ; The god of basketball -- pt. VIII. Something gained : Triangular ; The gamble ; All that glitters -- pt. IX. Far and away : The Lexus ; The diamond dream ; Come again ; Training camp -- pt. X. Fury : The carnival ; The reckoning ; Firing up the bus -- pt. XI. The afterlife : Limbo ; The wizard ; Carolina.