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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
At times it felt like I was just listening to to a basketball game and not necessarily learning about MJ’s life but it was a very interesting read
Drink every time Jim Stack says, “it was unfortunate” about a situation.
I first heard about this book when it was recommended on the What Should I Read Next podcast. Having recently watched The Last Dance, I was intrigued and requested it from the library. It didn’t take long for me to realize that I needed to own this book so I could read it at my leisure and not rush through the details.
Fascinating stuff.
Fascinating stuff.
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Solid 3.5 for me. It's always a little scary to read books about your childhood heroes because you inevitably discover something that destroys your image of them. I already knew Michael was a fierce competitor who could be cruel. I knew he had gambling problems. But the thing that really shocked me were about his dad. For some reason I always envisioned this perfect, supportive father in James Jordan. Turns out I was wrong.
"He fallado una y otra vez en mi vida, por eso he conseguido el éxito." -Michael Jordan.
Una obra apasionante de Mr. Lazenby que, con una documentación brutal sobre el tema, nos comparte toda la complejidad de la personalidad, ideología, hechos y momentos que hicieron de "Su Majestad" uno de los atletas más grande de la historia del deporte y del marketing mundial.
La obra podrá parecer extensa (unas 700 y pico de páginas), pero no se sienten para nada. La forma de escribir del autor es tan certera pero, a la vez, tan amena que el libro se te va muy rápido. Me gustó que no hiciera énfasis en lo que está documentado a nivel de cancha (cosas que puedes ver en Youtube, o en su documental "The Last Dance"), sino que nos presentan los sucesos "tras bambalinas" que un aficionado de a pie (como yo) nunca supimos; y que, en efecto, nos da una buena idea de todo lo que podría rondar por la cabeza de Michael Jordan.
Recomiendo muchísimo la biografía. Es un imprescindible para todo aficionado al Basketball profesional, o incluso para cualquier aficionado a los deportes. Aun así recomiendo también la obra a cualquier persona que esté en la búsqueda de entretenimiento y motivación. Es un libro que permite aprender mucho de el más grande del baloncesto mundial.
Una obra apasionante de Mr. Lazenby que, con una documentación brutal sobre el tema, nos comparte toda la complejidad de la personalidad, ideología, hechos y momentos que hicieron de "Su Majestad" uno de los atletas más grande de la historia del deporte y del marketing mundial.
La obra podrá parecer extensa (unas 700 y pico de páginas), pero no se sienten para nada. La forma de escribir del autor es tan certera pero, a la vez, tan amena que el libro se te va muy rápido. Me gustó que no hiciera énfasis en lo que está documentado a nivel de cancha (cosas que puedes ver en Youtube, o en su documental "The Last Dance"), sino que nos presentan los sucesos "tras bambalinas" que un aficionado de a pie (como yo) nunca supimos; y que, en efecto, nos da una buena idea de todo lo que podría rondar por la cabeza de Michael Jordan.
Recomiendo muchísimo la biografía. Es un imprescindible para todo aficionado al Basketball profesional, o incluso para cualquier aficionado a los deportes. Aun así recomiendo también la obra a cualquier persona que esté en la búsqueda de entretenimiento y motivación. Es un libro que permite aprender mucho de el más grande del baloncesto mundial.
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
This is an incredibly in depth dive into one of the most seminal sports figures ever — to the point where it feels closer to the deconstruction of a mythic figure than a biography of a basketball player. Lazenby succeeds at providing a balanced, fair view on Jordan’s life and career, giving proper time to his greatness while never stooping to worship at his altar — pointing out his flaws in joint with his successes. It’s also all done with some remarkable prose at certain points, a rarity for the genre of sports biography. In the beginning and end of the book especially is where this shines — in both the step by step analysis of a Jordan dunk and the call back to the words of Jordan’s father at the book’s conclusion. Treating sports as something that is worthy of grand, elevated prose is something that I love to see, and Lazenby does it very well. The one area where I was slightly disappointed in this book was in some of its pacing — while I greatly appreciated the depth in which this section went, I felt that Jordan’s rise to the NBA was given potentially more time than needed, which was felt even more when compared to how little time Jordan’s Wizards and Bobcats tenures got. I’m not sure why this was, but the fact that the man who is synonymous with winning and competitiveness fielded the worst team in the history of the NBA is a story well worth telling in my opinion. I’m not going to dock too much for it considering that the book came out pretty close to that point in Jordan’s career, but something I felt was lacking nonetheless. Either way, this was still a joy to read, and was remarkably well written and researched. If you have any interest in Jordan as a basketball player, a public figure, or as a phenomenon — this should be on your “to-read” list.
I’ve never been a Jordan fan, but this was a tremendously interesting read anyway
This book is full of Jordan anecdotes. It's a surprisingly quick read for so many pages. I was totally engrossed and interested to learn more about so much that had been going on in my peripheral vision. And yet... I don't know how much I learned. There was still a distance and a mystery about Jordan. The more recent chapters, the ones about his post-playing days seemed more open and honest, but the others kept me more at a distance.
One of the more comprehensive biographies out there. This was my first Lazenby book, and after this, I think the Kobe Bryant book will be next for me.
Obviously, Michael Jordan has been an extremely polarizing figure off the court, extremely guarded about how he is perceived by others. Roland walks us through all the stages of MJ's illustrious life up to retirement. From Michael's childhood that formed him, until the very end. He sheds light on his competitive, obsessive nature with basketball and paints the greatest basketball player in a more than human light.
Obviously, Michael Jordan has been an extremely polarizing figure off the court, extremely guarded about how he is perceived by others. Roland walks us through all the stages of MJ's illustrious life up to retirement. From Michael's childhood that formed him, until the very end. He sheds light on his competitive, obsessive nature with basketball and paints the greatest basketball player in a more than human light.