For the Love of the Game
By: Michael Jordan
“In that sense, I guess I
was the chosen one. No one in my family
is over six feet tall. Here I am
6-foot-6. Where did that come
from?” Michael Jordan is the chosen one. He is an amazing basketball player and an
amazing person, because he never 
took advantage of his fame and never gave
up. Michael went thought many high
points and some incredibly low times in his life. Michael needed to overcome some incredibly
tragic moments and learn a lot to become an astounding basketball player. For example, he won multiple basketball world
championships but he also had to deal with the loss of his father who he was
very close to.
Imagine
being one of the most famous people in the world and still trying to live and
play the game you love to play. Plus
heart stopping tragedies and the highest of highs are happening within the same
year. Add the media to everything and it
would be enough to drive anyone crazy.
This is exactly the mess Michael was in.
“I was beginning to feel like a fish in a fishbowl,” said Michael. The book focuses on the feelings and emotions
he felt while he looked back on his exhilarating life. Michael Jordan explains what it feels like to
be a famous athlete in the National Basketball League. His book contains his conflicts with the
media, his basketball career, and describes his emotional challenges throughout
his life.
I
loved the book. I recommend For the
Love of the Game to all basketball lovers and fans. Michael Jordan’s experiences with adversity
and his continued success showed me that by trying hard and never giving up, a
person can overcome anything.
Created by Anthony Nuzzo October
31, 2007 Crown
Publishers, 1998, 112 p.p, $12.99
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