Like mike1/2/2023 As I wrote in a previous comment, "Pat Williams' writing is superb (I wish I had his vocabulary and his knack for lush descriptions), and this book paints so much color around Michael Jordan's work ethic. As a writer, this book has a structure and style I want to emulate. Pat Williams and his co-author Michael Weinreb produce some of the best writing around - lush, descriptive, personal. He also made me realize that I shouldn't be emulating people who had huge failures and were nowhere near as successful. For that reason, Michael Jordan, whom I remember being one of my favorite basketball players, and if not my favorite basketball player in the Space Jam days (1996), and who eventually fell off of my top players list with the drafting of Allen Iverson to the Philadelphia 76ers that same year, is now my favorite basketball player again. "Practice?" Allen Iverson times thought it was optional Michael Jordan thought it was essential. But there's a good reason why Allen Iverson is not where MJ is. One could get a good glimpse of what his mistakes were in his career but one could also see that MJ quickly learned from them and hardly ever made them again.įor those that know me, they know that Allen Iverson was my favorite basketball player growing up. Of course, Michael Jordan has his flaws, so there are limits to where one should emulate him. In fact, Williams notes that MJ felt cheated if you didn't give him your best and if I recall correctly, he would punish you for it. Michael Jordan had that in common with Pre. "To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift," the late track legend Steve Prefontaine once said. As I read this book, I marked numerous spots in the book where I asked myself "Ok if Michael did this, then how can I apply this principle to my life?" Since my passions are poetry, journalism, and theology, I told myself, "Ok, since Michael was a gym rat, I should be a Poetry rat, a journalism rat, a blogging rat, a theology rat" - and I forgot to mention "an economics rat." I should always be doing something to advance on each front, and I should always be giving my best no matter what, whether it's a small competition I'm competing in, a small newspaper I'm writing for, or a small group of people I'm teaching. As I read this book, I marked numerous spots in the book where I asked myself "Ok if Michael did this, then how can I apply this principle to my life?" Since my passions are poetry, journalism, and theology, I told myself, "Ok, since Michael was a gym rat, I should be a Poetry rat, a journalism rat, a blogging rat, a theology rat" - and I for Michael Jordan's life, as explained by this book, is a model for excellence and this book is the roadmap on how to achieve that same level of excellence. Michael Jordan's life, as explained by this book, is a model for excellence and this book is the roadmap on how to achieve that same level of excellence. Readers from all walks of life can appreciate and aspire to living life like a champion.more Peppered with examples from Williams's life and those of other star athletes and celebrities, this uplifting book shows that we are, indeed, all capable of fulfilling our full potential. Fascinating anecdotes and quotes from those who know Michael best provide a glimpse into a persona as sweeping and immense as any generation has ever witnessed. In this inspiring book Pat Williams, motivational speaker and senior vice president of the NBA's Orlando Magic, reveals Jordan's method for living a life of greatness that we can all incorporate into our lives. But his pre-eminence is more than just extraordinary athletic ability: the lessons of his life-such as focus, passion, hard work, perseverance and accountability-have shaped him into one of the most revered celebrities of the 20th century. In this inspiring book Pat Williams, motivational speaker and senior vice Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.
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