For the Love of the Game- My Story (Hardcover) - by Michael Jordan

For 13 brilliant seasons Michael Jordan danced the dance of greatness across hardwood floors of basketball arenas from New York and Los Angeles to Barcelona and Paris. With a warrior's heart and an artist's grace, Jordan long ago transcended the sport to become of on the 20th century's global icons. On the court, his almost mythic flair for the spectacular prompted former Los Angeles Lakers superstar Magic Johnson to say simply, "There's Michael, then there's all the rest of us. Through it all, Jordan showed the world that greatness, true greatness, comes from the inside out. Perhaps the greatest practice player in the history of sports, his desire to improve upon his own example legendary. When critics questioned his all-around ability, he became the game's most dominant defensive player at his position. When teams decided to close down the lane and eliminate drives to the basket, he became a deadly jump shooter. Larry Bird and Magic Johnson had the most successful teams of the 1980s. In For the Love of the Game, Jordan takes us through the wonder of his career on the court and away fromt he game. From the dream that preceeded the game-winning shot against Georgetown int he 1982 NCAA Finals to the methodical disseciton of the Utah Jazz rior to his game-winning shot in Game 6 of the 1998 Finals, Jordan pulls back the curtain of one of the most remarkable lives this century.