Michael Jordan: The Life by Roland Lazenby is the definitive biography of the greatest basketball player of all-time.

The Shrug. The Shot. The Flu Game. Michael Jordan is liable for wonderful minutes so instilled in games history that they have their own names. At the point when the vast majority consider him, they think about his delightful shots with the game on the line, his body absolutely in a state of harmony with the ball – hitting only net.

However, for all his significance, this scion of an unpredictable family from North Carolina’s Coastal Plain has a more obscure side: he’s a heartless rival and an admirer of high stakes. There will never be been an account that enveloped the double idea of his character and looked so profoundly at Jordan on and off the court – as of not long ago.

B-ball columnist Roland Lazenby went through right around thirty years covering Michael Jordan’s profession in school and the masters. He saw Jordan’s development from a thin youngster to the in a split second unmistakable worldwide envoy for b-ball whose business sharp and achievement have a great many children actually needing to be much the same as Mike. However Lazenby likewise saw the Michael Jordan whose drive and craving are more fearsome and more unquenchable than any of his fans could start to know.

Roland Lazenby Books

Michael Jordan Career Achievements

• 6-time NBA champion (1991–1993, 1996–1998)
• 6-time NBA Finals MVP (1991–1993, 1996–1998)
• 5-time NBA Most Valuable Player (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998)
• 14-time NBA All-Star (1985–1993, 1996–1998, 2002, 2003)
• 3-time NBA All-Star Game MVP (1988, 1996, 1998)
• 10-time All-NBA First Team (1987–1993, 1996–1998)
• All-NBA Second Team (1985)
• NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1988)
• 9-time NBA All-Defensive First Team (1988–1993, 1996–1998)
• NBA Rookie of the Year (1985)
• NBA All-Rookie First Team (1985)
• 10-time NBA scoring champion (1987–1993, 1996–1998)
• 3-time NBA steals leader (1988, 1990, 1993)
• 2-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (1987, 1988)
• 3-time AP Athlete of the Year (1991–1993)
• Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year (1991)
• NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (1996)
• NCAA champion (1982)
• Consensus national college player of the year (1984)
• 2-time Consensus first-team All-American (1983, 1984)
• ACC Player of the Year (1984)
• 2-time First-team All-ACC (1983, 1984)
• ACC Rookie of the Year (1982)
• 2-time USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1983, 1984)
• McDonald’s All-American (1981)
• Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016)

About the Author

Roland Lazenby is a frequent contributor to sports documentaries, including ESPN’s Sports Century, and a regular guest on television and radio programs. Lazenby’s work has been cited in numerous publications and websites, including Sports Illustrated, the Washington Post, and NBA.com. He lives in Salem, Virginia.

Other Books You May Like

The Mamba Mentality: How I Play by Kobe Bryant: Kobe Bryant’s personal perspective of his life and career on the basketball court and his exceptional, insightful style of playing the game―a fitting legacy from the late Los Angeles Laker superstar.

Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever by Jack McCallum: Jack McCallum delivers the untold story of the greatest team ever assembled: the 1992 U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team. As a writer for Sports Illustrated, McCallum enjoyed a courtside seat for the most exciting basketball spectacle on earth, covering the Dream Team from its inception to the gold medal ceremony in Barcelona.

Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made by David Halberstam: Halberstam, a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, delivers one of the best best Jordan books ever written. The book covers the the story of Michael Jordan’s legendary years with the Chicago Bulls, capped by the 1998 NBA Finals and the team’s second three-peat.

Michael Jordan: The Life Podcasts

Trench Talk – Roland Lazenby: Roland Lazenby joins Trench Talk to talk about The Life and all things Michael Jordan.

PBT Podcast: Talking Michael Jordan, The Last Dance with author Roland Lazenby: The Last Dance was the ESPN documentary on the Chicago Bulls that captured the country’s imagination. In this podcast, Roland joins the show to talk about all things Jordan.