
Michael Jordan: The Life

To make this even more specific: on our team, all of us—from the coach to the last guy on the bench—understood that the key shots at the end of the game were almost always going to be made by one player, Sam Jones. Every team needs a “go to” person, and Sam was ours. To win we knew we had to create the opportunity for him to take those shots . . .
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Así había comenzado la relación entre estos dos hombres disímiles, el refinado publicista que se creía un académico y un intelectual, y el rudo Sam Zemurray, hombre que se había hecho a sí mismo, empresario aventurero que, empezando con unos ahorros de ciento cincuenta dólares, había levantado una compañía que —aunque su apariencia no lo delatara—
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“Kobe sprinted through life like no one I've ever known. He had no hobbies or distractions. Didn't play golf, didn't hang out with buddies, didn't go to parties. Occasionally, he'd decide to see a movie and would rent out the whole theater so he could take a small group of friends or family to see it privately, usually twice in a row. Otherwise, he
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