Beckett Great Sports Heroes: Michael Jordan - Tapa dura

Michael Jordan built himself into a global figure, both as a basketball player and as a pitchman, with his high-flying style, incomparable smile and peerless record of achievement.
His ferocious, competitive nature made him a winner at every level of basketball: All-State at Lancy High in Wilmington, N.C., All-American at North Carolina and All-Universe for the Chicago Bulls. And don't forget those Olympic gold medals.
When Jordan announced his return to basketball after a 17-month retirement junket on the minor league baseball circuit, pundits likened the event to the resurrection of Elvis, the reunion of the Beatles and the second coming of Babe Ruth all wrapped into one.
An exaggeration, to be sure, but in an era of sports when negativity, greed and labor impasse have frustrated us all, Jordan's return to the game he once dominated serves as a reminder of why Americans embrace their sports and idolize the great professional players.

an is without a doubt the greatest athlete ever to play the game of basketball. And BECKETT GREAT SPORTS HEROES: MICHAEL JORDAN is the ultimate tribute to the man with the legendary hangtime, trademark tongue, and dazzling smile....
Lavishly illustrated in full color and featuring insightful articles by professional sports writers and reporters from across the nation, this stunning volume covers Jordan's entire career in basketball.
--From the 1982 NCAA national championship to the unforgettable career with the Chicago Bulls that catapulted him to super-stardom.
--From the tragedy that contributed to his retirement from the game at thirty to his year and a half learning to tame the baseball diamond.
--From the dramatic announcement of his return to his meteoric rise back to NBA dominance.
Michaelmania is once again sweeping the country. Beckett Great Sports Heroes: Michael Jordan is a piece of history and commemoration of one of the country's--and the world's--finest ath