You don’t challenge Barkley by telling him what to do, but by telling him what he can’t do. Limit him, sell him short, cut him down, and he’ll die proving you wrong.
Tag Archives: Michael Jordan
Horace Grant: Doing a Helluva Job, 1993
Grant’s place on the Bulls has become much more than just the blue-collar worker who toils mostly in anonymity. He has become the Bulls’ conscience.
Hakeem Olajuwon: The Air Apparent, 1994
“I’m a simple man,” he says. “My life is very simple. You work hard, you thank God for the gifts he has given you, and you enjoy life.”
Scottie Pippen’s Breakthrough, 1992
The irony of all the questioning of Pippen’s character was he had hurdled so much just to get to the NBA.
Pat Riley: Taking the Man Inside, 1994
Riley believes that the only way to make a team out of isolated players is “to get them to do what they don’t want to do.” Yet he knows, too, that there are things certain players can never do.
Michael Jordan: The Real No. 1 Draft Choice, 1984
Like Van Cliburn coming to Carnegie Hall for the first time or Beverly Sills to the Met, Michael Jordan came to Madison Square Garden as a professional.
Larry Johnson: The $84 Million Dollar Man, 1993
Larry Johnson became the first player to actually be paid by the league as its spokesman.
Who’s the Greatest?—Bird, Magic, or MJ, 1988
Dissecting greatness: Arguing for and against three NBA icons.
Is Shaquille O’Neal the NBA’s Next Franchise Player? 1992
Physically, no one his age has been as impressive since Darryl Dawkins.
Doc Rivers Spills on How to Beat Jordan’s Bulls, 1998
The Bulls dynasty must someday come to an end. In fact, Bulls management itself—in its eagerness to rebuild—may dismantle the team. If that’s the case, this season will be the last to beat Jordan’s Bulls. Here’s how you do it.
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