For the Love of the Game & My Story (2 Volume Boxed Set in Slipcase) - Hardcover

As befits the ultimate star in a game that has marketed itself with perfect razzle-dazzle, For the Love of the Game is as visually brash as it is glitzy. In page after stunning page, Jordan traces his ascension from college star to object of worldwide adoration. While most of the focus is, of course, on the NBA, there are significant side trips into baseball, the 1992 Olympic Dream Team, his advertising omnipresence, his family, and even his privacy. On the surface, the pictures--and their presentation--are more than enough to preserve and praise the Jordan legend, but For the Love of the Game has something more. It has Michael Jordan.

Jordan's text is everything the flashy images are not; it is straight, thoughtful, and revealing. At times, the relationship of word and image is breathtaking, especially on a particular pair of two-page layouts. In the first, Jordan asks, "When does jumping become flying?" His answer, framed by photos that would turn Superman green with envy, indicates that Jordan is genuinely amazed by his own talents. The second is his reflection on "The Shot," his buzzer-beater over Cleveland's Craig Ehlo to win game 5 in the 1989 playoffs. The story is told in 24 pictures taken over the final three seconds. Below that is a chart of 25 of Jordan's game-winning shots. But it's this Jordan observation that pulls the image and text together: "I never considered the negative consequence of missing the last shot in a game." It's an attitude that defines the man, and For the Love of the Game reflects it with a stylish combination of elegance, power, and beauty. (Want more Jordan? Check out an image from his book. © 1998 by Rare Air, Ltd. Text copyright © 1998 by Michael Jordan. Photo credit: Walter Iooss, Jr) --Jeff Silverman

In this lavishly illustrated volume, Jordan takes us through the wonder of his career on the court and away from the game featuring such highlights as:
-- Jordan's perspective on some of his greatest games
-- Live action photos of pivotal plays that guaranteed victory
-- Jordan's take on Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Dennis Rodman, and many others
-- The story behind Jordan's Nike endorsement
-- Jordan and Olympic Gold

Here is the story of the athlete who showed the world that greatness, true greatness, comes from the inside out. From the dream that preceded the game-winning shot against Georgetown in the 1982 NCAA Finals to the methodical dissection of the Utah Jazz prior tohis victory shot in Game 6 of the 1998 Finals, Jordan pulls back the curtain on one of the most remarkable lives in sports of the twentieth century.