When the Game Was Ours

图书标准信息

• 作者 Larry、Earvin Johnson、Jackie MacMullan 著
• 出版社 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• 出版时间 2009-11
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780547225470
• 定价 218.60元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 352页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

ArivetingportraitoftwolegendaryplayerswhosefiercerivalrycametodefineoneofthemostexcitingperiodsofprofessionalbasketballInCelticgreenwasLarryBird,thehickfromFrenchLickwithlaser-beamfocus,relentlessdetermination,andadeadlyjumpshot—aplayerwhodemandedexcellencefromeveryonearoundhimandwhosecausticwitleftopponentsquakingintheirhigh-tops.MagicJohnsonwasMr.Showtime:young,indomitable,amagneticpersonalitywithalltherightmoves,hewasapiedpiperinpurpleandgoldandheburnedwithaninextinguishabledesiretowin.TheiruncommonlycompetitiverelationshipcametosymbolizethemostthrillingrivalryintheNBA—Eastvs.West,physicalvs.finesse,oldschoolvs.Showtime,evenwhitevs.black.Eachpushedtheothertogreatness,andtogetherBirdandJohnsoncollectedeightNBAChampionshipsandsixMVPawards,helpingtosaveaflounderingNBA.WhentheGameWasOurschroniclesanelectricerainsportshistory,revealingforthefirsttimetheinnerworkingsoftwoplayersdeadsetonbestingeachother.

【作者简介】

LarryBird,inhis13seasonswiththeBostonCeltics,claimed3NBAtitles,3MVPawards,andwaselectedtotheNaismithMemorialBasketballHallofFamein1998.In1992,aspartofthe“DreamTeam”hebroughthomeanOlympicgoldmedal.HeservedasheadcoachoftheIndianaPacersfrom1997to2000.In2003,heassumedtheroleofpresidentofbasketballoperationsforthePacers,whichhecurrentlystillholds.Earvin“Magic”Johnson,Jr.,inhis13seasonswiththeLosAngelesLakers,claimed5NBAtitles,3MVPawardsandwaselectedtotheNaismithHallofFamein2002.HealsowonanOlympicgoldmedalaspartofthe1992“DreamTeam.”Currently,heistheChairmanandCEOofMagicJohnsonEnterprisesandVicePresidentandpartowneroftheLosAngelesLakers.JackieMacMullanisanationallyrecognizedsportscolumnist,whospentthreedecadesattheBostonGlobeandcoveredtheNBAforSportsIllustratedinthelate1990s.SheisafrequentcorrespondentforESPN,CNNSIandlocalBostontelevisionnetworks.Sheisalsoaregularcontestant(andtheonlyfemaleone)onESPN'sAroundtheHorn.