“He was a paradox” : Ibid., 14.
Michael Jordan : Janet Lowe, Michael Jordan Speaks: Lessons from the World’s Greatest Champion (New York: John Wiley, 1999).
His mother says : Ibid., 7.
Former Bulls assistant coach John Bach : Ibid., 29.
For Jordan, success stems : Ibid., 35.
The Babe was not a natural, either : Robert W. Creamer, Babe: The Legend Comes to Life (New York: Penguin Books, 1974/1983).
Robert Creamer, his biographer : Ibid., 301.
“He could experiment at the plate” : Ibid., 109.
Yet we cling fast : Stephen J. Gould, Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville: A Lifelong Passion for Baseball (New York: Norton, 2003).
What about Wilma Rudolph : Tom Biracree, Wilma Rudolph (New York:
Chelsea House, 1988).
After her incredible career, she said : Ibid., 107.
What about Jackie Joyner-Kersee : Jackie Joyner-Kersee with Sonja Steptoe, A Kind of Grace (New York: Warner Books, 1997).