212 Michael Jordan: The Life — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2021-10-23
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“Give it all to Jordan.' To make our, to make our, to make one player work, Nike would have to tie together…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: product.
Focus
“Phil Jackson's always focused on deta- on defense, he says.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: focus.
People
“That's going through the fucking stages of being on a losing team to a championship team." So he's talking about that's where…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: people.
Persistence
“And it says at each step along the path, others would express amazement at how hard he competed.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: persistence.
Capital
“You're playing somebody 17 times, and they beat you 14 times.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: capital.
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