Keeping with the theme of long reads, ESPN came out with an absolutely fantastic piece about Michael Jordan in the lead up to his 50th birthday.
Never having been the biggest sports or Jordan fan (despite owning a pair in the 90s) I didn't expect to get much out of the piece. But I am a fan of immortality, so it was interesting from that angle.
Michael Jordan, the player/myth, seems to be immortal. But Michael Jordan, the man, need to figure out what to do with his life. Just like everyone else.
"I value that," he [Jordan] says. "I like reminiscing. I do it more now watching basketball than anything. Man, I wish I was playing right now. I would give up everything now to go back and play the game of basketball."
"How do you replace it?" he's asked.
"You don't. You learn to live with it."
"How?"
"It's a process," he says.