One Perfect Story: Wright Thompson on Writing About Michael Jordan
The Press Box
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How Do You Write a Story About Michael Jordan?
I read everything that had never been written about him, literally. And then I had sort of talking points, but I had written down five things I had to have to be able to write any kind of story if I got in his office and we were in there for seven minutes and I could tell he hates me. So, you have a swing at it. As a reporter, do you feel a physical sensation somewhere in your body when you're getting great material? When they started talking about aging, I was like, oh, this is about every living human, not Michael Jordan. Then the other spotty sense was going pretty crazy. You know, it has to be universal if it
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