Blood on the Horns: The Long Strange Ride of Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls

by Roland Lazenby

Describes the friction between players, coaches, and management of the Chicago Bulls during their 1997-98 season

Genres: Sports, Basketball, Nonfiction, Biography, Audiobook

273 pages, Hardcover

First published August 25, 1998

About the author

Roland Lazenby is an American sportswriter and educator.

Lazenby has written more than five dozen nonfiction books, mainly about basketball and American football. He has also contributed articles to magazines and newspapers.

Lazenby's book Bull Run! was named Sports Book of the Year for 1997 by the Independent Publishers Association.

Lazenby studied at Virginia Military Institute and Hollins University, and has been a member of Virginia Tech's Department of Communication and Radford University's School of Communication. A group of students from his media writing class compiled the book April 16th: Virginia Tech Remembers (2007), an account of the Virginia Tech massacre. Lazenby served as editor.

In 2005, Lazenby and Andrew Mager created Planet Blacksburg, a student organization that focuses on new media, journalism, and publishing.

Reviews

[Donmakles · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is the perfect companion to Roland Lazenby's Michael Jordan: The Life and the ESPN special: The Last Dance.

The book is about the end of the Chicago Bulls dynasty of 1990s and the internal politics that involves the most important figures in the Chicago Bulls’ history: Jerry Reinsdorf, Jerry Krause, Phil Jackson, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman.

Everyone has their own egos, everyone has their own flaws and everyone was at fault. It’s your typical management vs. employees drama. Except this time in a much bigger scene.

Jerry Reinsdorf: Probably the very reason why the Chicago Bulls today will never win another championship ever again. He was a cheapskate that refused to pay his players the amount that they’re worth.

Although, it was not entirely his fault since Michael Jordan didn’t really care about the money due to his already huge endorsement deals off the court, but because of that Jerry was caught in a tight corner where he can’t pay the other players more money because Michael Jordan himself didn’t get paid more.

When he does get the opportunity to pay Michael Jordan what he really worth, Reinsdorf wasn’t happy about it and said that he will live to regret it.

Jerry Krause: Probably the victim here. He just wants to be one of the boys, but he just never understands the boundaries between the management and the employees. You’re the boss, you’re not one of the boys. Stop patronizing them. As a result of that, by the time that he finally started acting as the boss he already lost the respect of the players.

Despite all that, despite all the bullying from the players and the backstabbing from Phil Jackson, Jerry Krause built those championship winning teams. Michael Jordan was THE reason that they won those championships, but it was Jerry Krause who built those teams. It was not Phil Jackson, it was not Michael Jordan, it was not Scottie Pippen, it was Jerry Krause and nobody can take that away from him.

Phil Jackson: One of the greatest coaches of all time and the winningest NBA personality ever with 13 NBA championship rings, but if you ever wonder why Phil Jackson failed as an executive for the New York Knicks then you don’t need to look further. His tumultuous relationship with the very person who took him from the basketball coaching periphery to the NBA, says it all.

Michael Jordan: The best there is, the best there was, the best there ever will be. The greatest player of all time. There’s so much to say about Michael Jordan but everyone already knows who he is. He was very competitive on-and-off the court and that extreme competitiveness was so much to the point that he bullies other people. He has a very misguided hatred of Jerry Krause and bullied him throughout his career.

A couple of good things mentioned in this book:

-His first game against his greatest heir in Kobe Bryant (Rest in Peace). Their friendship and mentorship started from that very game when Kobe was asking for tips from his idol.

-Some modern fanboys today likes to brag about their favourite players helping their fellow African-Americans or donating money to disaster victims, but Michael Jordan has already done all of that except he doesn’t want media attention. He doesn’t need to. You help other people because you want to and not because for attention.

Scottie Pippen: The original Jordan heir apparent, trained and molded by Michael Jordan to be a Jordan clone. He was obviously one of the greatest Bulls ever, but this guy was an idi0t. Due to his insecurities, he wanted a long-term contract and despite the warning from Jerry Krause, he still choose to sign a long-term cheap contract with the Bulls. So when the rest of the NBA got their big pay rise, he was stuck with an old cheap contract and just like Michael Jordan, he has been severely underpaid. Because of the stupidity that he put himself, he blamed Jerry Krause for the rest of his career.

Dennis Rodman: He just wants to finish a game taking all of his clothes off and walk out of the arena naked.

The book is not just about the Big Six but also talks about Tex Winter, Ron Harper and the rest of the unstoppaBULLS!

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5. This book chronicles the Bulls’ 97–98 season, so it’s a nice accompaniment to the “Last Dance” documentary airing on ESPN. I like Lazenby as a writer; his 2014 “Michael Jordan: The Life” is, in my opinion, the definitive MJ biography. This book, meanwhile, was published in 1998 and could have been better edited; it contains numerous typos, redundancies, and bloated quotations. That said, Lazenby did his homework, conducting extensive interviews with all the major figures (both Jerrys, Winter, Jackson, Jordan, Pippin, Rodman, Kerr, etc.). This gives the book a nice behind-the-scenes flavor. Despite its imperfections, then, if you’re looking for an illumining peek behind the curtain at the 6th title run, complete with all the conflict and drama, “Blood on the Horns” delivers. (The first Bulls book I’d recommend is still David Halberstam’s “Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made,” published in 1999.)

[Alex · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some interesting behind-the-scenes material on the messy success and ego-clashing of Michael Jordan's Bulls, but this book hits the same points and themes again and again. And again.

[Sarkazm xD · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Judd Vance · Rating 5 out of 5]

Personally, I am not a fan of the Bulls of the 1990s. The press was enamored with them, and that had as much to do with my dislike of them as anything. They were a circus and a soap opera all rolled into one. They represented everything that is wrong with the NBA -- light shows, loud music, Ahmad Rashad, biased officiating, pre-determined outcomes (?), lights, camera, action!!! Put on a good show, rather than a good game. The press and the league buries their collective heads in the sand and ignores the lack of good basketball in favor of squeezing a few more cents out of the cash cow that was Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.

Now, with all that said, if I had little interest in reading a book about the turmoil on the Bulls. Why did I pick it up at all? Because the author, Roland Lazenby, is a fair writer (fair as in unbiased, but not fair in quality, as he is an excellent writer), who doesn't get caught up in the hype and possesses an eye for detail. His book "The Lakers" is objective basketball writing at its best.

I must say, I was surprised at the quality, even though he has a road record. He quotes darn well everybody in the Bulls' organization. The book is about the breakup of the Bulls dynasty. Instead of reporting the final months, he goes back years and shows the underlying currents that built up and pulled the team apart. The popular media was always portraying Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Phil Jackson as faultless angels and General Manager Jerry Krause and owner Jerry Reinsdorf as "bad guys" who want to rip the team apart, rebuild it, just to prove how good they are. Easy, cut-and-dry, pigeonhole everyone into simple categories -- the way of the modern media.

Instead, Lazenby shows that the fault was everybody's. Their big egos and craving for attention caused them to alienate each other. You saw the way all sides tried to manipulate the press and look good, rather than attempt to put apart their differences and work together to find a solution. You see what a jerk Michael Jordan can be when the cameras aren't on him. You see how he has carried a chip on his shoulder towards Krause for daring to care about his well-being in 1986. You see the chip he carried against Krause for not drafting guys he wanted (namely, fellow North Carolina players), and never acknowledging that Krause made good acquisitions (he assembled all but one player on the first 3 title teams, then replaced 10 of the 12 players from the 1993 team and won a title 3 years later). You see how Jordan antagonizes teammates and belittles them -- sometimes because of humor and sometimes because he's just a jerk.

You see how Jerry Krause prides himself on finding diamonds in the rough (such as Jackson, Pippen, and Kukoc) and how loyal he can be, such as helping Bill Cartwright find doctors who could repair his voice, long after he had left the Bulls. You also see how his competitive nature in negotiations alienated the players who worked for him.

You'll also see how Jerry Reinsdorf was unfairly treated in the press for quotes he never said. You see that his un-George-Steinbrenner-like ways (putting competent people in charge, and not meddling) resulted in him being grouped with Krause.

You'll also see how Scottie Pippen put himself into the contractual mess from which he often complained about, but also, how why he felt no loyalty to the Bulls beyond the contractual issues.

This book is a 3-dimensional look at a story that has been reported 1-dimensionally. It's a breath of fresh air from what is normally associated with the Bulls. That's what happens when you put a cliched project in the hands of a master.

[Brooklyn Sr · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good book about the Bulls and I believe their last season mostly. Read this book years ago and then I saw The Last Dance and it’s almost the same. Story about Pippen when he was trying to get traded his last few years in Chicago because of Bull not renegotiating his contract. But great book for sports fans and def Bulls fans(Knick fan here)

[Ardianos · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5

[Thiago S. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quando Jerry Krause morreu na temporada passada, o Bulls e a NBA em geral renderam inumeras homenagens ao ex-cartola do Chicago e deram muito crédito a ele pelos seis títulos do clube. E é justamente Krause um dos personagens centrais desse livro. Figura muito interessante e controversa, assim como o clima da organizacao. Impressionante ver um time ser tao bem sucedido com tantos conflitos internos, principalmente na relacao jogadores x cartolas. Aí que entra o mérito de Phil Jackson, que sempre tomou partido pelos jogadores e nao deixou os problemas extra-quadra atrapalharem o desempenho brutal do time.


Alguns pontos que destaco da leitura:

- Jordan e Phil Jackson nao lideravam exatamente pelo carisma, e sim pelo exemplo, pela capacidade que demonstravam em fazer seus trabalhos da melhor forma possível. Após algumas temporadas, Phil se tornou incontestável, e Jordan era uma figura que extrapolava o basquete.

- Steve Kerr tem uma inteligencia e perspicacia acima da media, ele e Jordan de longe se destacam nesse sentido entre os jogadores entrevistados, seguidos por Harper. Pippen parece mais inseguro e explosivo, Rodman, infantil.

- Pippen se sentia muito injustiçado pela diretoria dos Bulls, a meu ver, com razão, seja nas questões financeiras, seja nas ameaças em ser trocado.

- Pippen foi fundamental para os Bulls terem sido o que foram. Sem Pippen, certamente Jordan não teria 6 aneis. Sem Jordan, Pippen nao teria nenhum.

- O chicago dos anos 90 juntou muita gente competente e vencedora. Mas ainda assim, Jordan era a força sobrenatural por tras de tudo. Nao cabe qualquer comparacao de tamanho dele com qualquer jogador de basquete da atualidade, aliás, com qualquer esportista da atualidade.

Pensei em apontar algo negativo no livro, mas me foge à mente. Bem escrito, equilibrado, cheio de detalhes e reflexões de todos envolvidos. Recomendado pra qualquer um que goste dos Bulls e tenha acompanhado a NBA nos áureos anos 90.

P.s. Tex Winter, que deu imensa contribucao à construcao da dinastia e à época do titulo tinha 76 anos, ainda esta vivo.

[Przemek Kotowski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Among other things, this book is about very specific dynamics between the players, coaching staff, and management at the best sports team ever assembled. It is a story filled with very interesting and multifaceted characters with big egos, like Jordan, Jackson, Pippen, Rodman, and Jerry Krause - the GM. And I think Jerry Krause is one of the most interesting personalities in professional basketball. A very successful scout with an amazing ability to recognize talent (Charles Oakley, Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant). On top of that, he brought Phil Jackson to coach in NBA (Jackson who at that time was coaching a team in Puerto Rico). Krause recognized his talent and believed in Jackson against everybody in the NBA. And it turned out that a "hippie" and unknown coach became the best one in the history of the NBA. Krause also brought Tex Winter who perfected a very difficult offensive system called Triangle Offence. And then he signed Dennis Rodman when no other GM wanted to risk it. All these were great decisions but Jerry had a problem - he had a terrible personality. He was rude, petty, had many complexes. He wanted to take all the credit all the time and was really hated by some players, press, and Chicago fans.
This poses a very interesting question. As the owner of the organization, do you keep a very successful GM that contributed to the overall success but also is hated by all other members and in the end killed the best franchise in the history of the discipline? From the owner’s perspective do you value financial success more than your staff's wellbeing and happiness?

[Thomas Radigan · Rating 5 out of 5]

During the 1990's everyone kept hearing about the Chicago Bulls and how they kept winning while Michael Jordan was playing. And after the "six-peat" Jordan would leave the Bulls along with Pippen and Rodman and coach Jackson, so the end came for the era of the Bulls always making it to the top. In a way it would prove to be as much a relief as a disappointment when the champion Bulls team broke up; it was too much of a good thing, especially when there were celebratory riots at the end of each championship (which the book does not mention). The book tells the story of all the key players involved.

In the 1980's, the Chicago Bulls were a poor team in poor facilities, and Jerry Krause and Jerry Reinsdorf were looking for new talent to build the team up. They would eventually get the Berto Center and find several fantastic players and coach mentioned above, and they worked very well together. Jordan would leave for a year when his father died but came back. The books covers the backgrounds of all the major people involved, as well as what they did with each other and how they got along-or not. There were the inevitable personality conflicts and differing goals and outlooks, and nobody is a complete hero or villain, though people do make errors in judgment. One gets the idea it was a miracle things held together as long as they did.

As a Chicagoland resident, I remember it all, but never got the inside story until now. The author did a great job of telling what he could.

[Ethan Xu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Blood on the Horns by Roland Lazenby tells the story of how the 1990s Michael Jordan led Chicago Bulls fell apart after dominating and winning six NBA titles. Instead of focusing only on the team’s success, the book looks at the problems between coach Phill Jackson, Michael Jordan and general manager Jerry Krause.

The book explains what happened during the 1997 to 1998 season which now became a documentary famously known as “The Last Dance.” Lazenby shows how arguments, disagreements, ego and management decisions broke up one of the best teams in sports history.

The book is very detailed and gives a good look at what was happening behind the scenes. But some parts are slow and focus too much on the business side of basketball such as the contracts stuff. Also, the author is very critical of Krause, which makes the story feel a bit one-sided.

Still, if you are a basketball fan and want to know the real story behind the breakup of one of the best basketball teams in history, the Chicago Bulls. Then this book would be a good choice.

[Klaudyna Maciąg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nie znoszę koszykówki – to jedna z niewielu dyscyplin, których nie jestem w stanie oglądać z jakimkolwiek zainteresowaniem. Nie da się jednak ukryć, że Chicago Bulls stanowią jeden z symboli mojego najntisowego dzieciństwa, a poza tym lubię odkrywać historię sportu – dlatego też sięgnęłam po "Krew na rogach" Rolanda Lazenby'ego. I był to naprawdę dobry wybór.

Autor dość szczegółowo opisuje ostatni mistrzowski sezon Bulls, jednocześnie starając się oddać dynamikę napięć na linii zarząd-sztab-zawodnicy oraz portretując największe legendy tamtych czasów – Jordana, Pippena i Rodmana. Książka składa się z licznych zakulisowych i boiskowych anegdotek oraz wypowiedzi osób związanych z klubem w czasach największej świetności Bulls.

Czyta się to świetnie, choć całość jest odrobinę przeciągnięta. Jednak pomimo tego uważam, że warto po ten tytuł sięgnąć, bo to kawał naprawdę solidnej reporterskiej roboty, a przy okazji pięknie odmalowany obraz rzeczywistości lat '90.

[Seth Pruett · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a good book. I like the book and how it tells about his path. This book will help people go through the world and to follow their dreams. I didn't know that MJ had a hard life when he was young. He had to overcome many obstacles in his life this book tells about it all. I recommend people read this book if they like basketball and MJ.

[Agata Waliczek · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jako, że jestem fanką Byków i Jordana, to była dla mnie bardzo satysfakcjonująca lektura. Dużo szczegółowych danych o konkretnych sezonach, ale nie są one zaserwowane w nudny sposób. Przeplatane anegdotami i historiami konkretnych zawodników, przy jednoczesnym skupieniu się na osobie Jordana, który był rdzeniem tej drużyny w jej najlepszych czasach. Bardzo solidna dawka wiedzy.

[Tomasz Kowalski · Rating 5 out of 5]

jak ktos ogladal "ostatni taniec" to w sumie nie musi czytac tej ksiazki
dla mnie jako fana bykow w tamtych latach to super wspominka
niektore wspomniane mecze nawet pamietalem (ale w sumie juz teraz nie wiem czy z serialu czy z 98 roku ;-) )

fajny, obwitujacy w ciekawostki, sportowy reportaz!

polecam !!!

[Aleksander Orłowski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dobre napisane streszczenie ostatniego sezonu ze świetnych lat dominacji Bulls w NBA. Zakulisowe sytuacje, opisy meczów dobrze oddają klimat jaki panował w ostatnim sezonie drużyny dowodzonej przez Phila Jacksona. Historia Michaela Jordana, Scottiego Pippena oraz Denisa Rodmana jest niesamowita.

[Robert Crotty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Written about the “Last Dance” 1998 Bulls and published that same year, this book compliments the Netflix documentary series well. Some good anecdotes, with maybe my favorite being Rodman’s first preseason game with the Bulls in 1995.

[MarioRun2tri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dla fanów NBA. Dużo ciekawostek i szczegółów, ale czasem aż do przesady. Dla osób które obejrzały serial Last dance, będzie sporo znanych już wcześniej informacji.

[MarcinT · Rating 4 out of 5]

Po przeczytaniu tej książki postanowiłem jeszcze raz obejrzeć serial Netflix-a "Last Dance" - odbiera się go zupełnie inaczej posiadając wiedzę z tej książki. Polecam

[Krzysztof Czosnowski · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5

[Mike · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very thorough but way too many long quotations

[Jeremy Mcafee]

Blood on the Horns by Roland Lazenby was full of interesting facts about Michael Jordan and his “Long Strange Ride” with the Chicago Bulls. It explores the relationships among players and coaches. It outlines many conflicts behind the scenes. Professional basketball is not all fun and games, it turns out.
The author’s purpose was to inform the reader about the Chicago Bulls during the 1997-98 NBA season. He details what Michael Jordan meant to the Bulls. On page 11, he states, “What Jordan’s presence had meant to the NBA, to his team and to the struggling city of Chicago was almost beyond description.” Blood on the Horns reviews what it would mean for Jordan to leave the Bulls ,and how it would be the end of an era. Page 17 outlines, “the Bulls have become a house divided.” Conflicts were everywhere and eventually it would mean the end of the world’s most popular basketball team.
The theme of this book is All Good Things Must Come to an End. “Jordan had led the Bulls to five championships over the past seven seasons,” page 15. However, player conflicts, larger than life personalities, and huge payrolls would eventually be the death of this amazing run of basketball greatness. No one wanted to see it happen. The players wanted to keep the winning streak going and certainly the Chicago fans wanted more. However, greed and the inability to work together would put an end to the best basketball anyone had seen before.
The book’s style is descriptive because of the many details written about in Blood on the Horns. The grueling life of playing professional basketball and life on the road was detailed in the book. What happens behind the scenes involving the power of coaches and owners is enlightening. Also, Michael Jordan’s life was detailed. The reader learns a lot about Michael as a person in this book. “That’s the amazing thing about him. The combination of incredible talent, work ethic, basketball skills and competitiveness. It’s just an unbelievable combination”, page 31. It takes the basketball fan beyond the court and into the lives of the Chicago Bulls team.
I liked this book. Blood on the Horns is an informative book about professional basketball and it’s all-time greatest player. I recommend it to anyone who is interested in sports or competitiveness.

[Sam Mcafee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Blood on the Horns by Roland Lazenby was full of interesting facts about Michael Jordan and his “Long Strange Ride” with the Chicago Bulls. It explores the relationships among players and coaches. It outlines many conflicts behind the scenes. Professional basketball is not all fun and games, it turns out.
The author’s purpose was to inform the reader about the Chicago Bulls during the 1997-98 NBA season. He details what Michael Jordan meant to the Bulls. On page 11, he states, “What Jordan’s presence had meant to the NBA, to his team and to the struggling city of Chicago was almost beyond description.” Blood on the Horns reviews what it would mean for Jordan to leave the Bulls ,and how it would be the end of an era. Page 17 outlines, “the Bulls have become a house divided.” Conflicts were everywhere and eventually it would mean the end of the world’s most popular basketball team.
The theme of this book is All Good Things Must Come to an End. “Jordan had led the Bulls to five championships over the past seven seasons,” page 15. However, player conflicts, larger than life personalities, and huge payrolls would eventually be the death of this amazing run of basketball greatness. No one wanted to see it happen. The players wanted to keep the winning streak going and certainly the Chicago fans wanted more. However, greed and the inability to work together would put an end to the best basketball anyone had seen before.
The book’s style is descriptive because of the many details written about in Blood on the Horns. The grueling life of playing professional basketball and life on the road was detailed in the book. What happens behind the scenes involving the power of coaches and owners is enlightening. Also, Michael Jordan’s life was detailed. The reader learns a lot about Michael as a person in this book. “That’s the amazing thing about him. The combination of incredible talent, work ethic, basketball skills and competitiveness. It’s just an unbelievable combination”, page 31. It takes the basketball fan beyond the court and into the lives of the Chicago Bulls team.
I liked this book. Blood on the Horns is an informative book about professional basketball and it’s all-time greatest player. I recommend it to anyone who is interested in sports or competitiveness.

[Kyle H. · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book I read for fourth quarter was "Blood on the horns." The author of this book is Roland Lazenby. I think the author's purpose in writing this book is to show/tell people about "The long strange ride of Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls basketball career." I think the theme of the book is the Chicago Bulls basketball team, and how they get along with each other on and off the court. They're a lot of fights that happen in this book between player's and coaches's but it shows how they overcome these fights and forget about them to become a better team no matter where they are. The style of this book is a biography. I say it is a biography because, it is a story about someone's life/career written by someone else rather than the person who's life/career it is about. This book is about Michael Jordan's career/time with the Chicago Bulls basketball team and what happens once he begins his path with them and the final minutes of his career with the Chicago Bulls. I absolutely loved this book because I too love basketball just like Michael Jordan did. I liked how the book showed every single thing about what happened with the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan. I disliked how Michael Jordan ended up quitting so early in his career of basketball. If I could change one thing I would change how early Michael ended up quitting his career. It is similar to the book "The blind side" because they both tell about someone's career in sports written by someone else rather than them.

[Clayton · Rating 4 out of 5]

The purpose of this book from the author Roland Lazenby, was to tell you abouth the one and only legend in the NBA, Michael Jordan. The author talks about Michael Jordans long ride with the Chicago bulls and his stats with the bulls.

The theme about this book is clearly explain. Its derectly about michaels carrier as a chicago bull. The author explains the ups and downs as he played with the bulls and how michael became a star and leader of the team.

This all tool place during michaels Jordans season with the bulls from 1984 to 2003. During this time Michael Jordan set numorous records and made rookie of the year and made mvp many times. Michael was obviously the bulls most valuable player of this time and the author belives he is the best basketball player and i have to agree.

I loved this book. Michael Jordan is my all time favorite basketball. He always will be. I didnt like how the author explained more about his life then his career. But its nice to kno more about him.If i could change anything it would be Michael jordan still playing in the NBA. I kno that he is old but if he would of stayed longer i kno he could of set more records.Its not the same because theres obviusly no body better than the legend himself.

[Jacob Sours · Rating 5 out of 5]

Blood on the Horns is a biography of Michael Jordan's career with the Chicago Bulls written by Ronald Lazenby. The author's purpose is to tell readers about Jordan's fantastic career from his first season with the Bulls through his final minute.

Lazenby is trying to give readers a good perspective on Jordan's life as a Bull's player by providing details about what happened outside the moments that fans saw on the basketball court. The Bulls during Jordan's career are viewed by many as the greatest NBA team of all time. However, the author wants readers to know that there were many internal conflicts and predicaments in the background.

The book is a narration, written from the perspective of someone who personally saw and heard things. Lazenby provides many direct quotes from people like, Phil Jackson, Scottie Pippen, and, of course, Michael Jordan. This is very effective because it makes the reader feel like he was there in person watching Jordan play.

I have read several other books about talented athletes. Most of these focus on their record-setting accomplishments, but this book tells a broader story about Jordan and the Bulls. I liked the book and how the author gave inside details that most fans do not know. I really did not dislike anything about the book.

[Ryan Degner]

I think the author wrote this book to show Chicago Bulls fans what the team endures during there basketball seasons. That is pretty much what this book is about. It talks alot about practices, games, and them on the road.

The theme of this book is the Chicago Bulls team, and how they get along with eachother on and off the road. There are lots of arguments and fights that happen during this book, mainly between players and coaches. It talks alot also about Michael Jordan.

This book is a biography about Michael Jordan and his time with the Chicago Bulls. It has lots of information about the team. I learned alot i didnt know about the Bulls. I learned that Michael Jordan was really mean to new players, but his purpose was to see how bad they wanted to be on this team.

I really like this book. I would definately recommend this to basketball, or any sports fans. It really shows what teams go through during even there succesful seasons. I really enjoyed reading this book, and wouldnt mind finding another book like it.

[Jacob Cronister · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think the author wrote this book to show Chicago Bulls fans what the team endures during there basketball seasons. That is pretty much what this book is about. It talks a lot about practices, games, and them on the road. The team was a hard fighting team.

The theme of this book is the Chicago Bulls team, and how they get along with eachother on and off the road. There are lots of arguments and fights that happen during this book, mainly between players and coaches. It talks alot also about Michael Jordan.

This book is a biography about Michael Jordan and his time with the Chicago Bulls. It has lots of information about the team. I learned alot i didnt know about the Bulls. I learned that Michael Jordan was really mean to new players, but his purpose was to see how bad they wanted to be on this team.

I really like this book. I would definately recommend this to basketball, or any sports fans. It really shows what teams go through during even there succesful seasons. I really enjoyed reading this book, and wouldnt mind finding another book like it

[John2012 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Blood on the Horns: The Long Strange Ride of Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls was not such a great book it wasn’t such a great book. This book wasn’t great because it only goes through the 1990’s of Michael Jordan, and it tells a bad side of Michael Jordan.
This book doesn’t tell you the life of Michael Jordan it only tells you about the years that he won his championships and to me that am boring because now you don’t know why he loves that game, what drives him to be that way or any background information the man behind the championships.
Second this book tells a bad side of the greatest athlete of all-time. It tells how Mike didn’t like his coaches or like his teammates tell they gave him a better supporting team. And what made me even madder is that they said mike talk the most, more than anyone in the NBA.
So to conclude this paper I hated this book because it embarrassed the greatest basketball player and told you a story without any background on it.

[Jaison Abraham · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a Bulls fan who enjoyed the last 4 championship runs, I remember the excitement of winning as well the idolization of the team, especially Michael Jordan. This boom does a good job of pulling back the curtain and speaking to how hard it was to keep the team together. Still a Bulls fan, but hopefully books like this make us more concerned about the people we root for and the character they embody.