If he were willing to open this book, the title page would bear a message the Zen Master wanted to tell him: there is no such thing as eternity; everything is a landscape.
Rather than being motivational, it was more of a warning that the Zen Master wanted to give Jordan.
That way, maybe he could cope better when his crown finally fell to the ground.
The whole world had sensed a signal of danger; this time, Michael Jordan might really be toppled from his pedestal.
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The New York Knicks players had a rather unpleasant Christmas, with the whole team in an emo state.
The Orlando Magic, on the other hand, had recovered from their prior emo state.
Everyone could see that even though Roger and Shaq's relationship had fractured, the team's strength remained unshakable.
At least for this season, the Orlando Magic would not be finished.
The media were frantically searching for reasons, as the Magic's performance greatly contradicted expectations.
