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When Do You Give Up? Pt. 2 [Or How To Stop Banging Your Head Against The Wall And Become A Champion]

October 28, 2010 By Joel Runyon 28 Comments

WARNING: THIS POST IS LONG. PROBABLY TOO LONG. IN FACT, IT’S THE LONGEST ARTICLE I’VE EVER WRITTEN. IT’S OVER 3000 WORDS AND CONTAINS SEVERAL INTELLIGENT READER COMMENTS, AN IN-DEPTH STORY AND MORE INFO ABOUT MY LIFE IN THE LAST 10 YEARS THAN YOU PROBABLY CARE TO KNOW. I ALSO USE NUMEROUS REFERENCES TO THE 90s BULLS DYNASTY. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU’VE BEEN WARNED. Last week Reader David asked me a really thought provoking comment on twitter: @ ...

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Filed Under: Hacks Tagged With: 90s Bulls Dynasty, Basketball, Dennis Rodman, Javelin, Michael Jordan, NCCAA Championship, Track and Field

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