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1、ALSOBYBILLSIMMONSNowICanDieinPeace:HowtheSportsGuyFoundSalvationThankstotheWorldChampion(Twice!)RedSoxFormyfatherandformyson.IhopeIcanbehalfasgoodofadad.FOREWORDMalcolmGladwell1.Notlongago,BillSimmonsdecidedtolobbyforthejobofgeneralmanageroftheMinnesotaTimberwolves.Ifyouarearegularreadero
2、fBill’s,youwillknowthis,becausehewouldmakereferencestohiscampaignfromtimetotimeinhiscolumn.ButifyouarearegularreaderofBill’scolumn,youalsoknowenoughtobealittleunsureaboutwhattomakeofhisputativecandidacy.Bill,afterall,hasaveryactivesenseofhumor.Helikesmessingwithpeople,thewayheusedtomesswi
3、thIsiahThomas,backwhenThomaswassufferingfromararepsychiatricdisorderthatmadehimconfuseEddyCurrywithBillRussell.EvenafterIlearnedthattheMinnesotafrontofficehadreceivedsomethingliketwelvethousandemailsfromfansarguingfortheSportsGuy,mypositionwasthatthiswasaveryelaboratejoke.Look,IknowBill.H
4、elivesinLosAngeles.WhenhelandedtherefromBoston,hegotdownonhishandsandkneesandkissedthetarmac.He’snotleavingthesunshinefortheMinnesotawinter.Plus,Billisajournalist,right?He’safan.HeonlyknowswhatyouknowfromwatchinggamesonTV.ButthenIreadthisquiteremarkablebookthatyouhaveinyourhands,andIreali
5、zedhowutterlywrongIwas.Simmonsknowsbasketball.He’sserious.AndtheT-wolvesshouldbe,too.2.WhatisBillSimmonslike?Thisisnotanirrelevantquestion,becauseitexplainsalotaboutwhyTheBookofBasketballisthewayitis.TheshortansweristhatBillisexactlylikeyouorme.He’safan—anobsessivefan,inthebestsenseofthew
6、ord.IhaveafriendwhosesongrewupwiththeYankeesintheirheydayandjustassumedthateveryfallwouldbringanotherWorldSeriesring.ButthenRiverablewthatsave,andthekidwasdevastated.Hecried.Hedidn’ttalkfordays.Theworldasheknewithadcollapsed.Nowthat’safan,andthat’swhatSimmonsis.Thedifference,ofcourse,isth
7、atordinaryfanslikeyouormehavelimitstoourobsession.Wehavejobs.Wehavegirlfriendsandwives.WheneverIaskmyfriendBrucetocometomyhousetowatchfootball,healwayssayshehastoaskhisgirlfriendifhehasany“caproom.”Isuspectalladultshavesomeversionofthatconstraint.Billdoesnot.Why?Bec
