4 Identity: A Breeding Ground for FOPO
The world will ask you who you are, and if you don’t know, the world will tell you.
—CARL JUNG
Game 1. 1997 NBA Finals. Fourth quarter. 9.2 ticks on the clock.
Karl Malone, the league’s reigning MVP, steps to the line for two free throws. His Utah Jazz, the best team in the West, are tied with Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls, who are gunning for their second championship in a row—and their fifth in seven seasons—and their rightful place among the greatest dynasties in the history of sports.
The score: 82–82.
The game is in Malone’s hands. He’s an eleven-time All Star and a certain Hall of Famer. He’ll go on to hold the record for the most free throws ever made, with a career success rate of 74 percent. ...
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