But was the hidden danger resolved? Karl looked at Durant's face.
The eyes of America's son were clear, and you definitely couldn't question whether he was selfish, but if he truly were a person so selfless as to be without contest, then he would become a paradox in the history of sports.
Pulitzer Prize-winner David Halberstam once said when writing about Jordan, "Superstars are all perfectionist paranoiacs."
If you lack enough obsession, you won't likely overcome all obstacles to victory. Everyone wishes superstars had personalities like Charles Barkley, but ironically, Barkley never succeeded. Does that prove that someone like Barkley can't succeed? You can't prove it, but the fact is he didn't succeed, so he became a symbol of failure, while people like Jordan became symbols of success.