Who Is Lebron James An Outlier In The Cleveland Cavaliers?
“With the first pick in the 2003 draft the Cleveland Cavaliers select Lebron James” these few words would change the face of professional basketball forever. Lebron James was born on December 30, 1984 in Akron, Ohio to a 16-year-old mother, Gloria Marie James. Right away it was easy to notice that Lebron James was definitely an outlier. Lebron James rise to success was the epitome to Gladwell’s ideas of the 10,000 hour rule and the idea of accumulative advantage.
The year 1993 was one of the most important years in Lebrons life. His mother and him were just about to get kicked out of their fifth apartment in a month, when suddenly a man by the name of Bruce Kelker came into their lives. Bruce Kelker was a youth football coach who was known …show more content…
Once the James’s agreed to move out they were left with no place to go. Lebron had finally began to feel comfortable he had to move yet again. His mother contemplated on sending him away to his aunt and uncle in New York but Lebron didn't want to leave his mother. Just as Lebron thought he would have to leave his current sports teams, one of his other coaches Frank Walker offered up a proposition that Lebron can live with him and his family in a house in the suburbs of Akron. This was the step that Lebron needed if he was to succeed in his sports career. Lebron's mother agreed that he should live with the Walkers, she decided to live close to Lebron at one of her friends …show more content…
The national basketball association (NBA) was going through a big change. One of the biggest athletes in the world Michael Jordan was retiring. He had been the face of the NBA for so many years and teams were now looking for the next Michael Jordan. In 2003 Lebrons hometown team the Cleveland Cavaliers had the first pick in the draft. The decision was clear who to take, Lebron James a local kid that was one of the smartest most athletic basketball players to ever come out of highschool. The Cavaliers knew they were going to take Lebron James as soon as they found out they would have the number one pick states Branson Wright (Wright: Cleveland Cavaliers choose LeBron James with No. 1 pick in 2003: NBA Draft
The year 1993 was one of the most important years in Lebrons life. His mother and him were just about to get kicked out of their fifth apartment in a month, when suddenly a man by the name of Bruce Kelker came into their lives. Bruce Kelker was a youth football coach who was known …show more content…
Once the James’s agreed to move out they were left with no place to go. Lebron had finally began to feel comfortable he had to move yet again. His mother contemplated on sending him away to his aunt and uncle in New York but Lebron didn't want to leave his mother. Just as Lebron thought he would have to leave his current sports teams, one of his other coaches Frank Walker offered up a proposition that Lebron can live with him and his family in a house in the suburbs of Akron. This was the step that Lebron needed if he was to succeed in his sports career. Lebron's mother agreed that he should live with the Walkers, she decided to live close to Lebron at one of her friends …show more content…
The national basketball association (NBA) was going through a big change. One of the biggest athletes in the world Michael Jordan was retiring. He had been the face of the NBA for so many years and teams were now looking for the next Michael Jordan. In 2003 Lebrons hometown team the Cleveland Cavaliers had the first pick in the draft. The decision was clear who to take, Lebron James a local kid that was one of the smartest most athletic basketball players to ever come out of highschool. The Cavaliers knew they were going to take Lebron James as soon as they found out they would have the number one pick states Branson Wright (Wright: Cleveland Cavaliers choose LeBron James with No. 1 pick in 2003: NBA Draft