Pacquiao. In basketball one on one comparisons are made all the time. Magic Johnson vs Larry bird‚ Kareem Abdul jabber vs bill Russell and there all-time greatest comparison Michael Jordan vs LeBron James. Jordan Consider the greatest basketball player of all time and one of the greatest athletes as well. LeBron on the other hand highly respected and is universally consider the best all athlete in the NBA and maybe the greatest athlete of all time. These two sports giant have always found themselves
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Kobe Speech Hall of Fame consists of legends of the past that will never be forgotten. As the president of the NBA‚ I would like congratulate Kobe Bryant as he’s been selected into the NBA Hall of Fame. The Black Mamba is one of the deadliest‚ fastest‚ and most feared snake in the World today. That was the description of 6’7ft 210lb Kobe Bryant on the court since he joined the league right out of high school. His nickname tells it all and no man in today’s culture has been more polarizing:
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LeBron James Miyah Washington “ I don’t know how tall I am or how much I weigh because I don’t want anybody to know my identity. I’m like a superhero. Call me basketball man.” Today Lebron James is a basketball superhero‚ but there was a day when James was just a kid from Akron‚ Ohio. On December 30th‚ 1984‚ Lebron James was born to a sixteen year old high school student‚ Gloria James. Akron‚ Ohio Is where James was born‚ but his childhood was unsteady as his mom and he tried to escape from poverty
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Lebron Raymone James is a professional basketball player who plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Lebron grew up in Akron‚ Ohio. He started playing basketball at nine years old. He also played football during high school‚ but stopped his junior year after a wrist injury. He usually plays small forward or power forward. James has won two NBA Championships he has won four Most Valuable Player Awards. He also being selected for 11 NBA All Stars Teams. James attended high school at St Vincent-St Mary
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know where it went until the next play. They all have something that makes their team better and makes them stand out. Lebron James is known as the king of the NBA‚ he is 6’8‚ about 250 LBs and makes playing in the league look easy. Lebron’s ability to score‚ play defense‚ get rebounds‚ and be a team player has lead him to be the king and the league’s MVP four times. Lebron is the most dominant player on the
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Drew Lang ENGL 1006 Coach V November 1‚ 2013 1‚366 Words LeBron James LeBron James is arguably the greatest player to ever touch a basketball‚ and everything you want and need to know about him is in the book “LeBron James: A Biography”. Lew H. Freedman‚ the author‚ talks about his whole life‚ from his childhood to the day he became a pro in the NBA. He also talks about some of the struggles LeBron had during his road to stardom‚ and all of the historic achievements he earned. This biography
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Kobe Bryant‚ one of the greatest basketball players ever‚ once said‚ “These young guys are playing checkers. I’m out there playing chess.” Like many of Kobe’s adversaries‚ I too felt like I was playing checkers. In school‚ much like in basketball‚ there are people who have mastered the game. These are the students that do not panic when given a writing assignment or research paper. However‚ I am not one of these students. When given the assignment to write a research paper‚ my body fills with fear
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Specific purpose: To persuade my audience about how LeBron James is the best basketball player in the world. Central Idea: LeBron James is the best basketball player by his scoring ability‚ his athleticism‚ and his world-class defense. Introduction Imagine you are in the stands of a Miami Heat game watching the greatest player of the game Lebron James play. One minute you see in chasing down a defender to block him. Then next you see him running a fast break down the court flying through
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LeBron James lived in poverty throughout his whole childhood‚ his childhood was his fuel for an illustrious career. Lebron James did not have a privileged childhood. He was below the poverty line‚ he was living in the center of street violence‚ “his only escape was basketball” (JockBio)‚ this is the start of greatness. LeBron James is now considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time because he has been to seven straight NBA (National Basketball Association) Finals‚ came back from
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athlete to have. LeBron James is a basketball player that was dealing with all of this in high school‚ at the age of 18 (LeBron James‚ 2005). His sophomore and junior year of high school he was being compared to the greatest basketball players of all time (LeBron James‚ 2005). To be all over the news with every sports commentator talking about LeBron‚ he had to have a lot of self control and stay focused on his basketball game‚ by blocking all the distractions out (The Person‚ 2005). LeBron James is the
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