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And he's still in high school.
Why the big deal about LeBron James?
The odds were against LeBron from the start. Born in poverty to a 16-year-old, drug-addicted single mom, without a father, raised by various family and neighbors . . . he could have become just another scarred product of a rough childhood in the projects.
Instead, he's the darling of the sports world--and he plays the part well.
Sportswriter David Lee Morgan has covered the LeBron phenomenon for the Akron Beacon Journal since the kid's freshman year and has been granted unequaled access to LeBron, his family, and his close friends. He's seen the exceptional play on the basketball court. But he's also seen how surprisingly well LeBron has handled the pressure, the scrutiny, the criticism th
Lebron James
by Morgan, David Lee, JR.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-10-01
Publisher(s): Gray & Co
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Summary
He was featured on the covers of both Sports Illustrated and ESPN The Magazine. He has the scouts of every pro basketball team drooling. He has been touted wildly on national TV by basketball experts from Dick Vitale to Bill Walton. He has a reported $20 million dollar shoe contract pending.
Table of Contents
| Big Night | 9 | (8) | |
| Hickory Street | 17 | (8) | |
| On the Move | 25 | (6) | |
| Organized Sports | 31 | (7) | |
| Spring Hill | 38 | (4) | |
| AAU | 42 | (7) | |
| Coach Dambrot | 49 | (7) | |
| Freshman Year | 56 | (10) | |
| Eddie | 66 | (4) | |
| Sophomore Year | 70 | (6) | |
| Five-Star | 76 | (4) | |
| Football | 80 | (6) | |
| Junior year | 86 | (8) | |
| Trying to Stay normal | 94 | (5) | |
| Senior Year: Big Time | 99 | (11) | |
| A Role Model | 110 | (6) | |
| Controversy | 116 | (7) | |
| The Hummer | 123 | (7) | |
| Jersey Trouble | 130 | (13) | |
| Friends to the End | 143 | (8) | |
| Shoe War | 151 | (11) | |
| Chosen | 162 | (13) | |
| Acknowledgments | 175 |
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