01/13/2025
His mom was 16 years old when she gave birth to him.
When he was born, his father left the house.
She spent her childhood without a stable home, six years of which were spent moving from place to place.
He experienced family loneliness growing up, as his mom was busy working double shifts.
He started playing basketball at the age of 5.
He grew up admiring Michael Jordan.
He led his high school team to an undefeated winning streak.
At 16 years old, he was so good at basketball that he made the cover of Sports Illustrated.
At 18, he made it to the NBA.
At 22, he led the Cleveland Cavaliers to the NBA Finals.
In 2012, he won his first championship.
In 2015, he promised Cleveland that he would win them their first championship.
In 2016, he starred in a historic comeback against the Golden State Warriors and won the first ring in Cleveland Cavaliers history.
In 2020, he became the first player in history to be a champion and Finals MVP with three different franchises.
In 2023, he surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record and became the highest scorer in NBA history.
In 2024, he surpassed 40,000 career points (becoming the only player in history to do so).
That same year, he also became the only father in NBA history to share the court with his son.
LeBron James is proof that if you set your mind to something, you can match or even surpass your idols.
You can hate him or love him, but that doesn’t take away from his example of overcoming adversity.
