Title:
LeBron / Jeff Benedict.
ISBN:
9781982110895
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Edition:
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Avid Reader Press, 2023.
Physical Description:
x, 557 pages ; 25 cm
Contents:
What just happened? -- Glo and Bron -- If you pass the ball -- We all we got -- The freshman -- The most crooked street in America -- The lad -- A different floor -- Get in the car -- Hustle -- Prime time -- Trading places -- Higher education -- In the room -- Crazy right now -- Pressure -- No hard feelings -- I'm older now -- It's just basketball -- The four LeBrons -- The lone cavalier -- One for the ages -- Kingdom come -- Fashion -- Beats -- Miracles aren't enough -- The summer of LeBron -- "Hester Prynne in a headband" -- A real dark place -- The takeover -- Getting a grip -- Who am I to hold a grudge? -- Power broker -- Deliverance -- Believeland -- U bum -- A man in full -- Epilogue.
Summary:
The reigning king of the game and the first active NBA player to become a billionaire, LeBron James's ascent has been anything but effortless and predetermined. He won his destiny despite overwhelmingly long odds; his mother placed him with a family that gave him stability and put a basketball in his hands. Benedict shows the gradual rise of a star who, surrounded by a tight-knit group of teenage friends and adult mentors, accelerated into a speeding comet during high school. He went from a lost boy in Akron to a hero who uses his fortune to educate underprivileged children and lift up needy families-- and brought home Cleveland's first NBA championship. Benedict delves into LeBron's relationship with fame and power: how he has cultivated it, harnessed it, suffered from it, and leveraged it. -- adapted from jacket
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OCLC Number:
on1374602002
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