LeBron James

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LeBron James

• Adventure Into the NBA!!

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Where Did He Come From?

• LeBron James came from Akron Ohio, where he
  played basketball as a young child.
  
• He played for St. Vincent-St. Maryschool in Ohio

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The Beginning

• LeBron James came into the NBA as the one of the
  youngest stars straight out of High School. He
  had a lot to prove to NBA fans because James had
  decided not to enroll in College, instead he
  headed straight for the big leagues.

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The One They All Want To Be

• LeBron James went through high school with even
  his High School games broadcast on ESPN!
  
• That is something that not very many high school
  boys can say about themselves.

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Living up to the Hype-

• James proved NBA commissioner David Stern wrong
  he lived up to all the talk about himself.
  
• James proved that he can play with the big dogs
  even though he is just a rookie.

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Career Highlights

• Named 2003-04 NBA Rookie of the Year becoming the
  first Cavalier and youngest player to ever
  receive the award
  
• One of three rookies in NBA history to average at
  least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists
  in one season

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Career Highlights (cont.)

• Scored a career-high 41 points versus New Jersey
  on March 27 while dishing out a career-high 13
  assists
  
• An early entry candidate for the 2003 NBA Draft.
  Consensus 2003 National High School Player of the
  Year. Named PARADE High School Boys Basketball
  Player of the Year for the second consecutive
  season as a senior, becoming the first repeat
  winner in the 47-year history of the award. Named
  USA Today boys high school basketball Player of
  the Year following junior and senior seasons.
  Named Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior and
  senior.

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What he had to say about himself

• "Got like 50 pictures of MJ on my wall -- that's
  all you need to know about meGot Iverson,
  McGrady, Magic and Kobe on there, too. And
  myself. I'm on my wall."

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Wrapping it up!

• LeBron James is a very successful athlete. He is
  a hard worker and enjoys what he does which is a
  great combination to making a lot of moneyit
  also does not hurt that he is incredibly
  talented!!!