“America’s working single mothers: An Appreciation” by LeBron James is a tribute to his hardworking single mother Gloria James. Gloria James has LeBron James at the age of 16 and was single handedly on her own. They lived in poverty because Gloria James was “Lacking any support, and the skills and education necessary to get ahead” (James) making their life extremely hard. Gloria James like every other hardworking and devoted single mother tried her hardest every day to support and provide for her child.
Gloria James lacked the support she needed at her very young age to provide for LeBron James. “I was 3 years old, my grandmother suddenly died of a heart attack and everything changed” (James). Gloria James at the age of 19 was completely on her own. It was a tragic and frightening time, they lost their house and began to move frequently throughout the year yet, this did not cease Gloria James determination to provide for her son.
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There was no time for education because Gloria James needed money, she “worked any and every where trying to make ends meet”. (James) Gloria James made serious sacrifices in order for her son to get ahead and have stability. Gloria James did the impossible, according to LeBron James “she sent me to live with my pee-wee football team coach.” Gloria James made this temporary sacrifice in order for LeBron James to live a better life.
The most important thing a mother can give you is love and Gloria James provided that. According to Lebron James “I had my mother to blanket me and give me security. She was my mother, my father, my everything. She put me first” (James). Gloria James was devoted to her son. As a single mother it’s extremely hard to manage however, Gloria James got the job done and for that she is a
Drafted first overall in the 2003 NBA draft, twelve time NBA all star, four time NBA most valuable player, and three time NBA champion. These are just a few of the many accomplishment that Lebron James has made on the basketball court. While being the face of the NBA and the greatest basketball player of this generation Lebron will tell you himself that those accomplishment are not the ones that he is most proud of. When Lebron is not on the court gliding through the air like a bird or making some of the most spectacular plays that make people watching just jump out of their seats in disbelief he spends a lot of his free time giving back to the community. That is why today we are here on his behalf to honor him with the Sportsmen of Year award,
First and foremost, LeBron James is a hardworking man, who has a very demanding job. Despite these demands and pressure, LeBron James is one of the youngest players to reach many National Basketball Association (NBA) benchmarks, such as scoring 10,000 career points and winning Rookie of the Year award for the 2003-2004 basketball season (Augustyn). Not only is LeBron James a great NBA player, but he has gone to the Summer Olympic Games to be on the United States of America (USA) basketball team. Amazingly, this basketball
LeBron Raymone James was born on December 30, 1984 in Akron, Ohio to a 16-year-old mother, Gloria Marie James, who raised the child on her own. When James was growing up, life was often a struggle for the family, as they moved from apartment to apartment in the seedier neighborhoods of Akron while Gloria struggled to find steady work. Realizing that her son would be better off in a more stable family environment, Gloria allowed him to move in with the family of Frank Walker, a local youth football coach, who introduced James to basketball when he was nine years old. While james was young he played AAU ball . Lebrons freshman year he went to St. vincent- St. mary high school . then lebron averaged 21 points 6 rebounds per game as the season went on james led them to a 27-0 season In 2002, LeBron tried to enter the NBA, but was considered ineligible because he had not yet graduated from High School. In his senior year LeBron’s average stood at 31.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 3.4 steals per game. For his achievements, he was named Ohio’s Mr. Basketball for three years in a row. He was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated which was a hint at the expectations that rested on him. All his matches were having seating problems because of the increased number of spectators coming to watch him play. In 2003, he was selected in the NBA draft to play for the
“Because of you Pops! Thanks all along I could have said, ‘Why me?’ With you not being there but look what I made of myself” (thepostgame.com). Lebron explains of his struggles in an interview and how it has become his motivation. Due to his rough childhood, high school years, NBA career, and his impact off the court LeBron has rightly earned his name “King James”.
When Kevin Durant made his National Basketball Association Most Valuable Person award acceptance speech this May he called his mother “ the real MVP”. going onto say “ we were not supposed to be but you made us believe. You kept us out of the street. You put clothes on our back, food on the table. When you did not eat you made sure we ate. You want to sleep hungry. You sacrificed for us.”.
lebron james come from a not so wealthy family, so it took a lot of sacrifice
During the season, of 2003-2004, history was made when James became the first member of the Cavalier franchise to win the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. James made part of the U.S Olympics, in the summer of 2004. His team, including him, won bronze medals after defeating Lithuania. As he excelled professionally in the NBA, he upped his points to about 27.2 per game. As James got better and more known, he receive special recognition for his great abilities in basketball. In this time, James in already a father to one child. During the finals, for the Cavaliers, against the San Antonio Spurs, the Cavaliers lost their championship. As James was playing in the finals, he became a father to his second child.
rowing up Jimmy butler experienced a lot of pain. His father left his mother and him at an early age. Once he was 13 he was kicked out by his mother and living on the streets with nothing but a dream to play basketball. He tried to play basketball in high school but kept getting denied, in college he played for Marquette and showed everybody he is worth it by being a visual learner and learning from his mistakes. He began to refer to himself as “Baby Mike” according to article (10 things you didn’t know about Jimmy Butler).Being in the National Basketball Association (NBA) you need to try to be the best at all times. You have to a work ethic, the type of mentality to keep going through it all, you have to have the skills to be great, and a good team player. Jimmy Butler’s ability to score in clutch moments, have great defense, and the team to back him up makes him the an All-Star player in the league.
For all of you single mothers who pay someone to watch a child or multiple, you can get up to $3,000 per child each year in tax deductions, which is known as Child Care Credit and/or Child and Dependant Care Expenses. In order for single mothers to take advantage of this tax credit for single mothers they must have worked and earned income as well as when filling out an income tax return mothers must write the tax ID number of their person who is providing childcare for their children. Children who are receiving childcare must be 13 years of age or younger in order for single mothers to qualify for tax credits.
For being the best basketball player on the planet, and undoubtedly the most unselfish superstar. As mentioned before although LeBron is the best player, his best trait is he ability to make others better. He empowers his teammates which in turn makes them perform better, which results in accomplishing their team goals. LeBron James is constantly displaying referent power therefore this trait is then passed on to his teammates, who emulate that same unselfishness. Therefore, this causes the team to respect LeBron as a team player and feel like everyone had a impact on the team’s
Susan H. Horn’s Women, Work, and Fertility, 1900-1986 is a monograph that argument centers on the change between her book’s focus of 1900 through 1986, and how this occurred due to the “modernization” of the twentieth century as well as an increase in women’s desire for productivity outside the domestic sphere. The work splits into three parts, with the first one 1900-1940 and the second 1940-1960, these sub-sections able to be compared to the other historical work previously discussed. The evidence Horn uses draws from a number of disciplines to properly examine the transformation that women underwent in this time frame; however, the author does not include much of the recent work in her study that could have added to her argument, which Horn sometimes expands upon without the proper evidence to support it.
Lastly, Hall of Famer James “Big Game” Worthy paid us a visit, taking time to talk with our youth about his experiences as a student athlete, NBA superstar, and teammate of Lakers superstars like Magic Johnson and our own Byron Scott. Mr. Worthy also addressed the importance of balancing their dedication to athletic aspirations with educational accomplishments.
form of welfare abuse is just staying on it too long, and using it as an income,
jeremy was obsessed with basketball. he ate, slept, and breathed basketball. eventhough he had no skill at playing basketball he still loved to watch, and read about basketball. jeremy tried to get better but he saw no results. He started getting into basketball when his grandfather, ervin johnson, a nba hall of famer started taking jeremy to all his games. his favorite player was lebron james. he loved the way he attacked the basket and tried to emulate his moves but failed. he always idolized him ever since he was drafted in the 2003 draft.
The thing about “Limitless LeBrons” is they give everything they have at all times. They show great hustle and work ethics. For example, Devoted Darrell goes and work out without anyone telling him. He loses most of his summer to train and work out with the team to better than the last year. During the season, he stays late after practice to talk to the coach or work on an area he is weak. Not only does a “Limitless LeBron” show great hustle and work ethic, but the desire to win and be great. Most “Limitless LeBrons” go on to play college basketball. This is built up from all their hard work, but more importantly the desire to win. They strive to be great and not settling for average. Most of them give up their personal goals and focus on the team’s goal. For instance, Generous Gerry gave up his shot attempts for a better shot. Generous Gerry is our best player. He could easily average twenty points a game, but rather force shots to get his points he passes the ball off for a better shot. Giving our team a better chance to win. “Limitless LeBrons” are hard to come by, but everybody has at least one on the team. It is rewarding to have one on the team because of their great hustle and work ethic and desire to be great.