Lebron James: The Most Influential People Change The World

My topic is about the full impact LeBron James has had on the NBA and society. He is known as a modern-athlete activist, he has never been shy to express his thoughts on social issues outside and inside of the NBA. LeBron James has played such a major role in the Black Lives Matter movement. For example, in the opening of the 2016 ESPYs, LeBron mentioned all the recent police shootings that have been occurring, and expresses his feelings on how he wants change. My topic will also talk about the impact he’s had on the economy, not only the impact inside of the NBA but thing’s he’s done outside of the league. Overall, I’ll explain the overall impact that he’s had on the world, and how much of an influence he has been in the African American community.

People become who they are based on the people around them. Whether it is family, friends, teacher, or somebody from sports these people have an effect on other’s lives and help shape these people into the person they are today. The most influential person in somebody’s life should be a positive influence and therefore teach them a valuable lesson. I have had many influences on me, but my biggest influence came from my hockey coach, Glenn Rinyu.

“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life… that’s why i succeed”- Michael Jordan. Everyone has a struggle in life and fails or embarrassments. I’ve failed many times from missing a baseball or missing a deer or turkey but I never gave up so I kept trying and I succeeded.

The short story, The Right to Fail by William Zinsser, explains how it is acceptable to fail and learn from one's mistakes and to not go down the path society has made socially acceptable. Zinner has a positive outlook on the concept of failing, he explains, “Success can be dangerous- you feel you know it all. I’ve learned a  great deal from my failures.” As life goes on, everyone may not succeed the same way or even succeed at everything they attempt to do, but it is important to learn from mistakes and continue moving forward and to find the path that works for you. Trying new things and failing or succeeding can open new doors to something better.

In addition, the willingness to learn through failure can help to reach the desired destiny. Nearly everybody fears failing, because it has been associated with all sorts of negativity. Although an optimistic look on the other side of tripping or falling down in life can make someone to be successful in

Growing up in Oklahoma, with no NBA team in the state I found myself becoming fascinated with the Cleveland Cavaliers star player, LeBron James. His impeccable skills improving every game to his fancy pair of shoes initialed LBJ also different every game always seemed to amaze me more. I was in the library one evening and started to think about my favorite basketball player LeBron James and thought that I should read about him. I found the book The Rise of a Star: LeBron James and it was very fascinating learning about LeBron, because he grew up and was always in the spotlight as a young kid. I learned an important lesson, reading Rise of a Star: LeBron James and watching More Than A Game. It went along to teach me don’t give up, because of the obstacles faced as a child, turn it into motivation to place yourself where wanting to envisioned years from now. I feel LeBron James will help young individuals realize that if they focus on big goals that there won’t be any way that their past can affect what their future holds if they work hard. LeBron showed me that there are obstacles that will stand in my way but they can be conquered.

Which star athlete won MVP three times, and the first person drafted in 2003? It was LeBron James, also known as king James! LeBron James was born on December 30th, 1984 and was born in Akron, Ohio. James grew up living in many houses and different places. In highschool Lebron loved football and had a passion for basketball. He was inspired by his idol Michael Jordan to play basketball. He worked hard to get to where he is today, but never forgot where he came from and what it took to get where he is today.

Failure is something that all people encounter in their lives. In some situations failure can break a person or make a person, meaning a person can fail at something and just simply give up. Others will fail and that failure can give them the inspiration to try harder to one day achieve their goal. I'm the type of person to fail and work harder until I am content. As my championship baseball coach would say "What’s our motto? Never give up!"

The greats in the game of basketball are a hard thing to argue. The best today is easy to tell; they are the players that stand out game by game. They have distinguishable traits that make them the greats of today. Some of those traits can be found in their per 36 Minutes stats. Some players don’t play as much as other players, that is why they have made the per 36 minutes stats. Some players play 42 out of 48 minutes; however, some only play 30 out of 48. The per 36 minutes stats have been made to even out the playing field to see how well a player would play if they played only 36 minutes. Also, some traits that make players stand out is their performance. Some players today at the guard position do things that some centers can’t even do. That

Many of us are afraid of failing, at least some of the time. But fear of failure is when we allow that fear to stop us from doing the things that can move us forward to achieve our goals. It is important to also understand that failure can mean different things to different people - much like success, there is no clear benchmark.

In the NBA, there are a lot of good and great players, but the best players are the ones that aren't all about winning the game, but about trying, dreaming, living live as best as they can.”The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose focus of your individual goals and you can't let yourself be beat by a lack of efforts”. this is true because if Michael Jordan did the same, and citizens can accomplish anything but with a lack of efforts people can't do as much because it's always going to hold people back from the things that everyone wants.”Dream as you live forever, live as if you die today”.clearly LeBron James wants regular citizens to live live as best as the individuals can because if people live as if the individuals die today than people have a full and a great life.”If you have a dream, chase it no matter what it takes”. James harden is definitely a great player but he had a dream to be an all star and he obviously chased it because

At the buzzer, he made a 25 foot shoot and had the victory. Following the camp, there became many rumors spreading around that LeBron was ready to join the NBA draft posted in the New York Times, after his junior season at St. Vincent St. Mary high school. James then spoke that he was not going to go into the NBA draft. Before his junior year, he was started on SLAM MAGAZINE and perhaps was the best high school basketball player in America at the moment. Michael Jordan then asked him to join him in a unique workout, following a scrimmage with NBA basketball players Antoine Walker, Michael Finley, Juan Howard, and Wenny Hardaway. Shortly after, James went home to start football for his junior year. James’ mother, Gloria was against him continuing

LeBron James was born on December 30, 1984 in Akron, Ohio. He is a famous Basketball Player. He plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. With his unique combination of size, athleticism and court vision, he became one of the premier players in the NBA. As of June 2017 LeBron James’ net worth is $86 million dollars. LeBron James signed several endorsement deals, including a deal with Nike for $90 million that could net him over $1 billion over his lifetime. Other endorsements include Intel, Verizon, Coca-Cola, Beats by Dre and Kia Motors.

Michael Jordan once said, “I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” Through the years in my life, I have made myself refer back to this saying several times whenever I fail at something. One time, however, is more significant than all of the others.

Whether positive or negative, influential people change our lives, society, and maybe even habits, with just their words. To build up self esteem, Christina Grimmie said, “Confidence is not ‘they will like me’ Confidence is instead ‘I’ll be fine if they don’t.” Clearly, Christina Grimmie wants people that were around her, to know that it’s okay if not everyone likes someone, because the people who do, will always be there for support. From personal experience, Gabby Douglas stated, “Hard days are the best because that’s when champions are made.” Obviously, Gabby wants people to understand that when they have tough times, life will always get better, since she doesn’t have good days everyday. “You don’t have to be afraid because we’re all the