Introduction-DearReader

Dear Reader, People may think of LeBron James as an arrogant and selfish person But I'm here to give my side of the story. The story of Lebron is often mistaken for an easy life because he was very good at basketball. Yes he was very good at playing basketball, but he didn't have a good life growing up. He struggled at home to get money and basketball was really his only drop back. So here's a couple of writings that show who and what LeBron James really is in my opinion.

First off when writing these pieces I knew that audience would have some sort of grudge against LeBron for going to Miami or they could just simply hate the guy, but in some way the audience would hate this player. This person could be a former teammate, a owner of a basketball team. You might be a player on one of the teams he was going to. You might be a Boston Celtics Fan or it's possible that you could be a middle school teacher that is reading this paper? I don't know but, my goal in this project is to change all the minds of those people and show the type of hate that LeBron got just for being a good basketball player. When writing these projects I used the point of view that LeBron James is a good person and that he has to deal with a lot through out his life. Just the other day a reporter asked him "If you lose this series and all the blame goes on to you, how will you react?" He responded as if he had heard this question a thousand times and he responded with a "I don't let it bother my game at all because I know I'm a good player."

LeBron came straight out of the high school and into the NBA with the Cavs. Next he moved to the Heat and you can just imagine all of the jerseys he has had over the years. This is my repented of this project. The jerseys show his how far he has come from and the journey he ha had. The jersey also represents how he has been liked by the fans over the years. For example, in one of the writings the jersey is being burned and that story has something to do with his move from Cleveland. The Jerseys were also and important part of his life because he had to change his number because of the great Michael Jordan. Now he is trying to make his number retired and to be known as the greatest player ever to live.

LeBron began playing basketball at a small age and was able to dunk in High school. He was turning out to be a great player moving on to the NBA. As the years went on the character and even basketball player of LeBron James improved tremendously. Now he is with the Heat and is hated by most people except for the ones that live in Miami. When he is playing this next time you see him, just think back to this project and try to imagine what is going on in his head and what he is going through.

Matt Ranieri