II. Early Life and Career Beginnings: LeBron James

Lebron James’s childhood was difficult to say the least. He was born to an ex-con for a father and to his mom, Gloria, when she was only 16 years old. Early in his life, he moved 6+ times, missing over a 100 days of school which showed that his parent(s) never paid attention to his education, shedding a spotlight on how he was led to sports. His first sport played was Football, which Lebron saw as his favorite sport when he was young. Finally warming up to his life, he was forced to move again. He led his hometown Akron basketball team to three state titles and was named “Mr. Basketball” in Ohio for three straight years. He decided not to go to college and went straight to the NBA where he was the number 1 pick in the 2003 NBA draft. Drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers, his path to success got off to a rocky but strong start.