Lebron James: In His Own Words: Young Reader Edition - (In Their Own Words: Young Reader Edition) by Elizabeth Pappas & Emily Feng (Hardcover)

About the Book

Get inside the head of LeBron James: basketball superstar, cultural icon, and community activist. This collection of quotes has been curated from his many public statements--interviews, social media posts, press conferences, and more"--Back cover.

Book Synopsis

Get inside the head of LeBron James: basketball star, activist, philanthropist, and one of the most influential athletes in the world.

This collection of quotes has been curated from LeBron James's numerous public statements--interviews, social media posts, television appearances, and more. It's a comprehensive picture of his legacy as one of the world's most recognizable and influential athletes, specifically geared toward middle and high school readers. The quotes in the collection touch on sports, community, life lessons, opportunity, equality, justice, and more. This edition includes educational materials and resources for lesson plans designed to provoke discussion and thought for readers in grades 7-12 about LeBron James's ideas.

LeBron James's meteoric rise to basketball fame started when he was just a teenager, being billed by Sports Illustrated as "The Chosen One" while he was still playing for his high school team in Akron, Ohio. He became the top overall selection for the 2003 NBA draft and signed an unprecedented $90 million endorsement deal with Nike before he ever played a professional game. James spent the first seven years of his career playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers, with whom he would establish himself as a premier player in the league before going on to play for the Miami Heat and the L.A. Lakers. His unmatched athleticism and drive have led to multiple NBA championships, MVP awards, Olympic gold medals, and more points scored than anyone else in the history of professional basketball. Off the court, he has spoken up for racial equality, founded a school for at-risk children in his hometown, launched multiple media companies, and even tried his hand at acting.

Since emerging on the global stage, James has become a source of inspiration for people all over the world. Now, LeBron James: In His Own Words Young Reader Edition offers a unique look into the mind of one of the world's most influential athletes by collecting over 100 of his most insightful quotes to create a comprehensive picture of LeBron James and his legacy for young readers everywhere.

Special educational materials for classrooms are available from Agate Publishing.

Review Quotes

PRAISE FOR AGATE B2'S NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES, IN THEIR OWN WORDS:

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"[Impatient Optimist] is like eating salted peanuts: Once you start reading, it's hard to stop."--Anne Fisher, CNN Money

"A new book revealing many of Steve Jobs' most illuminating quotes..."--Lance Whitney, CNET

"A 160-page collection of quotes from the most iconic product pitchman since P.T. Barnum."--Ben Popper, The New York Observer BetaBeat blog

"A much better Jobs product is coming soon. It'll entertain you for hours, and no--it is not a Jobs-branded iPad or anything similarly high-tech. It is, friends, an old-fashioned book!"--Hillary Reinsberg, Mogulite

"Inspirational reading pleasure."--Courtney Boyd Myers, The Next Web

"The kind of book that you read, think about, and then pass on to a friend or colleague...I learned a lot about Jobs' thinking process."--Allen Stern, CenterNetworks

"[Boy Billionaire] reveals the intimate thoughts and beliefs of the man who has arguably created one of the world's largest companies...and who is also one of the world's greatest social connectors."--Strategy Driven

"A short work to be dipped into for nuggets of business (or law firm) wisdom..."--Michael Roach, Law Technology News

About the Author

Elizabeth Pappas and Emily Feng are editors living in Zionsville, IN and Sammamish, WA, respectively.