Lebron James was a natural talent in football. He scored 19 touchdowns in six games in his first year of Pee Wee football, when he only was a fourth-grader. However, in spite of his success, he started to miss school on regular basis. His coach, Mr. Walker, noticed it and offered his mother the opportunity to give LeBron a more stable living environment. It ended up with LeBron moving with his coach's family.
It showed to be an excellent solution for LeBron as he learned discipline, family life and immediately this showed off very positively in his school reports. Mr. Walker also had a great impact on LeBron's basketball. The Walker family also helped LeBron return to his mother's home whenever he so desired. Besides that, LeBron had made some new friends and soon they were a terrific team on the basketball court.
Why did Mr. Walker offer LeBron a more stable living environment? His mother, Gloria James, was only 16 years when she gave birth to LeBron on December 30, 1984 in Akron, Ohio. His father had no interest at all in taking care of his newborn baby. The father left the small family without taking any responsibility. Life was hard for the young mother and she raised LeBron totally on her own, as her own mother passed away when LeBron was still an infant.
Gloria James tried to work wherever she was offered a job, but usually the jobs did not last long and her only solution was to move from one job to another. The young mother and her son kept their residence mostly in Akron, south of Cleveland, but had many different apartments. Although they faced hard living, Gloria James succeeded in keeping her little son away from the violence on the streets. At a very early age she gave him a ball and it would occupy him for hours every day. The little boy showed unlimited interest in playing with the ball.
School life was not very easy for LeBron. He was ashamed of his poor living and he was shy and introverted. He did not have many friends and he also had a hard time studying. But when it came to sports, there were not many who could beat him, as he became an outstanding athlete. When he played basketball he was thoughtful of his teammates as he did not keep the basketball just to himself, but distributed it to his teammates. In addition, he was excellent at taking the ball to the hole as he had a natural quickness and strength.
Niklasson is the associated editor to the website Lebron James a website dedicated to NBA basketball player Lebron James.
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