|
|
Transcript: LeBron James: Akron, Ohio's 'Shooting Star'
- Article from:
- NPR Talk of the Nation
- Article date:
- September 15, 2009
- Author:
CopyrightProvided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
NEAL CONAN
NPR Talk of the Nation
09-15-2009
LeBron James: Akron, Ohio's 'Shooting Star'
Host: NEAL CONAN
Time 15:00-16:00 PM
Play Audio
NEAL CONAN, host:
This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Washington.
In his new book, basketball star LeBron James describes a game that he and his friends played for the youth championship the summer before they started high school.
To this day, despite all the wonderful things that have since come my way, despite being a member of the U.S. Olympic team in 2004, and the one in 2008, that won the gold medal. And going to the NBA finals in 2007 with the Cleveland Cavaliers and leading them into the play-offs the last two years, I am still haunted by ...