LeBron James’s achievements and great influence on basketball over the past decade have been rewarded when he was honored to become the “Best Athlete of the Decade” by a major press agency. Awarded best in the world by Associated Press (AP).
Sharing during the ceremony, James said: “A decade ago, I just turned 25. Now I’m about to turn 35, in a better place in life and have a better understanding of what I want.” . I’ve had 10 years to learn from adversity, pitfalls, good and bad things, and smart people want to learn from all those experiences.”
LeBron James was honored by AP as the best athlete of the past decade.
To get this title, James had to overcome other fierce opponents such as Tom Brady (Rugby), Usain Bolt (Athletics), Lionel Messi (Soccer) and Michael Phelps (Swimming).
In the past 10 years, Brady has won three prestigious Super Bowls, Bolt and Phelps have won six and nine Olympic gold medals respectively, Messi has won La Liga six times, the Champions League twice and the Ballon d’Or five times. Yellow. However, none of the four names mentioned above made a big impact on the sport they pursued the way James did.
No star in the past decade has had as big an impact as LeBron James on basketball.
James opened the decade by becoming the “Villain of the Year” when he joined the Miami Heat and created a super team at American Airlines Arena. This decision by James changed the entire tournament as it not only opened the era of superteams but also accelerated the frequency of top stars switching teams.
In June 2017, Kevin Durant shared with Bleacher Report’s Howard Beck that it was James who “paved the way” for him to sign with the Golden State Warriors more easily.
Kevin Durant once admitted that he was able to join the Warriors thanks to James’ “pave the way”.
Looking back at James’ past decade, he has won 3 NBA championships, 3 Finals MVPs, became season MVP 3 times and participated in all 10 All-Star events in the past decade. Most importantly, until now, James has shown no signs of stopping.
Not only on the football field, he also made his mark by appearing in a number of television shows and documentaries. In particular, James built the I Promise school for underprivileged children in his hometown of Arkon, Ohio.
James also “scored points” for his charitable activities outside the football field.
And those relentless efforts paid off when James surpassed other contemporary legends to become “The best athlete of the decade”. This is a worthy achievement after the efforts and dedication that James has brought to basketball in particular and sports in general.
