Being one of the GOATs of a top-tier sport and billionaire doesn’t stop LeBron James from being a believer, in fact, he gives God credit for everything.
For centuries, faith has helped people maintain balance in their otherwise troubled lives. Whether rich or poor, everyone enters a phase at some point in their life when they need a higher power to help them. Even the Kings.
The King of the NBA surely got his help whenever he or anyone he cared about was humbled in his life. We’re talking about Lakers superstar LeBron James and his belief in God.
Born in Akron, Ohio to a Catholic family, James’ father was a criminal and uninvolved in his life from the start.
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His mother, Gloria James, who conceived him at age 16, struggled for most of her life as she had the responsibility of raising him and his two younger siblings due to the death of her mother when she was just 19 years old.
James grew up in the home of his football coach Frank Walker from the fourth grade because his mother wanted him away from his problems. That’s where his faith in God grew stronger.
LeBron James was born and raised Catholic, and remains a firm believer
Growing up with Walker’s 3 children, James had to go to Portage Path Elementary School, one of the oldest schools in Akron, which may not have been the best place for a child, but that’s where his holistic learning began.
By the time James was at St. Vincent–St. Mary High School, a Catholic school in Ohio, was a nationally famous basketball prodigy, labeled “The chosen one”, was a firm believer in God.
That might have kept him grounded despite having the entire country’s attention behind him even before he made it to the NBA.
After achieving it in 2003, it took him 9 years to win his first championship, but his faith kept him going. Thus he won his fourth in his 17th year.
The Big Man upstairs knows when it’s my time. Right now is not the time.
— LeBron James (@KingJames) June 13, 2011
When he sent that tweet after losing the 2011 Finals in an upset against the Dallas Mavericks, it sparked controversy online. Against him for him to bring to God for his failure.
But as his career progressed. He ultimately proved himself to be one of the best to do it, earning 4 chips in 8 years and being a consistent presence in the NBA Finals for 9/10 postseasons of the 2010s, that statement turned out to be correct.
He credits God even for the small things succeed from time to time. In fact, he attributes all of his success to the one above, as well as the people around him.
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