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Every basketball player in NBA strives vigorously to be a champion, the greatest honor in the world. In 2003, a legend was born who influenced the game, even the NBA history. A 6 ft. 8, black, small forward who is muscular, talented and energetic, leads his team to grab a W for every game. This man is Lebron James. 

The time he played in Cavaliers, he was the soul of the team; defending intensely, rebounding actively, controlling the ball rhythmically, swiftly sprinting down the court and making a big slam; he puts the team at the winning edge. His desire to win is the most ambitious in the league. Because of his incredibly strong body and unstoppable movements, he was nicknamed ‘King James’. 

Gradually he was addicted to the fame and success, arrogance and conceit deceived him. Even worse, teammates thought he was authoritative; dribbling to the half court and giving the ball to James, rebounding from the crowd and passing to him. Teammates missed the shots but James stared at them, blamed severely. He even lost his sportsmanship; he only shakes hands with a grin when it is a victory. If not, a man in no.23 could be seen, the first, solely one, spring across the path to dressing room. Lots of people including me assailed and sneered at him through Twitter and Facebook. Click on www.ihatelebronjames.com, you would be surprised how gross and lousy his name was. In these seven years, his reputation, skill, fans and haters have accelerated rapidly.

Things have drastically turned around since 2010, when he moved to a new team – Miami Heat. 

Lebron still gave his best to the team but he changed a lot. Every time, before the match, he listens to soft music to cool down, have a clear mind and refresh his condition rather than absorbing that hip hop music hiking his mood up. On the court, keeping calm to finish every play and strategy, performing for the best interest of the team and leading the teammates when it is needed are the missions he needs to accomplish during the game. 

A typical scene is while he was trying to get an easy, clear path dunk, the defending player forcibly pushed him from the rear; Lebron collapsed, like a giant shot by the arrow and smashed to the ground. Spectators booed and jeered; the stadium was very noisy and went crazy, standing up, pointing and shouting at the troublemaker. I thought he would bounce and fight back. The fact is he bounced and walked around to breath deeply, simmered down to keep his composure, received the applause and acclaim and later give his fist to show friendliness. That’s a sportsman. That’s new Lebron.

On June 21st 2012, he held the trophy cup in his hands mightily, telling the world his endeavors of changes and training was not wasted, and that he is the icon, the statue of NBA. 

Lebron keeps breaking the records of the youngest player with his hard-reaching-ever achievements. He will be dominant in the following years. Off the court, charities thank him because of his generous donation, giving his helping hands to the needed. Lebron James is the player I appreciate most and pay tribute to. 


Steven
2/24/2013 08:40:03 pm

This is a lovely descriptive essay which smoothly describe the personality changes of James when he moved from Cavaliers to Miami. It is also good to use image 'like a giant shot by the arrow and smashed to the ground.' It sounds more attractive.
It is better to tell more about his background and how he performs on the court in detail.

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stephen
2/25/2013 08:04:28 am

The descriptive essay describes Lebron James's actions on court from Cavaliers to Miami. It is very good to include the changes when he moved to Miami. The transition is very smooth.
You can add more details about his performance on the court when he is winning the trophy cup, and how he feel after winning.

Marks:4/5

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