"In this fall, this is very tough, in this fall I'm going to take my talents to South Beach and join the Miami Heat... I feel like it's going to give me the best opportunity to win and to win for multiple years, and not only just to win in the regular season or just to win five games in a row or three games in a row, I want to be able to win championships. And I feel like I can compete down there."
-Lebron James during "The Decision"
A fall from grace, the instantaneous change of role from hero to villain, is hardest to understand when you feel like you did nothing wrong; welcome to the world of LeBron James.
I am a hypocrite, that much I'll admit. After years of building him up, I quickly pledged my hatred toward LeBron the second he moved south.
Over James' first seven seasons, he has oscillated between the titles of Saviour and Goat in the public—and my personal—eye.
A larger-than-life figure since the ripe age of 17, LeBron has had to deal with pressure and expectations that no other figure in sports history has had to cope ...
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