Epic Athletes: LeBron James
About this audiobook
Epic Athletes: LeBron James is an inspiring biography for young listeners of the best basketball player of the modern era from celebrated sports journalist Dan Wetzel!Whether you call him King James or simply LeBron, one thing is certain: LeBron James is the face of the NBA. At just eighteen, and facing sky-high expectations, LeBron headed straight from high school to the pros. Cool under pressure, he went on to shatter the record books and become the most popular athlete in America.
Yet nothing was ever handed to LeBron. As a kid, he had to move homes constantly, even separating from his mother for a time. But through all the adversity, he took his natural talent and combined it with hard work to set himself on a path to greatness. Filled with sports action, this exciting biography tells the story of a living NBA legend.
About the author
New York Times bestselling author Dan Wetzel has been a Yahoo! Sports national columnist since 2003. He’s covered events and stories around the globe, including college football, the NFL, the MLB, the NHL, the NBA, the UFC, the World Cup, and the Olympics. For years he’s been called America’s best sports columnist, appeared repeatedly in the prestigious Best American Sports Writing, been honored more than a dozen times by the Associated Press Sports Editors, and was inducted into the U.S. Basketball Writers Hall of Fame. Follow him on Twitter @DanWetzel.
Damany Jackson was born in Detroit and graduated from Wayne State University with a BFA in theater. After spending a few years in New York, he moved to Los Angeles, where he's spent over fifteen years doing voiceover, narrating audiobooks, and performing on both television and stage.
