LeBron James: 'Everybody wanted to see me fail' / News - Basketnews.com

Legendary player of the Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James, talked about the advice he would give to his 18-year-old self and his belief that people wanted to see him fail when he made it to the NBA.

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LeBron James has had and continues to have an incredible NBA career, currently playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. Just recently, he became the only player in the league to break the 40,000 points mark.

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Currently aged 38, James was asked to share what advice he would give to his 18-year-old self, and he had some interesting remarks to share, per Michael Corvo.

"I wouldn't tell him anything, honestly, because 18-year-old LeBron had a great head on his shoulders," the player started. "He was put in a position where I wouldn't wish 18-year-olds to be put into, but he had his head..."

He was raised the right way by his mother. He was raised the right way by his Little League coaches. He was held accountable by his friends. He met a young lady in high school that held him down on his way up," James stated, naming the factors and people that helped him along the way.

"And then he just told himself, 'If you want to make a name for yourself, your last name, your family and your friends, [and] your city, the only way that is going to happen [is] if you just stay focused and put in the work," he continued.

However, not everything was as James wished, as he believed that a lot of people wanted him to fail in his career.

"Besides my family and my friends and my city, some people, to be quite honest with you, everybody wanted to see me fail when I got to the league," he said.

Regardless, James is one of the most decorated and famous NBA players in history, regularly making it to conversations on the "greatest of all time" and still going strong at such an advanced age.

Currently, the living legend is averaging 25.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 7.8 assists per game with the Los Angeles Lakers.

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