Shooting Stars, LeBron James
Shooting Stars, LeBron James
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Shooting Stars

Author: LeBron James, Buzz Bissinger

Narrator: Moe Irvin

Unabridged: 7 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 09/08/2009


Synopsis

The celebrated memoir from LeBron James - a poignant, thrilling tale of the power of teamwork to transform young lives, including his own

"A book that will incredibly move and inspire you.” —Jay-Z

"A heartwarming story of boys who became men, teammates who became brothers, players who became champions, wonderfully told through the maturing eyes of basketball's greatest star." — John Grisham

Before LeBron James was an NBA superstar, he was just a kid from Akron, Ohio, who loved to play basketball on a team called the Shooting Stars. This is the story of how this motley group of ten-year-olds grew into a team and became men together - surviving the challenges of inner city America and enduring jealousy, hostility, exploitation, and the consequences of their own overconfidence in their quest to win a national championship. Shooting Stars is a poignant, thrilling tale of the power of teamwork to transform young lives.

About The Author

LeBron James plays for the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers. His superstardom is hard to overstate: at seventeen he was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated; at nineteen he became the youngest rookie of the year in NBA history; at twenty-three he was named the third highest paid athlete in the world (including endorsements), after Tiger Woods and David Beckham. In 2006–7 he led the Cavaliers to their first NBA finals ever and finished second place in the vote for the league’s most valuable player. In 2007–8 he became the youngest player in NBA history to score 10,000 points and topped the league in scoring. He was a key member of the U.S. men’s basketball team that won a Gold Medal in the 2008 Olympics. The Cavaliers finished the 2008–9 season with the best record in the NBA. They lost the Eastern Conference finals to the Orlando Magic, in which James scored 40 or more points in three of six games. He was also named the league’s most valuable player by a landslide. He is only the third man (and the first African American man) to appear on the cover of Vogue. He has hosted Saturday Night Live, graced Oprah’s stage, and appeared on the cover of Fortune.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Corey on January 02, 2025

Not bad! I was worried that LeBron would come across as arrogant, but that didn’t really happen. I liked the focus on his teammates throughout this book. Occasionally it came across as defensive, and that felt out of place. It wasn’t a masterpiece, but it was a fun read. If you’re like me and don’t......more

Goodreads review by Ross on November 05, 2015

Shooting stars is a book about Lebron James and his rough childhood and how he overcame adversity to get to the place where he is now. This book was written by Buzz Bissinger and Lebron James himself. This book told about how to fight through adversity even from a young age and how important relatio......more

Goodreads review by Penden on January 15, 2013

I have just started reading this book and i find this book really touching. It is about a young african american basketball player. Who stuggles poverty with his mum but meets some friends along and forms a team . I chose to read this book because the title of the book inspired me. Dream team is a b......more

Goodreads review by Marcus on November 03, 2019

The Beginnings In this narrative in first person, Lebron James talks about the formation of his high school basketball team and the challenges it faces in order to climb the ladder all the way to the top. The bonds that exists between the players, the style of play that the team developed and its gr......more

Goodreads review by Mark on May 08, 2012

Everybody knows who Lebron James is. Everyone knows that he is arguably the most dominant player in the National Basketball Association today. But most people don’t know his story and where he came from. Many people know that he came to the NBA out of high school and went first pick to the Cleveland......more