Paris Olympics: Lebron James eyes third gold medal
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00:00He goes by the name of the King or the Chosen One.
00:03The legendary LeBron James has overcome all of his competition and dominated the NBA.
00:09A living legend of basketball. He's always there.
00:12He's a monster physically and when it comes to player IQ.
00:17He's someone that teaches you how to respect the game, don't cheat it,
00:20and if you don't cheat it, you'll go far, you'll get success.
00:23LeBron is 39 years old, 206 centimetres and 113 kilos.
00:28He's won two gold medals and four national championships at the NBA.
00:32But his most impressive trait is his longevity.
00:35When he debuted, Victor Wembenyama was not even born.
00:3821 seasons later, he scored his 40,000th point.
00:41Started from the bottom to reach the American Dream.
00:44Discover you have a gift. You should give it all that you got every day
00:47and try to practice on trying to be the best in the world.
00:49Now a billionaire, LeBron has invested in different sectors,
00:52including restaurants, hotels, soccer, hockey and baseball.
00:56But he's also a philanthropist,
00:58having opened a school for underprivileged kids in his hometown, Ohio.
01:04He does a lot of philanthropy within DC. He does a lot for his community.
01:10He also is a great activist. So he means a lot to USA in general.
01:16A supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement and an active Democrat,
01:20he encourages the African American community to vote.
01:24Because it will make a difference.
01:26We want to see change and this is our opportunity to do so.
01:29So let's get it done, man. More than a vote. Here we go.
01:32In autumn, LeBron will play with his son, Bronny, in the same club.
01:36But before that, the king aims to retain his throne in France
01:41with a third gold medal in the Olympics.