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LeBron Book: Teen Fame Made Me a 'Big-Headed Jerk'

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(Newser) – Not every 17-year-old gets on the cover of Sports Illustrated, and LeBron James admits in his upcoming book he had trouble with the instant fame, the Daily News reports. He and his high school teammates became "big-headed jerks," he writes in Shooting Stars. "We are to blame for that, but so are adults who treated us that way and then sat back and smugly watched the self-destruction." Oh, he and his buddies also smoked a little weed, a revelation sure to give the book publicity a little juice.

James says he and his Akron teammates became "rock stars" and loved the attention. "I was arrogant, dubbing myself 'The Chosen One.' In hindsight, I should have kept quiet, but I also was what I was, a teenager where every reporter in the world seemed to be rushing toward me at once." As for the pot, James admits that he and his friends smoked up once after getting access to a local hotel room. The book's out in September.

LeBron James at the 9th Annual BET Awards in June.
LeBron James at the 9th Annual BET Awards in June.   (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
LeBron James during the Eastern Conference finals.
LeBron James during the Eastern Conference finals.   (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)
LeBron James with the Cavaliers.
LeBron James with the Cavaliers.   (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)
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kokuaguy
Jul 23, 09 9:41 PM CDT
I can't wait for his interview w/ my man Jon. And by the way, I had tickets to your show once back in 2006 but the light of my life died suddenly that Dec. and that was that. Reply
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kokuaguy
Jul 23, 09 10:00 PM CDT
Damn trackpad -- anyway, my son is in his third year at MIT with major in CS and minor in mathematics. He's a real geniius and also the sweetest gift ever bestowed on a childless 40 year old couple looking for a reason to keep their 16 year marriage together. So, ichiban & I were talking today about my post earler on the Stewart/Cronkite story and he and I agreed that we basically stop listening to your show (I'm speaking directly to my man now) about 2 minutes into most of the celeb interviews. We seriously tried to figure out what the problem is, because once in a blue moon they are really great, usually with women. There is some kind of male rivalry going on too much of the time, even with guys who should be super secure like Will Ferret (I mean Ferrell -- he has ferret eyes !!!). The other problem is that when the celebs come on to pitch for their movies they are too uptight about doing their job promotion wise and especially last night it was wierd cuz Jon didn't even going through the motions of talking about the film, saying "this film looks cool /wierd /"what's it like working with..." He spent the whole time mock attacking Weeds for destroying the moral fiber of the nation. So I'm assuming Nieland's latest flick is a total bomb. Anyway, ichiban & only suggested that Jon & his writers spend a lot of time listening to the interviews that are done by Peter Sagel every Saturday on Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me. They almost always work. I could not agree more. I alway listen to WWDTM or the podcast, & I don't think Jimmy Fallon is that great but he was totally wonderful last Saturday. Just please Jon promise that until you get this thing worked out you won't have more than one male celeb interview per week. Pretty please? ; ^) Reply
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kokuaguy
Jul 23, 09 10:03 PM CDT
And please God, NO MORE BRIAN WILLIAMS. Reply
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AClotfelter
Jul 23, 09 11:31 PM CDT
Shouldn't you be posting all of this on the Stewart/Cronkite story?? Reply
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kokuaguy
Jul 24, 09 12:10 AM CDT
Right. But I got started and forgot where I was. Hasn't that ever happened to you? Anyway, If I hadn't done that then you woudn't have had any reason to post on this nice empty space. Don't worry, I'll go there and paste the stuff in. GO LeBRON !!! PS - thanks for the reminder and letting me know the source of the thumbs down. ; ^)
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