“LeBron, you know, he kind of watched Michael, Kobe, and Kareem and broke everyone’s records, so that’s the beautiful thing about the evolution of the game,” said Mullin. “They do take from the past, and what I love about LeBron James is not only his incredible, you know, excellence and, you know, the spectacular performance. He’s a historian of the game. He has respect for the history of the game; he always shows respect um, and what he’s able to do this deep into his career just attributed to how well he takes care of himself both on and off the floor. This guy’s been an example of excellence both on and off the floor.”
LBJ is a historian of the game
Bron knew the assignment
“I look at Tracy, Kobe, Iverson, they’re like in their ninth and 10th year, I’m trying to be on that same level (10 years from now). But even if I get there, that will be higher than my expectations of myself,” James said in an interview with SLAM in 2004.
