Why LeBron Gets Criticized

He’s earned it all by himself

LeBron James doesn’t get it at all, but someone needs to tell him he has no one to blame but himself. He’s the one who has put himself on a pedestal with his mouth and actions. He really doesn’t see how he’s got himself in all this trouble with his public. So, I guess it’s up to me to say why. Someone pass it on to him, please.

He can’t believe he’s not universally loved with all he’s done

• He really wants to be liked, He doesn’t like being the bad guy and has said so.
• He does tons of charity work. He loves kids and likes “giving back”
• He never gets in trouble off the court, No drugs, no arrests, no incidents
• He is engaging, good looking, always smiling and genuinely a nice guy
• He’s a phenomenal basketball player, is always prepared, always plays hard, never challenges his coach
• He’s been an All-Star every year, All- Pro, 3 times All Defensive Team player and too many others to list
• He’s given precious summer off-time to play for Team USA winning 2 Bronze Medals and 2 Gold Medals
• He’s been NBA MVP twice, should have gotten it last year and is on track to win it again this year.
• He’s acknowledged as the best player in the game today, one of the best ever.

He seems almost to good to be true. 
He is a freaky great athlete who has always pushed himself to get the most out of his potential. Even as a teenager he seemed mature beyond his years. All this from a young man who came from what could be kindly described as a broken, unstable and troubled family environment. He deserves much praise and respect for how he has handled himself in so many areas!

So why is he endlessly criticized and mistrusted by the public?
It’s because of the pedestal he has placed himself on with his actions and words. Maybe even with all he’s done, he thinks that he’s a little more special than he is? It’s okay if others idolize you, but people have problems with those who idolize themselves.

The other side of the LeBron story

• He ordained himself KING JAMES before he left high school, he still calls himself KING JAMES…recently painted it on his bike, etc.
• As a pro he made a bold move by selecting for himself Michael Jordan’s number 23…He said as a tribute to his hero. 
• His audacious approach, starting with the KING JAMES, left the clear impression he took 23 because he expected to eclipse Jordan.
• Began referring to his teammates as his “supporting cast.” He wasn’t the only star to do this, but he was the youngest.
• Never won a Championship in Cleveland…making sure everyone didn’t blame him, but blamed his “cast”
• Displayed a reluctance to take charge at the end of games…when the “star” is supposed to want the ball and last shot.
• He denied responsibility for shirking this responsibility, by saying he wasn’t a ball hog and just was passing the ball to the “open” player
• He never seemed to understand the reason those players were open was because they other team wasn’t worried about “them” scoring
• Took the “holier than thou” stance that he was just playing the game it was supposed to be played, refusing to step up, again and again.
• Year after year failed to bring home a Championship…In spite of paying the "right way"...but of course, not his fault.
• Kept increasing demands on management to keep him happy, which they did...they didn't want to lose him to free agency
• Allowed storyline to grow that no matter how he tried, he could never win a Championship in Cleveland…too big a “burden” for even him
• Became increasingly insistent with demands with management to get him the players he wanted…many of whom he got
• Even then, when the playoffs came, he came up weak, playing so poor in games (Celtics) that everyone accused him of(gasp) quitting!
• Never took responsibility for playoff failures, never acknowledged efforts of coaches and management to give him what he wanted
• Drug out free agent signing process…leaving his home team to painfully, publicly twist in the wind waiting for him to decide if he would re-sign
• Made a public spectacle of his announcement on TV, with no courtesy call to his team of 7 years, to alert them he was leaving for Miami
• Alienated many by abandoning Cleveland for Miami so he can have easier road to winning Championships by leaning on Dwayne Wade
• Upon arrival, announced he came came so he could win not 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, not 6, but 7 Championships. Again, Michael Jordan only has 6.
• Continued to frustrate by failing late in games with Miami, just as he had done in Cleveland…Played GREAT until end of game…then folds...still playing the "right way" I guess.
• In playoffs continued to expand his incompetence in the 4^th quarter of games, totally disappearing as a factor, no shots, no points, freezing up.
• Never spoke at press conferences without Dwane, frustrating reporters and others who expect him to stand and speak for himself.
• First season in Miami also loses Championship and it’s his fault, disappearing totally at the end…just as in Cleveland
• Continues to act the big shot role seemingly unaware of his lack of Championship validation…special, entitled, above everyone who is not a superstar
• Still makes lame efforts to, on top of everything, be beloved by all, posing as a humble man of the people, as if he didn’t see himself as KING JAMES.
• Repeatedly insults everyone’s intelligence with interviews saying ingratiating things like '…sure, he’d love to come back to play in Cleveland.'
• Stays oblivious to his role in creating unrest and confusion with his statements…such as how should the Miami fans react to his Cleveland comments?
• Belittles critics as making irrational knee jerk criticisms..."If anything goes wrong anywhere in the world...blame LeBron" ...as he continues to deny that his actions have anything to do with it...thinking he's the innocent victim of unjustified attacks.

He’s criticized because others see what he can’t

• He’s an insanely talented, hard working athlete who is monstrously compensated and who believes in his heart he is the greatest athlete of all time. He may be that good, but…
• It’s hard for the rest of us common folk to enjoy him admiring himself in the mirror as he asks us to accept him as a humble man of the people who we should love as a close friend.
• In spite of his regular season heroics, it’s hard for us to treat him with the same respect as those who have actually fought and won Championships. Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5 but 6!!!! …Or even 11, like Bill Russell with the Celtics! Lebron has 0. So calm down Lebron,
• Even if he wins a Championship, we aren’t going to be that impressed with it if he free loads off Dwayne Wade in the 4^th quarter and especially in the final seconds of the game, since that’s when most playoff games are won in the NBA. If you are the GREATEST…BE THE GREATEST!!!

And even if he wins one and makes the game winning shot…super duper. Get back out there, concentrate on your business and win several more. That way it will be easier to tolerate your self worshipping KING JAMES act!

Note: Hopefully this will help the fine young man understand his role in creating the reasons behind the criticism. 

Money Isn't Evil

If it was, who would support all the charities?

Did you know that in the United States alone, there are over 1 million public charities in the United States with over $1 trillion in revenue?! These are non-profits and they’re not running a business to generate profits to support themselves, however, they have many of the same expenses of a business. 

It takes a lot of money to run a charity
Somebody’s got to run these things and someone’s got to do all the work. All of these people require salaries, benefits, and other support. That’s a lot of money right there. Then they need facilities. They’ve got a constant need for office supplies, marketing and other communication expenses, the list goes on and on. Much less the cost of the actual charity and support they give to their particular targeted outreach group, whether it is orphans, the homeless, abused children, unwed mothers, veterans, widows and families of war casualties, victims of natural disasters—the list is endless. And we’re just talking about domestic charities, not even those that give massive amounts of aid around the world when tsunamis strike in Thailand or Japan, or earthquakes hit places like Haiti, or millions starve from drought in Africa. 

Where do you think this support comes from?
The funds don't come from the government. We all know governments around the world are essentially bankrupt. They are cutting funding and expenses every day. If you were running a valuable, charitable program right now, would you be betting your survival on your government?  

It comes from people who have money.
The bulk of support for these charities comes from those who have extra to give. People who are living a hand to mouth existence, barely surviving financially themselves have nearly nothing to give anyone else. It’s only those who, through hard work and/or good fortune, are in a position to lend a helping hand to those in need. Those are the only people who can support causes they believe in! Every charity would love for you to come in and pitch in with some time helping out every week but I promise you they would be much happier if you would send them a big check.

Charities that benefited from Warren Buffet's $31 billion didn’t think money was evil, they thought it was a God send.

Money is not evil
It’s the “love of money” that’s evil. It’s the mindless worship of money, where you essentially make money an idol in your life that is evil. When you do that, you place it in importance above God, family, health, integrity, and you become a miserable wretched failure of an excuse for a human being.

But that’s a long way from someone who is industrious, hard working, and takes advantage of any good fortune to do something or create something profitable with it. Some of these people are wealthy. Most are not, but they do have the generous, caring, giving, humanitarian spirit that causes them to be so concerned about others that they give substantial support to those in need. Money can do phenomenal good if the right people have it and spend it on to those in need. If you can’t get past the myth that money in and of itself is evil, you’ll never have much yourself to support those worthy causes YOU believe in. It's time to get this issue settled in your mind.

Money is not evil—but laziness and selfishness are.