Newsgroup: it.sport.calcio.milan
Titolo: [OT] LeBron "torna a casa"

Colpo di scena!
Ai Cavaliers.
 
M � sempre stato abbastanza indigesto ma con questa mossa mi guadagna un 
+1000 punti di stima.
 
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http://www.si.com/nba/2014/07/11/lebron-james-cleveland-cavaliers
 
 
Before anyone ever cared where I would play basketball, I was a kid from 
Northeast Ohio. It's where I walked. It's where I ran. It's where I cried. 
It's where I bled. It holds a special place in my heart. People there have 
seen me grow up. I sometimes feel like I'm their son. Their passion can be 
overwhelming. But it drives me. I want to give them hope when I can. I want 
to inspire them when I can. My relationship with Northeast Ohio is bigger 
than basketball. I didn't realize that four years ago. I do now.
 
Remember when I was sitting up there at the Boys & Girls Club in 2010? I was 
thinking, This is really tough. I could feel it. I was leaving something I 
had spent a long time creating. If I had to do it all over again, I'd 
obviously do things differently, but I'd still have left. Miami, for me, has 
been almost like college for other kids. These past four years helped raise 
me into who I am. I became a better player and a better man. I learned from 
a franchise that had been where I wanted to go. I will always think of Miami 
as my second home. Without the experiences I had there, I wouldn't be able 
to do what I'm doing today.
 
I went to Miami because of D-Wade and CB. We made sacrifices to keep UD. I 
loved becoming a big bro to Rio. I believed we could do something magical if 
we came together. And that's exactly what we did! The hardest thing to leave 
is what I built with those guys. I've talked to some of them and will talk 
to others. Nothing will ever change what we accomplished. We are brothers 
for life.  I also want to thank Micky Arison and Pat Riley for giving me an 
amazing four years.
 
I'm doing this essay because I want an opportunity to explain myself 
uninterrupted. I don't want anyone thinking: He and Erik Spoelstra didn't 
get along. . He and Riles didn't get along. . The Heat couldn't put the 
right team together. That's absolutely not true.
 
I'm not having a press conference or a party. After this, it's time to get 
to work.
 
When I left Cleveland, I was on a mission. I was seeking championships, and 
we won two. But Miami already knew that feeling. Our city hasn't had that 
feeling in a long, long, long time. My goal is still to win as many titles 
as possible, no question. But what's most important for me is bringing one 
trophy back to Northeast Ohio.
 
I always believed that I'd return to Cleveland and finish my career there. I 
just didn't know when. After the season, free agency wasn't even a thought. 
But I have two boys and my wife, Savannah, is pregnant with a girl. I 
started thinking about what it would be like to raise my family in my 
hometown. I looked at other teams, but I wasn't going to leave Miami for 
anywhere except Cleveland. The more time passed, the more it felt right. 
This is what makes me happy.
 
To make the move I needed the support of my wife and my mom, who can be very 
tough. The letter from Dan Gilbert, the booing of the Cleveland fans, the 
jerseys being burned -- seeing all that was hard for them. My emotions were 
more mixed. It was easy to say, "OK, I don't want to deal with these people 
ever again." But then you think about the other side. What if I were a kid 
who looked up to an athlete, and that athlete made me want to do better in 
my own life, and then he left? How would I react? I've met with Dan, 
face-to-face, man-to-man. We've talked it out. Everybody makes mistakes. I've 
made mistakes as well. Who am I to hold a grudge?
 
I'm not promising a championship. I know how hard that is to deliver. We're 
not ready right now. No way. Of course, I want to win next year, but I'm 
realistic. It will be a long process, much longer than it was in 2010. My 
patience will get tested. I know that. I'm going into a situation with a 
young team and a new coach. I will be the old head. But I get a thrill out 
of bringing a group together and helping them reach a place they didn't know 
they could go. I see myself as a mentor now and I'm excited to lead some of 
these talented young guys. I think I can help Kyrie Irving become one of the 
best point guards in our league. I think I can help elevate Tristan Thompson 
and Dion Waiters. And I can't wait to reunite with Anderson Varejao, one of 
my favorite teammates.
 
But this is not about the roster or the organization. I feel my calling here 
goes above basketball. I have a responsibility to lead, in more ways than 
one, and I take that very seriously. My presence can make a difference in 
Miami, but I think it can mean more where I'm from. I want kids in Northeast 
Ohio, like the hundreds of Akron third-graders I sponsor through my 
foundation, to realize that there's no better place to grow up. Maybe some 
of them will come home after college and start a family or open a business. 
That would make me smile. Our community, which has struggled so much, needs 
all the talent it can get.
 
In Northeast Ohio, nothing is given. Everything is earned. You work for what 
you have.
 
I'm ready to accept the challenge. I'm coming home.
 
 
 
 

 
grazie per il post, l'ho letto con piacere...
è sempre bello leggere certe storie di cuore...
in bocca al lupo!