Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-529) and index.

What just happened? -- Glo and Bron -- If you pass the ball -- We all we got -- The freshman -- The most crooked street in America -- The lad -- A different floor -- Get in the car -- Hustle -- Prime time -- Trading places -- Higher education -- In the room -- Crazy right now -- Pressure -- No hard feelings -- I'm older now -- It's just basketball -- The four LeBrons -- The lone cavalier -- One for the ages -- Kingdom come -- Fashion -- Beats -- Miracles aren't enough -- The summer of LeBron -- "Hester Prynne in a headband" -- A real dark place -- The takeover -- Getting a grip -- Who am I to hold a grudge? -- Power broker -- Deliverance -- Believeland -- U bum -- A man in full -- Epilogue.

Presents a definitive biography of one of the greatest athletes of all time that chronicles not only LeBron James' meteoric rise to fame but also his solid family, political activism, and business empire.

The reigning king of the game and the first active NBA player to become a billionaire, LeBron James's ascent has been anything but effortless and predetermined. He won his destiny despite overwhelmingly long odds; his mother placed him with a family that gave him stability and put a basketball in his hands. Benedict shows the gradual rise of a star who, surrounded by a tight-knit group of teenage friends and adult mentors, accelerated into a speeding comet during high school. He went from a lost boy in Akron to a hero who uses his fortune to educate underprivileged children and lift up needy families-- and brought home Cleveland's first NBA championship. Benedict delves into LeBron's relationship with fame and power: how he has cultivated it, harnessed it, suffered from it, and leveraged it. -- adapted from jacket.