NBA, the National Basketball Association, has become a worldwide craze nowadays. Those star players in NBA have a big impact on today’s youth. Among those star players, LeBron James, who plays for Cleveland Cavaliers, is praised as one of the greatest players in the world. Nevertheless, LeBron James’ personality has been questioned. Some of LeBron James behaviors have shown that he is a narcissistic person and have actually created a bad image among some reporters and people in Cleveland. His narcissistic personality can be seen from certain remarks he utters, the negative attitude he has when he faces the failures or criticisms and last but not least, his self-centeredness, disrespectful attitude to the sports reporters and the locals in his
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In May 2015. LeBron is asked for an interview and he says: “It’s going to be the toughest task for me to try to get this team back to the Finals. I’ve had to step up my leadership. I had to be very patient.” This paragraph shows that LeBron James credits himself with the winning, he believes that his effort and leadership make them win. Accordingly, it connects to the concept of self-enhancement. It is a common personality the narcissists have and set them apart from others. It shows that he is not putting the team before the individual but putting himself beyond the team. In addition, the tone he uses is like a father talking about how to educate his kids. This proves that he thinks himself superior to other teammates. Moreover, asking others to call him “Basketball Man” exposes that LeBron is prepossessed with the notion of his own superiority. which is one of the four dimensions of Narcissism. LeBron still has lots of other narcissistic quotes. He used to say: “I am like a superhero, call me Basketball Man”. This is a form of self-admiration. LeBron compares himself with the superhero, it does not only make him sound like a toddler but also express how much he admires himself. It can be generally said that the things one says can more or less show one’s personality. Therefore, the terms LeBron says exposes his narcissistic
In May 2015. LeBron is asked for an interview and he says: “It’s going to be the toughest task for me to try to get this team back to the Finals. I’ve had to step up my leadership. I had to be very patient.” This paragraph shows that LeBron James credits himself with the winning, he believes that his effort and leadership make them win. Accordingly, it connects to the concept of self-enhancement. It is a common personality the narcissists have and set them apart from others. It shows that he is not putting the team before the individual but putting himself beyond the team. In addition, the tone he uses is like a father talking about how to educate his kids. This proves that he thinks himself superior to other teammates. Moreover, asking others to call him “Basketball Man” exposes that LeBron is prepossessed with the notion of his own superiority. which is one of the four dimensions of Narcissism. LeBron still has lots of other narcissistic quotes. He used to say: “I am like a superhero, call me Basketball Man”. This is a form of self-admiration. LeBron compares himself with the superhero, it does not only make him sound like a toddler but also express how much he admires himself. It can be generally said that the things one says can more or less show one’s personality. Therefore, the terms LeBron says exposes his narcissistic