LeBron James didn't grow up with everything just handed to him. His dad wasn't around at all, he left when LeBron was very young. His mom never gave up though. She wanted to give him all he ever wanted. She said as a young kid, LeBron would go to the local park and play pick-up games with random people who had a game going. He had his buddies who he would hang around with, and later on in his life, would play basketball with them through middle school all the way up to his high school career.