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March 29th, 2009 at 9:05 pm

LeBron James 60 Minutes Video, Photos 3-29-09

Here is the LeBron James 60 Minutes video. CBS News correspondent Steve Kroft interviewed the NBA superstar on March 29, 2009. See the full video and photos here, including the ‘LeBron incredible shot video’ that has gone viral, of the must-see basketball shot he made from across the basketball court.

LeBron James is 24 years old and 6′9″ tall and 260 pounds, and has had tremendous success playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers, as a small forward, but beyond that, he is establishing himself as a savvy businessman and entrepreneur and, as such, is taking charge of his career both on and off the basketball court. Known as “King James” and drafted at age 18, he has more than lived up to the high expectations placed upon him.

CBS News quotes data from Harvard Business School, which indicates that LeBron James, according to his total earnings both on court and off court of $40 million, is ranked is No. 3 in the sports world, after golf superstar Tiger Woods and soccer superstar David Beckham.

In a wide ranging interview, LeBron James who was born and raised in Akron, Ohio where he still lives, discussed a range of topics including his early childhood, and how he got his start in basketball.

Asked what the strongest part of his game is, James told Kroft, “The way I approach the game mentally. I think, team first. It allows me to succeed, it allows my team to succeed. Because I’m always thinking about, ‘How can I help my teammates become better?’ I’ve always approached the game that way, ever since, I mean, I was a kid.”

It’s an unusual answer for a big time professional athlete. But then James is a smart, well-grounded young family man who is raising two boys of his own with his longtime girlfriend. Loyalty and togetherness are the threads that have held together his life, most of which has been spent within a 40-mile radius of Cleveland.

The full interview continues: The Incredible Drive Of LeBron James

Here are several more LeBron James Photos. Watch full video below.

Here is the LeBron James 60 Minutes Video

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LeBron James Incredible shot video

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