Dwyane WadeandLeBron Jamesare both heavily invested in their sons’ time on the court — they just show it very differently.
“I self-talk all the time,” theretired Miami Heat superstartold the caller about how he managesnot to interject his own opinionsinto the boys’ game.
“I’m sitting over there and I’m like [to myself], ‘Don’t go crazy. Don’t go over there and choke the coach. Don’t go whup him up. Don’t go kick him. Don’t be this rough ass right now,’ ” Wade recalled.
“So I think I probably have more self-talk than LeBron, but he probably exerts moreinto the energy of thearena,” he continued. “But I talk to myself over there [saying], ‘Go sit down. Don’t get up, don’t get up. Okay, all right, cool, your son didn’t get in, don’t goputhim in.’ Stuff like that. I just talk like that. Self-talk.”
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Wade is preparing for the upcoming release of a raw and comprehensive newdocumentary about his life— before and after he became one of the NBA’s most dominant players — which airs this Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN. (He retired from professional basketball last April, after 16 years in the NBA.)
The documentary looks beyond just Wade’s time on the court, where the athlete recently told PEOPLE the sport’s longtime impact on his life is most felt.
“The biggest thing that basketball has given me? It restored my family,” he said. “My family will not leave this earthwithout having made some kind of imprint.”
He continued, “Basketball has given me sort of like, ‘There go the Wades right there. We see them.’ So, I’m proud of that. I’m proud of being the one in my family that could put us on the sheet somewhere where people will remember, hopefully, our impact as a family.”
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Meanwhile, James, 35, is gearing up torelease his first-ever children’s bookon Aug. 11.
CalledI Promise, the “lively and inspiring” book’s description on HarperCollins’ website andAmazon says that it “reminds us that tomorrow’s success starts with the promises we make to ourselves and our community today,” and “has the power to inspire all children and families to be their best.”
“Books have the ability to teach, inspire, and bring people together,” James said in a press release. “That’s why these books, and the opportunity toget children and parents reading together, mean so much to me.”
“Most importantly, we wanted to make sure these stories are ones that every single kid can see themselves in,” the athlete and father of three continued. “I Promiseis powerful in that way, and I can’t wait for people to read it.”
source: people.com
