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i believe i can't improve unless i want

i believe i can't improve unless i want to improve

to improve

to improve way too many people bag their dreams way

way too many people bag their dreams way

way too many people bag their dreams way too early

too early

too early they give up when times get hard they

they give up when times get hard they

they give up when times get hard they give up when things don't go their way

give up when things don't go their way

give up when things don't go their way the first time

the first time

the first time and that's not at all what you want to

and that's not at all what you want to

and that's not at all what you want to do your first failure

do your first failure

do your first failure you should be excited about because you

you should be excited about because you

you should be excited about because you finally tried to achieve your goals you

finally tried to achieve your goals you

finally tried to achieve your goals you were one of the few

were one of the few

were one of the few that pursued their dreams and passions

that pursued their dreams and passions

that pursued their dreams and passions of their life

of their life

of their life so many people just sit there and settle

so many people just sit there and settle

so many people just sit there and settle for whatever it is that they're doing

for whatever it is that they're doing

for whatever it is that they're doing whether they don't like their job

whether they don't like their job

whether they don't like their job or they just sit around and do nothing

or they just sit around and do nothing

or they just sit around and do nothing all day i got so like you said it's me i

all day i got so like you said it's me i

all day i got so like you said it's me i got so many different forms of

got so many different forms of

got so many different forms of leadership

leadership

leadership and it just comes from my personality

and it just comes from my personality

and it just comes from my personality you should be excited that you're one of

you should be excited that you're one of

you should be excited that you're one of the few that

the few that

the few that try to do what they want to do and if it

try to do what they want to do and if it

try to do what they want to do and if it doesn't work out your first time

doesn't work out your first time

doesn't work out your first time take a step back realize why it didn't

take a step back realize why it didn't

take a step back realize why it didn't work and then

work and then

work and then try again after you have some more

try again after you have some more

try again after you have some more experience and you gain more knowledge

experience and you gain more knowledge

experience and you gain more knowledge on that area

on that area

on that area because eventually it will happen if you

because eventually it will happen if you

because eventually it will happen if you put in the time you put in the work

put in the time you put in the work

put in the time you put in the work and the effort you need to make sure

and the effort you need to make sure

and the effort you need to make sure that you have been focused

that you have been focused

that you have been focused on your goals you need to make sure that

on your goals you need to make sure that

on your goals you need to make sure that you enjoy

you enjoy

you enjoy working on new things and discovering

working on new things and discovering

working on new things and discovering what you truly love

what you truly love

what you truly love i want to be the greatest of all time

i want to be the greatest of all time

i want to be the greatest of all time and that's just my mindset

and that's just my mindset

and that's just my mindset you want to have the fiery passion of

you want to have the fiery passion of

you want to have the fiery passion of trying to become successful

trying to become successful

trying to become successful just burning in your soul at all times

just burning in your soul at all times

just burning in your soul at all times because those are the people that really

because those are the people that really

because those are the people that really make it

make it

make it those are the ones who go extremely far

those are the ones who go extremely far

those are the ones who go extremely far yes they have failed too believe it or

yes they have failed too believe it or

yes they have failed too believe it or not and every time they failed

not and every time they failed

not and every time they failed they've came right back and attacked it

they've came right back and attacked it

they've came right back and attacked it again because they know

again because they know

again because they know failing is an incredible learning tool

failing is an incredible learning tool

failing is an incredible learning tool that you can gain

that you can gain

that you can gain information from even though it hurts it

information from even though it hurts it

information from even though it hurts it sucks but it's worth it in the long run

sucks but it's worth it in the long run

sucks but it's worth it in the long run nothing that i receive individually

nothing that i receive individually

nothing that i receive individually isn't possible without

isn't possible without

isn't possible without those 14 guys because of what they

those 14 guys because of what they

those 14 guys because of what they sacrifice each and every day

people build our communities to the

people build our communities to the class of 2020

class of 2020

class of 2020 as you celebrate tonight do not forget

as you celebrate tonight do not forget

as you celebrate tonight do not forget your safety net every teacher

your safety net every teacher

your safety net every teacher every coach every pastor they along with

every coach every pastor they along with

every coach every pastor they along with your friends and family

your friends and family

your friends and family got you to this moment and now it is

got you to this moment and now it is

got you to this moment and now it is time to go to a new place

time to go to a new place

time to go to a new place it's time to chase every dream accept

it's time to chase every dream accept

it's time to chase every dream accept every challenge

every challenge

every challenge strive for greatness honor every promise

strive for greatness honor every promise

strive for greatness honor every promise and recommit to your community

and recommit to your community

and recommit to your community i know that's the last thing you want to

i know that's the last thing you want to

i know that's the last thing you want to think about right now in the place

think about right now in the place

think about right now in the place you've been sitting in for the last two

you've been sitting in for the last two

you've been sitting in for the last two months

months

months really i mean the last 18 years for you

really i mean the last 18 years for you

really i mean the last 18 years for you guys but it's the truth the community

guys but it's the truth the community

guys but it's the truth the community needs you and when i say to the

needs you and when i say to the

needs you and when i say to the community i'm in your rec league your

community i'm in your rec league your

community i'm in your rec league your church

church

church your youth group most of all your school

your youth group most of all your school

your youth group most of all your school they need you most importantly

they need you most importantly

they need you most importantly building your community is how you

building your community is how you

building your community is how you change the world unfortunately

change the world unfortunately

change the world unfortunately the system does not solve the real

the system does not solve the real

the system does not solve the real problem education violence

problem education violence

problem education violence racism they must be solved in the street

racism they must be solved in the street

racism they must be solved in the street class of 2020 i know the last thing you

class of 2020 i know the last thing you

class of 2020 i know the last thing you want to hear right now is stay home

want to hear right now is stay home

want to hear right now is stay home it's not my message to you my message is

it's not my message to you my message is

it's not my message to you my message is stay close to home

stay close to home

stay close to home maybe not physically but in every other

maybe not physically but in every other

maybe not physically but in every other way possible pursue every ambition

way possible pursue every ambition

way possible pursue every ambition go as far as you possibly can dream and

go as far as you possibly can dream and

go as far as you possibly can dream and be the first generation to embrace a new

be the first generation to embrace a new

be the first generation to embrace a new responsibility a responsibility to

responsibility a responsibility to

responsibility a responsibility to rebuild your community

rebuild your community

rebuild your community class of 2020 the world has changed you

class of 2020 the world has changed you

class of 2020 the world has changed you will determine how we rebuild

will determine how we rebuild

will determine how we rebuild and i ask that you make your community

and i ask that you make your community

and i ask that you make your community your priority

your priority

your priority one thing about myself i'm real critical

one thing about myself i'm real critical

one thing about myself i'm real critical of myself i believe

of myself i believe

of myself i believe i can't improve unless i want to improve

i can't improve unless i want to improve

i can't improve unless i want to improve and ultimately i want to become the

and ultimately i want to become the

and ultimately i want to become the greatest

greatest

greatest basketball player or the best player

basketball player or the best player

basketball player or the best player lebron james can be now

lebron james can be now

lebron james can be now if that means i've become better than

if that means i've become better than

if that means i've become better than michael jordan or better than kobe

michael jordan or better than kobe

michael jordan or better than kobe bryant or

bryant or

bryant or oscar robertson then so be it but if not

oscar robertson then so be it but if not

oscar robertson then so be it but if not i want to maximize my potential so

i want to maximize my potential so

i want to maximize my potential so the times of my rookie year where i was

the times of my rookie year where i was

the times of my rookie year where i was struggling i found a way to get through

struggling i found a way to get through

struggling i found a way to get through it myself with the help of friends and

it myself with the help of friends and

it myself with the help of friends and you know not having those

you know not having those

you know not having those yes man around me because i wasn't

yes man around me because i wasn't

yes man around me because i wasn't playing with it our game is

playing with it our game is

playing with it our game is more mental than it is your abilities

more mental than it is your abilities

more mental than it is your abilities one thing i did a few years ago

one thing i did a few years ago

one thing i did a few years ago decided to part ways with my agent

decided to part ways with my agent

decided to part ways with my agent because i believed that

because i believed that

because i believed that i couldn't grow as a man and as a

i couldn't grow as a man and as a

i couldn't grow as a man and as a businessman having an agent you know say

businessman having an agent you know say

businessman having an agent you know say well

well

well you know this is what you need to do and

you know this is what you need to do and

you know this is what you need to do and this is how you need to do it and i

this is how you need to do it and i

this is how you need to do it and i started my own company with for my with

started my own company with for my with

started my own company with for my with three of my good friends and it's called

three of my good friends and it's called

three of my good friends and it's called lrmr we start our own

lrmr we start our own

lrmr we start our own marketing company um i kind of judge you

marketing company um i kind of judge you

marketing company um i kind of judge you know by my own standards

know by my own standards

know by my own standards as i continue to grow i want the guys

as i continue to grow i want the guys

as i continue to grow i want the guys around me to grow also you know so

around me to grow also you know so

around me to grow also you know so when lebron james is done playing

when lebron james is done playing

when lebron james is done playing basketball now what do i have for my

basketball now what do i have for my

basketball now what do i have for my guys to fall back on i don't want them

guys to fall back on i don't want them

guys to fall back on i don't want them to be like okay oh now what do we do

to be like okay oh now what do we do

to be like okay oh now what do we do once we started doing that and i started

once we started doing that and i started

once we started doing that and i started seeing us become

seeing us become

seeing us become more and more and more seasoned at doing

more and more and more seasoned at doing

more and more and more seasoned at doing that i was like

that i was like

that i was like you know there's no reason why we can't

you know there's no reason why we can't

you know there's no reason why we can't start our own thing to a point where we

start our own thing to a point where we

start our own thing to a point where we can have our brainstorming

can have our brainstorming

can have our brainstorming opportunities where if we come up with

opportunities where if we come up with

opportunities where if we come up with something people want to buy what we got

something people want to buy what we got

something people want to buy what we got you know and that's what i think that's

you know and that's what i think that's

you know and that's what i think that's what a lot of it

what a lot of it

what a lot of it had to do with and just to say that you

had to do with and just to say that you

had to do with and just to say that you bet on yourself and you started

bet on yourself and you started

bet on yourself and you started from ground from the bottom you started

from ground from the bottom you started

from ground from the bottom you started from the bottom

from the bottom

from the bottom and you've created something where you

and you've created something where you

and you've created something where you can look at it and say

can look at it and say

can look at it and say wow we we did that we did that and we

wow we we did that we did that and we

wow we we did that we did that and we own that throughout this journey of mine

own that throughout this journey of mine

own that throughout this journey of mine i'm

i'm

i'm just like you know we all start with the

just like you know we all start with the

just like you know we all start with the process you know in the process of me

process you know in the process of me

process you know in the process of me trying to become the greatest of all

trying to become the greatest of all

trying to become the greatest of all time or maximize

time or maximize

time or maximize you know my potential as a player i also

you know my potential as a player i also

you know my potential as a player i also have to be able

have to be able

have to be able once i leave battle or leave competition

once i leave battle or leave competition

once i leave battle or leave competition to have to accept the fact that there's

to have to accept the fact that there's

to have to accept the fact that there's certain things that i

certain things that i

certain things that i maybe don't know or don't know enough of

maybe don't know or don't know enough of

maybe don't know or don't know enough of so i have to ask questions you know it's

so i have to ask questions you know it's

so i have to ask questions you know it's a challenging thing

a challenging thing

a challenging thing but at the same time i know that once i

but at the same time i know that once i

but at the same time i know that once i get off the floor

get off the floor

get off the floor there's going to be more time in my life

there's going to be more time in my life

there's going to be more time in my life spent off the floor

spent off the floor

spent off the floor than on the floor and i never knew that

than on the floor and i never knew that

than on the floor and i never knew that it was hardships

it was hardships

it was hardships i never knew what we was going through

i never knew what we was going through

i never knew what we was going through as a family because you kind of just

as a family because you kind of just

as a family because you kind of just shielded all that away from me

shielded all that away from me

shielded all that away from me i never knew that i grew up in the inner

i never knew that i grew up in the inner

i never knew that i grew up in the inner city i never knew that i grew up in what

city i never knew that i grew up in what

city i never knew that i grew up in what we call

we call

we call you know the ghetto or the hood because

you know the ghetto or the hood because

you know the ghetto or the hood because she was able just to shield it away from

she was able just to shield it away from

she was able just to shield it away from me i only knew that until when i grew up

me i only knew that until when i grew up

me i only knew that until when i grew up i only knew that we was

i only knew that we was

i only knew that we was underprivileged when i grew up and

underprivileged when i grew up and

underprivileged when i grew up and understood what underprivileged me

understood what underprivileged me

understood what underprivileged me you know i felt like i had just as much

you know i felt like i had just as much

you know i felt like i had just as much as everybody in the suburbs or just as

as everybody in the suburbs or just as

as everybody in the suburbs or just as much as

much as

much as professional athletes kids every

professional athletes kids every

professional athletes kids every christmas i had gifts under the tree

christmas i had gifts under the tree

christmas i had gifts under the tree every night i had food on the table

every night i had food on the table

every night i had food on the table every day going to school i had clothes

every day going to school i had clothes

every day going to school i had clothes to put on my back so

to put on my back so

to put on my back so i don't feel like i was underprivileged

i don't feel like i was underprivileged

i don't feel like i was underprivileged i want to thank you for the sacrifices

i want to thank you for the sacrifices

i want to thank you for the sacrifices that you make every single day with me

that you make every single day with me

that you make every single day with me being a professional athlete

being a professional athlete

being a professional athlete not being home all the time as you would

not being home all the time as you would

not being home all the time as you would want well every day

want well every day

want well every day single day as you would want but i want

single day as you would want but i want

single day as you would want but i want to thank you so much for what you do not

to thank you so much for what you do not

to thank you so much for what you do not only for me the support

only for me the support

only for me the support but for also for our boys you guys wake

but for also for our boys you guys wake

but for also for our boys you guys wake up every single morning

up every single morning

up every single morning and take lebron and bryce to school

and take lebron and bryce to school

and take lebron and bryce to school every single

every single

every single day pick them up every single day take

day pick them up every single day take

day pick them up every single day take them to basketball practice help them

them to basketball practice help them

them to basketball practice help them with their homework

with their homework

with their homework you guys are a blessing to me more than

you guys are a blessing to me more than

you guys are a blessing to me more than you guys know

you guys know

you guys know and i appreciate you two so much you

and i appreciate you two so much you

and i appreciate you two so much you guys are awesome

guys are awesome

guys are awesome [Music]