By Barack Obama Mandela.
I am an African American attorney, and I am a graduate of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law–the oldest law school in California. I am also a military veteran and recipient of the National Defense Service Medal.
Despite these real-life successes, I find that I am dissatisfied with myself. I want to become someone else. I want to be LeBron James.
*Although I am a California attorney, I do not have millions of fans and supporters like LeBron.
*Although I have a Doctor of Law degree, I am not a worldwide celebrity like LeBron.
*Although I am a member of the State Bar of California, I cannot score 40 points and dunk a basketball in an NBA game like LeBron.
*I am only 5 feet 10 inches tall; whereas LeBron is 6 feet 8 inches tall. He’s taller.
*I weigh only about 160 pounds; whereas LeBron weighs 265 pounds. He’s bigger.
The bottom line is that I am not a “stud”. I am not a “buck”. I am not a “bull” I cannot intimidate opponents with raw physical power and athleticism like LeBron. LeBron is considered a physical beast and a Tour De Force of masculinity and manliness.
Yet, as an attorney at law, am I considered a “powerful man” like LeBron?
A black man with a law degree is not as respected as LeBron James. LeBron isconsidered the chosen one. Whereas I am considered a “corney sell-out to theghetto and hood.
I do not hate LeBron James. I am, however, jealous of LeBron. More than anything I want to be LeBron James.
