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Good as gold: LeBron guarantees Oly title

                   
cnn.com
Jul 24, 2008
        
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NEW YORK (AP) -- No more bronze medals for LeBron James. This time he's coming home with gold -- and that's a guarantee. So he says, anyway. James made his guarantee in a Time magazine story that hits newsstands Friday. The Cleveland Cavaliers superstar is featured on one of the covers of the Olympic preview issue. After comparing the feeling of receiving a gold medal on the podium to opening a prized gift on Christmas morning, James was asked if that meant he would lead the Americans to the title. "Absolutely," James responded. Asked if he guaranteed it, he repeated, "Absolutely." The Americans are the favorites, but they haven't won a major title since the 2000 Olympics. James was on third-place teams in the '04 games and the '06 world championships. James has a mild sprained right ankle and likely won't play Friday when... [read full story]                    

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1. LeBron James - 100 Olympic Athletes To Watch - TIME

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1. LeBron James - 100 Olympic Athletes To Watch - TIME

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Jul 25, 2008
        

O.K., world, pin this one on your locker-room wall. LeBron James is picturing himself on the Beijing medal stand, gold draping his gargantuan chest. After all, a constellation of the world's best players — the U.S. team...

                   

Time Magazine's 100 Olympic Athletes to Watch: No. 1 - LeBron James

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Jul 25, 2008
        

In TIME MAGAZINE, Sean Gregory writes "having been to one Olympics, James knows the frenzied forces of national pride that will oppose his team. But hoops is America's gig: the U.S. has won 12 of the 15 Olympic gold medals,...

                   

No guarantee, but James likely out for exhibition

deseretnews.com
Jul 25, 2008
        

Published: Friday, July 25, 2008 8:04 a.m. MDT LAS VEGAS — LeBron James was making no more guarantees. So although he was expected to miss the Americans' exhibition opener Friday because of a sprained right ankle, he wouldn't...

                   

LeBron James guarantees gold ... kinda

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Jul 25, 2008
        

Now this is more like it. USA Basketball star LeBron James, speaking to TIME magazine, guaranteed that the U.S. would complete it's three-year quest and bring home the men's basketball gold medal from the Beijing Olympics....

                   

No guarantee, but James likely out for exhibition

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Jul 25, 2008
        

LeBron James was making no more guarantees. James did little at practice for the second straight day, but was still the center of attention in the Valley High School gym with talk of his guaranteed gold medal in Time's Olympic...

                   

No guarantee, but James likely out for exhibition

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Jul 25, 2008
        

LAS VEGAS -- James did little at practice for the second straight day, but was still the center of attention in the Valley High School gym with talk of his guaranteed gold medal in Time's Olympic preview, which was expected to...

                   

Good as gold: LeBron guarantees Olympic title - USATODAY.com

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Jul 25, 2008
        

No more bronze medals for LeBron James. This time he's coming home with gold - and that's a guarantee. So he says, anyway. James made his guarantee in a Time magazine story that hits newsstands Friday. The Cleveland Cavaliers...

                   

James’ golden guarantee fine by U.S. teammates

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Jul 25, 2008
        

LeBron James’ teammates have their own guarantee: They’ll help the U.S. star try to back up his boast. And none seemed to have much trouble with James’ promise of an Olympic gold medal, which appeared in a Time magazine story...

                   

Teammates stand behind James after guarantee

coshoctontribune.com
Jul 25, 2008
        

LAS VEGAS (AP) - LeBron James' teammates have their own guarantee: They'll help the U.S. star try to back up his boast. And none seemed to have much trouble with James' promise of an Olympic gold medal, which appeared in a Time...

                   

Teammates back James' Olympic guarantee

pittsburghlive.com
Jul 25, 2008
        

By Brian Mahoney ASSOCIATED PRESS Thursday, July 24, 2008 LAS VEGAS -- LeBron James' teammates have their own guarantee: They'll help the U.S. star try to back up his boast. And none seemed to have much trouble with James'...

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