Lebron James was a natural talent in football. He scored 19 touchdowns in six games in his first year of Pee Wee football, when he only was a fourth-grader. However, in spite of his success, he started to miss school on regular basis. His coach, Mr. Walker, noticed it and offered his mother the opportunity to give LeBron a more stable living environment. It ended up with LeBron moving with his coach’s family.

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So you wanna start dunking? Many aspirations and daydreams end with the attainment of the same All-Star Slam Dunk trophy that Spud Webb and JRich hoisted above their heads. And we all have that friend who says he’ll be able to throw down by “next week”. He’s always holding out hope…”another day and I’m there” “just two more inches on my vertical” …Sound all too common?

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Me and my boy were talking about the mentality of great dunkers and how some just don’t have it. This isn’t to say that it is not something that can be learned. It is a force that can be harnessed, and is more of a quiet confidence than anything else. If you watch Micheal Jordan and Vince Carter going up for a dunk they just have a mentality that they will glide over anyone in their path, no matter how tall. Obviously most dunkers do not have the vertical to leap over anyone but I think this is a concept that can truly give a baller that added boost to get over the rim.

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