Here's a quick overview of what he's got:
He has made multi-million dollars.
He has his own shoe.
He has his own clothing line.
He has been the MVP for the NBA.
But, the one thing he did not accomplish before he left was win a championship. This in general is not something to be ashamed of. There are plenty of players who will go down in the annuls of basketball history who never won a championship. But, what makes James' departure bitter is his promise to win cleveland a championship, a town who may or may not be cursed in this arena.
James did not accomplish the one thing he said he would. I'm not mad at him. It's hard to win a championship. I remember when I was trying to win this solitaire championship, on my cell phone, I put in some serious blood, sweat and tears and never won. So, who am I to judge?
But, the reason for this blog. One of the other members of this review, Matt Damore has accomplished something that cannot be taken away. Something I could ever do. Something that I will always respect and be grateful for. He has joined the Air Force and completed boot camp.
Well Done!
I spoke to him today and he said some hilarious things. I hope to get him to write them here at some point. But, I want to share one story with you now that happened on the phone.
Matt was telling me about a mistake he made, his commanding officer person threatened Matt with a scissor kick to the soul. I found this funny and told Matt, the philosophy major;
"I wish you would've said, 'where do you think the soul is located sir?'"
"Huh? Oh I get it, thats funny. I haven't thought for myself for a while"
I hope the comedy of this interaction isn't lost on you, worthy reader. This is the same guy who you may remember wrote this.
But, in conclusion, We here at The Heretical Review (aka Matt J and Zack) are proud of you Matt Damore and you have accomplished something worthy of more than a blog, but this will have to suffice for now (or until you get he gets my package I sent).
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