Akron Beacon-Journal - By playing for Team USA, not only does LeBron James get to play international basketball at a high level, but he also gets to market himself directly to a lucrative region of the world. ``It is only going to help my business,'' James said. ``Once I knew the world games were going to be in Japan, I knew I was going to be on board.'' James is also taking Mandarin Chinese lessons with the goal of being able to conduct interviews in that language by 2008. http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/41990/20060822/lebron_taking_mandarin_chinese_lessons/
same as politicans reading or japanese pop idols remembering the phonetic sounds. try listening to some english officals speaking spanish with anglo accent very funny.. my fave is the bad chinese on the old tv westerns.. I thought chinese was spoken that way for years..
that reminds me of a tv show i watched while i was in canada, they had people from almost every country competing in mandarin. My self esteem took a major fall that day.
Qoute : ``It is only going to help my business,'' James said. ``Once I knew the world games were going to be in Japan, I knew I was going to be on board.'' James is also taking Mandarin Chinese lessons with the goal of being able to conduct interviews in that language by 2008. I am just wondering, is the World Games 2008 is going to be in Japan or i misunderstand the statement?If it is, why would James need to learn Mandarin?They are going to conduct Chinese interview in Japan?
whats the world coming to? lebron speaking chinese? wouldnt it kinda be awkard as if michael jackson sung im a smooth criminal in japanese? creepy
