"Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury
Signifying nothing."
-Macbeth, Bill Shakespeare
Those are Macbeth's famous words after he found out Lady Macbeth killed herself... I know, Macbeth is pretty well-spoken, you can imagine Lady Macbeth didn't put up too much resistance when he tried to neck on the first prearranged courtship.
Naturally, in this particular famous soliloquy, Macbeth is pretty glum. See, Macbeth thought everything was going to be all good after him and Banquo won this big battle. Macbeth was praised for his prowess and talent on the battlefield and recognized as an up-and-comer. Shortly after he won this pretty big battle, he was being celebrated for his early success. People were talking about him.
Witches were talking about him. Three of the most prominent witches appeared to him and decided to let 'ol McB in on three prophecies. The most important of which, was that Macbeth would become king.
Witches were talking about him. Three of the most prominent witches appeared to him and decided to let 'ol McB in on three prophecies. The most important of which, was that Macbeth would become king.
Pretty exciting stuff. Kinda weird witches show up and make that kind of statement without really knowing anything about him, and at such a young stage in his career, but hey.. King Macbeth sounds marketable.
Right after the witches disappeared Macbeth found out that he had won the NBA's Rookie of the Year award (known as the "Thane of Cawdor" back then), the very award that one of the bitches had told Macbeth he would win. Self-Prophecy fulfilled.
Right after the witches disappeared Macbeth found out that he had won the NBA's Rookie of the Year award (known as the "Thane of Cawdor" back then), the very award that one of the bitches had told Macbeth he would win. Self-Prophecy fulfilled.
Henceforth let's just say Macbeth maybe bought into his own hype a little too hard. After some shady advice from Lady Macbeth that led to a string of murders (including the then reigning king), and another visit to the witches for another batch of lofty prophecies, the former Rookie of the Year mutters his "tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" speech to whoever wants to hear it.
"All the people that were rooting on me to fail, at the end of the day, they have to wake up tomorrow and have the same life that they had before they woke up today. They have the same personal problems they had today. I’m going to continue to live the way I want to live and continue to do the things that I want to do with me and my family and be happy with that. They can get a few days or a few months or whatever the case may be on being happy about not only myself, but the Miami Heat not accomplishing their goal. But they have to get back to the real world at some point.”
-LeBron James, post-finals reaction
Scathing, LeBron. Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?
More or less though, what McB said.
LeBron's attempt at social critique isn't nearly as tight as Bill Shakespeare, but who's is? Certainly not the product of an American Basketball factory system that probably had more out-of-state games than English classes made in High School.
So instead of "Life's but a walking shadow.." you get "At the end of the day..." That doesn't mean he is wrong, but it doesn't mean he has a right to feel that way either. What LeBron has failed to realize either through his own 3rd grade reading level, or his own inflated ego, is that he IS our theater. He Is the poor player that struts and frets on the stage for our entertainment.
LeBron James is the prototype for a highlight reel. With a game and athletic ability perfect for 24/7 networks that broadcast pretty much nothing but highlight reels. He is ESPN. ESPN created an entire "Heat Index" website solely dedicated to the Miami Heat. ESPN started broadcasting LeBron James' games on national television since he was a junior in High School. Back in the day, if you liked ESPN.. ESPN made damn sure you liked LeBron.
Witches have been telling the prophecies of LeBron for nary a decade. They predicted he would win the Rookie of the Year award, and while he was outperformed his inaugural year by Carmelo Anthony, the prediction came true. Each witch tried to outdo the one before. It was only a matter of time before someone predicted he would become the "king."
Somewhere along the line, just like Macbeth, LeBron bought in. Instead of caving under the pressure of his wife's expectations and killing King Duncan to claim the throne the prophecy foretold, LeB caved under the pressure of what he thought everyone wanted and joined a team where he thought he would be a champion.. as the prophecy foretold.
In the end Macbeth, completely sold on all the predictions the witches had made, thought himself invincible.The hype witches told him he was going to become the Thane of Cawdor, and it happened. They said he would become king, and he did. So when they hyped that he could not be killed by any man born of a woman, he thought he was immortal.
LeBron James has long ago been sold on the predictions the witches made. The only thing he has done to improve his game has gotten bigger, faster, and stronger. He has refused to learn to drive left even though he's more athletic than anyone. At 6'9" he has refused to learn a post game that could open up his own shot late in games even though he's bigger than almost anyone on the court. If you look at his stats, sure, he's improved his shooting a little bit, his assists and rebound numbers have risen a little bit, but his number of championship rings remains the same. If you're already the "king" what could you possibly need to work on?
Ultimately Macbeth got caught in the semantics of cesarean section births and was killed by a man not technically born of a woman (splitting hairs if you ask me). Luckily for LeBron he was only defeated by a big German and a bunch of veterans against his first year team of 20-somethings.
The witches are now mocking him, saying he's closer to Magic than Michael, and questioning whether his mental toughness will restrict him from ever winning a championship.
The scary thing is that LeB has the second chance McB never got. Will LeBron once gain buy into the predictions that he does not have the desire to win as MJ and therefore will never be as great, or does he finally stop listening to what a bunch of witches say and do some actual work.
LeBron James has long ago been sold on the predictions the witches made. The only thing he has done to improve his game has gotten bigger, faster, and stronger. He has refused to learn to drive left even though he's more athletic than anyone. At 6'9" he has refused to learn a post game that could open up his own shot late in games even though he's bigger than almost anyone on the court. If you look at his stats, sure, he's improved his shooting a little bit, his assists and rebound numbers have risen a little bit, but his number of championship rings remains the same. If you're already the "king" what could you possibly need to work on?
Ultimately Macbeth got caught in the semantics of cesarean section births and was killed by a man not technically born of a woman (splitting hairs if you ask me). Luckily for LeBron he was only defeated by a big German and a bunch of veterans against his first year team of 20-somethings.
The witches are now mocking him, saying he's closer to Magic than Michael, and questioning whether his mental toughness will restrict him from ever winning a championship.
The scary thing is that LeB has the second chance McB never got. Will LeBron once gain buy into the predictions that he does not have the desire to win as MJ and therefore will never be as great, or does he finally stop listening to what a bunch of witches say and do some actual work.
"At the end of the day..
Life’s but a walking shadow Lebron, you are a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then loses and is heard no more.
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then loses and is heard no more.
And you're right, It is a tale
Told by a bunch of idiots, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing
... you have to get back to the Real World at some point."
Told by a bunch of idiots, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing
... you have to get back to the Real World at some point."
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