ESPN posted an interesting article about Lebron James’s photographic memory:
"LeBron will take one look at it the tv and know what game it
is. He'll be like, 'Oh, that's Game 2 of the '97 Finals,' before they even put
it on the screen."
This sounded very similar to an ESPN article
about Peyton Manning’s memory last week:
"Sometimes I can't remember if I checked a door at my
house to see if it's locked or not," he said. "But I can remember a
seam route to Marvin Harrison in 1999."
They must be long lost cousins or something! All joking
aside, the two great players’ careers have strikingly a lot common:
- Peyton has struggled in the big game, going 1-2 in the Super Bowl, while Lebron is only 2-3 in the NBA Finals
- Lebron was crushed in the most lopsided NBA Finals ever, while Peyton was blown out of the Super Bowl 43-8
- Peyton has led both the Heat and Cavs to the Finals, while Peyton has taken both the Colts and Broncos to the Super Bowl
- Lebron’s former boss is Hall of Famer Pat Riley who has six rings, while Peyton’s boss is Hall of Famer John Elway, who has two titles
- Peyton appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated before he was drafted #1 overall in 1998, same with Lebron in 2003
- Lebron has been thwarted and compared many times to future Hall of Fame player and coach Tim Duncan and Gregg Popovich, while Peyton struggled and is contrasted with future Hall of Fame player and coach Tom Brady and Bill Belichick
- Lebron finally won his first title in his ninth season, same with Peyton
- Peyton’s free agency was the hot topic of the summer of 2012, while Lebron’s free agency decisions of 2010 and 2014 were national news
- Both have receding hairlines
- Peyton's "Achilles Heel" is his neck, while Lebron suffers from leg cramps
- Both met their wives while in high school
- Both have appeared on SNL and the Simpsons
- Peyton's success in Indianapolis helped the city get a new stadium, while Cleveland's economy is half-jokingly based on Lebron
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