His mother was in her mid-teens when she found out she was pregnant. High school graduation was still a while away. She was not a person of means.

About a decade before her pregnancy, the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled that the mere fact of being a teenager could be considered a health reason justifying abortion. She could have easily taken that route. In fact, chances are a Planned Parenthood counselor would have recommended it.

But she chose life, and her son became known as the Chosen One.

- The Untold LeBron James Story: He Could Have Been a Victim of Abortion, LifeNews.com, July 9, 2010.

About the author:

Zhang Xin is Trainer at chinadaily.com.cn. He has been with China Daily since 1988, when he graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University. Write him at: zhangxin@chinadaily.com.cn, or raise a question for potential use in a future column.

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