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Why,
was it so important to make this film?
Harvey:
Having these guys work toward
accomplishing a goal of winning the
championship tells a story of
friendship and dedication. Like Chris
and I working together to complete this
film and making it a realty.
How did all of you
do in school?
Willie:
We are all educated. We all graduated.
I'm working on my Master's. I remember coach
would lock us in the room during study
hall and wouldn't let us leave.
What part
of the movie after watching it did you
wish wasn't shown? What was your
happiest moment?
Coach Dru:
For me, the hardest part was my first
year as head coach. The newspapers
weren't very kind to me. It was the
first time for me as a head coach
internationally. The happiest moment of
course was winning the championship.
Willie:
The part when I had to leave my sister,
she did so much for me. The happiest was
when we won the championship and I found
my brother in a crowded room and we
embraced.
Putting
the soundtrack together for the movie,
you seemed to really be aware of the
type of music LeBron liked and what
would work for the movie?
Harvey:
After getting to know him, I got a feel
for what LeBron liked. He had input on
the music for this project.
LeBron,do
you feel not having your father around
gave you incentive to be successful?
LeBron:
It made me who I am today. Not having
that father figure around it gave me an
extra push to succeed.
Coach, how
is your relationship with your son Dru
now?
Coach Dru: It
is great now. We definitely had to
repair it. It started in the Junior or
Senior year. I had the common sense to
ask my son if I was being to hard on
him, he replied "yes".
At first
seeing the footage from back in the
day what was your reaction to viewing
the trailer now?
LeBron:
At first coach really had to calm us
down, we were like Coach we don't care
where he's from. Coach said give him a
chance. Kris, would be at our practice
games, he showed us how to work the
camera. He became an honorable member.
Ten people came to my home to view the
trailer, we were like "wow" that was the
beginning before, I ever did any
interviews. At the end project we were
happy, we never thought it would make it
to movie theaters.
Kristopher,
would you like to add a comment?
Kristopher: The heart of a documentary
is to gain trust and at that point
it had already been 5 1/2 years in. This
started out as a project for school in
which my professor gave me a B.
LeBron,
there was a part in the film when the
other team members walked in with their
family and you walked in with the 'Fab
Five' what was the significance?
Lebron:
Well, I chose to do that, because my
friends were there from the beginning
and they had become a part of my family
and they are important to me.
How do you
feel being a man of color and being a
role model?
Lebron: Recognizing that you have an
opportunity to pour yourself into
someone else's life, It is an important
thing about this country. I don't take
it lightly.
Do you
think Obama has game and would you play
with him on the White House court?
LeBron: I've seen several video clips,
I never seen the President play live. If
I get the invite from Washington, I'll
definitely go and I'd like to play on
Obama's team.
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