Success is raising the bar and setting the standard
LeBron James and Floyd Mayweather Jr. share bewildering levels of ability in their chosen sports — basketball and boxing — but have consequently ridden the rollercoaster of public opinion during their superhuman rises to the top.
Whereas it used to be easy to dislike James until he realised there was a fine line between arrogance and self-destruction, Mayweather remains a thorn in the side of basic humanity.