Sentence examples for school prodigy from inspiring English sources

For LeBron James, the high school prodigy and top pick last night, dressing was a matter of honoring his status as someone with a $90 million Nike deal.

Brandon Jennings, a high school prodigy who played in Rome last season and was selected 10th in this year's N.B.A. draft, played sporadically in Italy last season.

As expected, James, the high school prodigy from Akron, Ohio, was the first player selected in the N.B.A. draft, going to the Cleveland Cavaliers, essentially his hometown team.

When Walsh was the president of the Indiana Pacers, O'Neal blossomed into a premier post presence, transforming from a high school prodigy who had limited playing time in four years with Portland despite being the 17th overall pick.

Cleveland, where Brown and Paul Silas are also being considered, has LeBron James, the high school prodigy who many believe will become a superstar, and several other talented young players.

For now, possibly forever, the highlight of his professional career remains the bold announcement by the former New York-area high school prodigy and Brooklyn native at Junior's Restaurant on Flatbush Avenue that he intended to bypass college and go for the gold.

No wonder high school prodigies skip college and head directly for the professional pay window.

Chipper Jones did not take nearly enough heat for putting Alex Rodriguez into the conversation with Barry Bonds, and that was before Rodriguez gave Jones a pass here Friday night, insisting that Jones, his old friend from when they were Florida high school prodigies, "didn't say anything out of order".

Crichton was one of those annoyingly-talented school prodigies who developped a keen interest in writing at a very early age.

"You can tell she never went to poetry school because she has the insane, other-worldly energy of a home-schooled prodigy.

AKRON, Ohio -- Before LeBron James became a high school basketball prodigy, an N.B.A. star or the most highly coveted free agent the league has seen, he was a child here.