LeBron James prepares to follow those who kept winning after 40
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Paris: When LeBron James, who turned 40 on Monday, takes to the court for the Los Angeles Lakers against his former team the Cleveland Cavaliers on Ne...
Paris: When LeBron James, who turned 40 on Monday, takes to the court for the Los Angeles Lakers against his former team the Cleveland Cavaliers on New Year's Day, he will join a long line of sporting legends who have defied time.
AFP lists some of the most succesful fortysomethings from the history of sport.
TOM BRADY when he retired in 2023, at the age of 45, the quarterback had set the record for most Super Bowl wins. The first six came with the New England Patriots. The last, aged 43, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021 made him the oldest player to win the Super Bowl. He was also named the game's MVP for good measure.
ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVICAC Milan brought back the serial medal collector in 2019, when he seemed destined to quietly ending his career with Los Angeles Galaxy.
The striker repaid them in 2021-2. Despite the injuries that forced him to retire after the next season, he scored eight goals in 23 league appearances to win the last of his 12 league crowns aged 40.
