"The evidence appears strong that his memory banks are loaded up like Fort Knox. LeBron told Windhorst that he has a "photographic memory." Windhorst explains what what might actually be going on: It's the ability to perceive quickly that differentiates these athletes, not necessary the ability to react quickly. Baseball hitters don't have faster muscle reaction times than normal people, but they generally have exceptionally strong eye sight that lets them recognize the type of pitch and its speed earlier than normal people would. In "The Sports Gene," the great book about athleticism and genetics, David Epstein writes about the importance of perceptive ability in sports like baseball and tennis. Reading defenses, recognizing plays, noting tendencies - all of these things are a matter of memory. It's easy to see how a good memory could make someone a significantly better player. He remembers the jersey number Kevin Ollie wore for the Cavaliers in 2003-04. It was a side out-of-bounds play this one we brought up."ĭuring a game against the Pacers, he suggested that they run a certain play "like we did in Game 3 against Dallas" - a three-year-old game. It was over Ronny Turiaf, I stepped back on him but I crossed him over first and got him on his heels.
In February of 2014, after making a game-winning shot in Golden State, he recalled a game-winning shot he made against the Warriors in 2009, noting small differences: "That one was probably about six feet closer to the baseline and inside the 3-point arc. One of LeBron's childhood friends says that when you play the Madden videogame against LeBron, you can't be the same team twice because he'll remember which plays you ran.
While experts agree that "photographic memory" doesn't exist, eidetic memory is a known phenomenon where people can vividly recall visual images.
LEBRON JAMES EIDETIC MEMORY FULL
The article, which you should really read in its entirety, is full of examples of LeBron remembering things with unusual precision on and off the court. Windhorst reports that there's a third contributing factor: LeBron's freakishly good memory. It's assumed that LeBron is so good because of his once-in-a-generation athleticism, combined with a good work ethic. LeBron James might have an "eidetic memory" - the closest thing to a photographic memory - according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst.
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