“I still know what I do on the floor and obviously, I give everything to the game,” James told AP. But there’s so many more things that I can do off the floor to help cultivate people, inspire people, bring people together, empower them.”The AP award was first given out in 1931. Three women have won the AP award at least four times; Babe Didrikson was a six-time winner, Serena Williams has won five and Chris Evert four. James — also the AP’s male athlete of this past decade — also won the yearly AP award in 2013, 2016 and 2018. Michael Jordan, a three-time winner, is the only other basketball player to win the AP award more than once.

Source: Manila Times December 27, 2020 15:56 UTC