​LeBron James has signed with another contender and almost immediately the conversation turned predictable.’He’s ring chasing.’Really, is that what he is doing? And since when did wanting to win become an insult?I grew up in the projects of Cabrini Green and then learned to compete on the west side of Chicago in a single-parent household. Not just at sports, but freaking LIFE. I had two challenges: 1. Win at whatever sport I was competing in at the time and, 2. Win the game of navigating back home safely, avoiding difficult situations.Most times I won, but sometimes I lost, but God watched over me during those losses and I was blessed to make it out of the inner city with an athletic scholarship in one hand and good health in the other. But the main characteristic I acquired was learning how to win and hating to lose by putting myself in the right situation to succeed.LeBron grew up in Akron, Ohio, with a single parent, and based on the road he has talked about traveling, it seems to be a carbon copy of what I went through. Hundreds of athletes can relate to this journey, and so it is not unique, but if you didn’t live any part of it, you would never understand that insane drive to succeed no matter what.So everyone knows LeBron’s journey; he has been in your face for 23 years straight with no breaks in between. You know he is an amazing basketball player… So let’s stop pretending this conversation is really about basketball. We all know it’s about legacy.For over two decades, LeBron has been judged by a different standard than any player we have ever seen. Every move inside and outside the lines he makes isn’t evaluated on whether it helps his team win. It’s evaluated by one question:’Does this help or hurt his GOAT argument ?’That’s the real discussion.Brian Windhorst recently explained that his decision was about LeBron still wanting to compete, sacrifice, grind, and have another opportunity to win a championship. To what I say… What’s wrong with that?Athletes are coached, built and motivated their entire lives to chase championships. Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Shaquille O’Neal all changed teams for another shot at titles and nobody accused those players of doing something wrong because they still wanted to win.Yet somehow when LeBron does it, ‘ring chasing’ suddenly becomes an issue. Why? Because every championship LeBron wins changes history. It changes where people rank him, how future generations remember him and makes the Michael Jordan debate more uncomfortable for people who’ve already made up their minds. That’s why every move becomes controversial.Let’s be honest about something else… When LeBron stayed with the struggling Cavs team, critics asked why he didn’t leave. When he leaves for a better opportunity, critics say he is taking the easy way out. With LeBron, the standards become impossible. LeBron is entering his 24th NBA season, and at 41 years old he has nothing to prove individually. The scoring record is his, he has