Greatest child sporting prodigies of all time

LeBron James

Major Success at Age : 15, Sports : Basketball

With an average close to 27 points, 7 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3 steals per game in his high school career, the Mr.Basketball of Ohio, LeBron James had already been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated and ESPN Magazine.

He entered the 2003 NBA draft with great expectations and was the first overall pick of the draft. In his very first season at Cleveland Cavaliers, he was named as Rookie of the Year, the youngest recipient of the award.

With five appearances in the NBA All-Star team, 2 MVP awards, 2 All-Star MVP award and various other accolades, LeBron James is the classical American Basketball wonderkid.

Pele

Major Success at Age : 15, Sports : Football

One of the most talented scouts in Brazil, de Brito, took a young boy to the great club of Santos and said that “he will be the greatest footballer ever” and he was spot on.

By the age of 16, Pele was already the top scorer of the Brazilian League. In order to prevent the Europeans from poaching him, Pele was declared as a “national treasure”.

By the age of 17, he already had a World Cup title scoring twice in the finals. He is the only player to have won three World Cup titles. Named as the Athlete of the Century and the Footballer of the Century by various organizations, Pele is truly the greatest player to have played the game of Football.