Introducing American Prodigy: Freddy Adu
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When Nike signed thirteen-year-old Freddy Adu to a million-dollar contract, they thought he could be bigger than Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, and LeBron James. As it turned out, however, Freddy never lived up to the hype. Soccer journalist Grant Wahl investigates the impossible expectations that were placed on the teenager and discusses with Freddy just how much of the blame lies on the media, MLS, and Freddy himself.
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