Michelle Obama Gives Advice On Finding Lasting Love

By Halle Harris-Smith

September 6, 2020

While discussing marriage, Michelle Obama likened it to a basketball team, saying you have to find your LeBron James.

"You don't want any weak links, you don't want somebody that you can dominate, you don't want somebody who's kind of a loser, right. And also, if you're on a team, you've got to be able to do everything, especially in basketball, it's like, you would never pick somebody that says, 'I only dribble. I don't shoot, I don't defend, I just dribble," the former first lady shared on the latest episode of her podcast.

She added, "If we looked at marriage as a real team, you want your teammate to be a winner. You want LeBron. You don’t want the guy, third row on the bench who didn’t make the team. But we often don’t think about that.”

To note, the quote was a metaphor as James is a married man.

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