"This is about LeBron James and you, but it starts with a story the late Ted Arison liked to tell. Arison was a man of prodigious talents who, as a community ambassador more than a fan, brought the Heat into existence by opening his wallet.

He often told business associates about when he was a younger man full of more dreams than money. He had this grand idea of cruise ships taking tourists from Miami through the Caribbean.

Arison found a man willing to lend him money. He built his first ship of the company he named Carnival Cruise Lines. He threw a party on board one night before that first ship's launch and invited friends and dignitaries.

During the evening, Arison stepped onto the dock and looked up at the ship, basking in the achievement. While admiring it, he felt someone beside him. It was the man who lent the money. The man leaned close to Arison and whispered a simple message.

"Don't fall in love,'' he said."