LeBron James Quotes (131 Quotes)


    As a kid, we would drive up and down 77 North - that's our highway - there would be office buildings on the side of the highway and I'd be like, that's what my house is going to look like when I get older. I'm going to start making my house look like this.

    What happened two years ago, that really motivated me to come out and play even harder.

    He's very tough. He does so much out there and he can get up a shot at any time.

    We didn't trust our teammates as much as we should have in the fourth quarter. If they are going to double-team me, I'm going to give up the ball. We're just not knocking down shots.

    It really didn't bother me. Andre (Miller) kneed me in the shin. I just have to take care of it and see how it reacts Saturday (against Miami).


    I played football for a team called the East Dragons on the east side of town. We only had six regular season games. And six games I played tail back and I had 18 touchdowns in six games. That's when I knew I had some athletic ability.

    The crowd was excellent. They did a great job of getting involved in the game...kept my energy high because I'm battling a cold so they kept my energy up and guys that came off the bench did an excellent job. Donyell did an excellent job. It was a good win for us.

    I was just fighting through it. I was trying to fight through a cold, but I didn't want to make any excuses. I didn't want to be in the position where I wasn't there for my team tonight.

    Out of our 22 turnovers, I'd probably say 10 to 12 were offensive fouls. Questionable calls, but we have to live with it.

    We've got that in mind. We know he has a lot of pressure on him being a rookie head coach. But we don't look at him as being a rookie coach. He seems like he's been doing it forever. He hasn't showed us any nervousness, but I know he will be before the game.

    I got in a comfort level, and I took over the game. My guys, you know, were with me.

    The experience (will be better this time). Knowing what I got myself into two summers ago, I didn't get a full-fledged explanation of what my role would be. This time I will. That will make the experience much better. I'll be more comfortable with it.

    It looked good. It took forever. It took about 10 seconds. It seemed like it never came down. Those are the toughest shots to make for a great shooter like Gilbert.

    That's something we stressed more today in practice. (We'll) try to work inside out and, hopefully, that will open the lane a little more. Z has had a tough time in this series, but he hasn't had an opportunity to have a good time. We are going to get him the ball early in the game and see how it goes.

    When you get to know some of the history of the game, Oscar Robertson is one of the names that pops up first.

    Right now, we're good enough to be in the playoffs. To make a run deep in the playoffs without Larry ... I don't think so. But Larry is more important than basketball. He has to take as long as he needs to get right.

    I put all the blame on myself. It was a bad performance by me, simple as that.

    It wasn't the shoes. I just slipped three or four times so I needed some more grip.

    It was crazy. I had a great time. It was a great experience.

    It's not a worry for us. They are going to pick it up, and they know what we need them to do.

    (The All-Star Game is) over and done with. We have to come in (tonight) and concentrate on Orlando. We've been (above .500) a couple times this year. We haven't been 11 or 12 games (over .500). It's time to make a run. We have a different mindset from last year.

    Where I grew up - I grew up on the north side of Akron, lived in the projects. So those scared and lonely nights - that's every night. You hear a lot of police sirens, you hear a lot of gunfire. Things that you don't want your kids to hear growing up.

    We were down early, but we didn't lose confidence in our game. We just knew we could make a run and we did a great job of doing it.

    I've always felt since I was drafted here that I was going to light it up like Vegas. I said that on Day One once I got drafted. It's been slow progress, but it takes a few years to put a building up in Vegas, too.

    It's about having intensity and playing at both ends for as close to 48 minutes as possible. You really can't put in a good game plan against a great team, you just have to go out and play.

    We didn't want to get blown out on national TV. I just wanted to be assertive and just try to hit the open shots and drive to the basket, which I'm always capable of doing. So the MVP was never in my mind just winning the ballgame.

    They're like those things guys used in high school. I hope it's the last we see of them.

    We wanted to be mentally focused and not give a team like Portland back into the game. We closed the game out.

    (The fourth quarter) was time to make a move and make shots, so I tried to get some things going. I didn't start out that well, but eventually, I got into my comfort zone.

    Out of our 22 turnovers (Sunday) many were offensive fouls, questionable calls, but we have to live with it. I don't want to try to get caught up in fouls or things not going our way at times, I'm just trying to counter the stuff Washington is trying to do to our team.


    My teammates did a great job of putting me in different spots on the court where they couldn't double-team me or know where I was going to be. We did a great job of moving on offense and moving all around the court.

    Z' hit their guy too. He was protecting me and I like it. I took a couple shots to the head so I'm going to go take a Tylenol and have some fun with my teammates.

    It had something to do with it. I couldn't get as much lift, enough spring when I wanted to drive and penetrate and my shot got blocked a couple of times.

    It's all about the team. We won a big game on the road. This was a game that had playoff atmosphere, especially late in the game.

    It doesn't make us worried. We know if we face them in the first round or face them later in the playoffs we'll be ready for them.

    To all the positions, I just bring the determination to win. Me being an unselfish player, I think that can carry on to my teammates. When you have one of the best players on the court being unselfish, I think that transfers to the other players.

    Hard fouls are going to happen. But that's just playoff basketball.

    It was one of those nights where you come out and you just don't bring it. This is what happens. These guys (with the Magic) are in the NBA just like we are, and this is what happens when you don't bring it.

    I never worry about individual accolades. Never have and never will. I feel like the individual awards will come with the team's success.

    Brenda was a special person to everyone, including myself. I will truly miss her being around. My prayers go out to her family, especially my little brother, Brandon.

    We are still getting better. We are becoming a good team and it is good to see that...We need to approach games like we do at home, which is difficult, but once we get to that point we will be much better.

    We are very excited to bring the playoffs back to Cleveland. The guys have stuck through the hard times. Now we're feeling good about ourselves.

    I don't let individual statistics make me a focus or more of a focus. I just tried to come out and attack early and get a big lead. We were able to take it in overtime and win.

    You don't give up. We still made our run. It never got to a point where we gave up on ourselves. But when you make a run down those many points, it's hard to make another run.

    I know that hard fouls are going to happen. They've been reading up on the clippings about me leading the league in 'and-ones', so they did a good job of trying to foul me before I got the ball up. That's just playoff basketball. I've always said that I could take those hits. All in all, the Wizards did a great job of coming in here and beating us.

    There's been enough talking. It's time to get ready for (Game 1).

    So many great basketball players haven't won championships before, and they're still great. But that's what people judge you by.

    I am not frustrated. I have always said if they are going to put two on me or three on me, I am going to give the ball up. I did that tonight and guys made shots and missed shots. It happens.

    I can't wait to sign my extension. I'm very happy here.


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