"This is a proud moment for our city. This is the first time we have won a Finals game in this city, and I'm happy to be part of the history."
LeBron James
Professional Basketball Player
LeBron James is a professional basketball player known for his exceptional skills, leadership, and influence on and off the court.
- Born
- December 30, 1984
- Quotes
- 263
- Rank
- #302
Quote collection
LeBron James quotes (page 13 of 14)
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"These fans here are unbelievable. They showed up and showed out tonight. We needed every little bit of it."
"A team can't work when a guy puts himself in front of a team. I have yet to be on a team like that."
"If I didn't believe in this team and this organization and the direction that we're headed, I wouldn't have signed the extension."
"There's no reason to play in the NBA if you don't believe you can win it all."
"But put my body through a lot, you know, but it's the price for your body feeling this way for winning. Did I win? I didn't win a championship, but I've done a lot of good things in this first year back, and hopefully I can continue it."
"But then I lock back in and I start thinking about how fun it is to compete during the playoffs and the first round, the second round, and Eastern Conference Finals. If I'm lucky enough to get here again, it will be fun to do it."
"I love seeing my teammates succeed. That's what I get more excited about than anything"
"I make impact plays. I make game-changing plays."
"I started thinking about what it would be like to raise my family in my hometown. I looked at other teams, but I wasn't going to leave Miami for anywhere except Cleveland. The more time passed, the more it felt right. This is what makes me happy."
"We don't want to get frustrated because it sticks in your mind too much. We have to work at it and see what we did wrong."
"I need music. It's like my heartbeat, so to speak. It keeps me going no matter what's going on - bad games, press, whatever!"
"As a parent you protect your kids as much as possible."
"As a parent, if you have multiple kids, you can't teach them all the same thing because they all have different personalities. They're their own person."
"My favorite thing about being a father is just seeing my kids grow and do some of the same things that I did when I was a kid, man."
"I never thought basketball was going to be my future. I just wanted to play because it gets you girls."
"Losing a basketball game hurts but when you see what you've been through, you look on it and say well if this is the worst thing that can happen to me, then I'm okay."
"The modern athlete is an individual corporation. I'm not quite sure it's very good for sport, or good for team work, or those different things that sport says it's about. This is about business."
"Why should I care? I have all the money in the world."
"My childhood was never great. We moved from place to place a lot. There were times when we had no definite place to stay. So, a basic level of security was not always there. Therefore, when you finally make it out, and you become who I am, you're humbled by the memories of those situations."