"My mom and I have always been there for each other. We had some tough times, but she was always there for me."
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 4 of 14)
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"You know, when I have a bad game, it continues to humble me and know that, you know, you still have work to do and you still have a lot of people to impress."
"It's hard to win in the league, because every team is good, they got players on their team. A lot harder than high school. It's competitive, and that's what I most love about it."
"I just do what I got to do and go out and be myself, on and off the court, and take care of my obligations. That's generally your own destiny-knowing what you have to take care of."
"I always say, decisions I make, I live with them. There's always ways you can correct them or ways you can do them better. At the end of the day, I live with them."
"I've always been an unselfish guy, and that's the only way I know how to play on the court and I try to play to the maximum of my ability - not only for myself but for my team-mates."
"With that locker room I could sleep there after games."
"It's not just straight-line speed. He's got the agility and the quickness to go with it. His vision on the field is phenomenal. It just opens the playbook so much as a coach that I'm really looking forward to it."
"Commitment is a big part of what I am and what I believe. How committed are you to winning? How committed are you to being a good friend?"
"My father wasn't around when I was a kid, and I used to always say, 'Why me? Why don't I have a father? Why isn't he around? Why did he leave my mother?' But as I got older I looked deeper and thought, 'I don't know what my father was going through, but if he was around all the time, would I be who I am today?'"
"Every practice, every film session, every game will help our chemistry."
"When you work out or you're doing anything active, it's more fun as a group. You may lose track of the time, and the next thing you know, you're working out for two hours because you're having fun."
"Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves."
"The same way you slow me down: … You can’t."
"I don't need too much. Glamour and all that stuff don't excite me. I am just glad I have the game of basketball in my life."
"As a society how do we do better and stop things like this happening time after time!! I’m so sorry to these families. Violence is not the answer people. Retaliation isn’t the solution as well."
"I assure you, you will never survive on your wits alone."
"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."
"But ever since I was a kid, I was always the winner."
"Akron, Ohio, is my home. I will always be here. I'm still working out at my old high school."