"There's no encyclopedia or book about parenthood. You learn on the fly."
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 6 of 14)
263 quotes — follow a thought to its full quote page.
"Once you get on the playing field it's not about whether you're liked or not liked. All that matters is to play at a high level and do whatever it takes to help your team win. That's what it's about."
"I'm under a super microscope. I've got my friends to keep me cool. As long as you've got friends, you've got nothing to worry about."
"I don't know how tall I am or how much I weigh. Because I don't want anybody to know my identity. I'm like a superhero. Call me Basketball Man."
"It's humbling to know that you have fans all over America and all over the world and they want you to play on their respective basketball team. It's very humbling that they respect the way I play the game of basketball. I can't discredit that. I can't say I don't enjoy it because you put in a lot of hard work to have fans. And for me to be a role model and for me to have fans all over is great. It's very humbling."
"I'm like a superhero. Call me Basketball Man."
"I'm going to take my talents to South Beach."
"Basketball is my passion, I love it. But my family and friends mean everything to me. That's what's important. I need my phone so I can keep in contact with them at all times."
"There are some teams and logos you see, no matter where you are in the world, and you know exactly who they are and what they mean."
"I was blessed with a God-given talent and my mother raised me the right way."
"I've got extra motivation that I won't talk about right now."
"To be honest, the play that was drawn up, I scratched it. I just told coach, 'Give me the ball.' We're either going to go to overtime or I'm going to win it for us. It was that simple."
"You know, my family and friends have never been yes-men: 'Yes, you're doing the right thing, you're always right.' No, they tell me when I'm wrong, and that's why I've been able to stay who I am and stay humble."
"You know, I'm just 6'9" and 260. And just so happen to be very good at playing the game of basketball."
"A LeBron James team is never desperate."
"I got a goal, and it's a huge goal, and that's to bring an NBA championship here to Cleveland, and I won't stop until I get it."
"I'm feeling better after the game than I did when I came off the floor with cramps. ... I was going to try to give it a go, and 'Spo said 'No.' You know, after I came out of the game, they kind of took off. And it was frustrating sitting out and not being able to help the team."
"I love watching track and field - the 4x100 relay, the 100-(meter) dash, the 200-(meter) dash. To see what they're able to do, I love watching that."
"My dream has become a reality now, and it's the best feeling I've ever had."
"If I could clone myself, we’d be all right. But I can’t."