Nba Championships quotes
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"I have short goals - to get better every day, to help my teammates every day - but my only ultimate goal is to win an NBA championship. It's all that matters. I dream about it. I dream about it all the time, how it would look, how it would feel. It would be so amazing."
"It just feels good to say we're the best team in the world, with the best player in the world."
"Steve held us to a high standard. He told us he was going to when we first met him at the USA camp. He's been a great leader. I mean, the guy always keeps his composure. He has an amazing mind for the game, and man, Steve, I'm just proud of him. The way he's balanced everybody and let us know what our roles are, he's been great for us. Him and the whole coaching staff. We all deserve this together, we work so hard."
"I enjoy the competition and whatever it takes throughout the competition, I will do it."
"We've been able to handle any team that you guys put in front of us. We've had confidence since day one. ... We feel like any team we play against, we've got what it takes to put ourselves in a position to win."
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"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."
"Give me about 10 years, I'm going to run for President. If I can squeeze in an NBA championship before that, I'll do it."
"If I could have gave more, I would have done it. I gave everything I had"
"You lose in the Finals, they're all disappointing. Doesn't matter if I'm playing in Miami, Cleveland or on Mars. You lose the Finals, it's disappointing."
"Just because we are back home, don't get comfortable. Have that same uptight feeling like it's just us against everyone."
"I'm a guy who is just trying to be successful in whatever I do, and I give everything to my teammates, give everything to the coaching staff. When you fall short, it hurts and it eats at you, and it hurts me to know that I wish I could have done better and done more and just put a little bit more effort or whatever the case may be to help us get over the hump. But it just wasn't our time."
"We aren't comfortable. We are not satisfied. We have to stay even-keeled."
"A team like Golden State, when they get into a rhythm they make shots."
"We defended. We made them keep tough shots, and we executed offensively."
"We did what we are supposed to. We protected home. We have to try to do it again Thursday night."
"We ran out of talent tonight. The guys played as hard as they could, as long as we could."
"Steph is scary. I've never seen anyone who can shoot the ball off the dribble like him. He got it going in 4th. Every game is different."
"Everything is sore right now. Everything. I look like I'm doing okay but I can't wait to get home."
"I didn't think we'd get to this point that we're at now, but I was ready to lead If we got to this point."
"The group of guys I have... They are playing off straight motivation."
"We have to continue at a high level and make them take tough shots."
"Tonight we had our chances but we ran out of talent."
"That team across the way, you tip your hat to them. They did a great job. It showed in these Finals."
"It's a lot of talent sitting in suits."
