LeBron James Quotes

The first time I stepped on an NBA court I became a businessman.

I’m just a little kid from Akron.

As a professional athlete a lot is going to be said about you – but I just try to move forward and try to achieve my goals.

You have to be able to accept failure to get better.

I was so used to going out and winning state championships and playing in the postseason.

We have an opportunity to get better.

I’m ready to accept the challenge. I’m coming home.

I went through a lot of battles in high school.

I always believed that I’d return to Cleveland and finish my career there.

I love showcasing my talents – not only to my hometown fans and my own team but to the world.

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 need music. It’s like my heartbeat, so to speak. It keeps me going no matter what’s going on – bad games, press, whatever!

When I was 5, some financial things happened, and I moved seven times in a year. We moved from apartment to apartment, sometimes living with friends. My mom would always say, ‘Don’t get comfortable, because we may not be here long.’

Ask me to play. I’ll play. Ask me to shoot. I’ll shoot. Ask me to pass. I’ll pass. Ask me to steal, block out, sacrifice, lead, dominate. Anything. But it’s not what you ask of me. It’s what I ask of myself.

Akron, Ohio, is my home. I will always be here. I’m still working out at my old high school.

I can’t worry about what other people say.

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 teammates.