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.
— LeBron James
I love showcasing my talents - not only to my hometown fans and my own team but to the world.
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.
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!
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?'
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.
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.
In fourth grade, I missed 82 days of school. Out of 160.
I was so used to going out and winning state championships and playing in the postseason.
I like to get out and get up the court, using my speed and aggressiveness toward the hoop.
I like being around people.
Akron, Ohio, is my home. It will always be remembered. Akron, Ohio, is my life.
Warren Buffet told me once and he said always follow your gut. When you have that gut feeling, you have to go with don't go back on it.
And winning is a huge thing for me.
I hear my friends and my mom tell me I'm special, but honestly, I still don't get it.
If a great opportunity opens itself up, I would love to be involved... or star in a movie.
I'm not going to fight because I mean too much to our team, and I can't afford to be suspended for a game or do something stupid to get me kicked out of a playoff game.
There are always people always asking you for something. But I feel like I have a foundation. I have a supporting cast where it doesn't bother me too much.
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.
My game is really played above time. I don't say that like I'm saying I'm ahead of my time. I'm saying, like, if I'm on the court and I throw a pass, the ball that I've thrown will lead my teammate right where he needs to go, before he even knows that that's the right place to go to.
It's always a struggle growing up in Akron.
I hate letting my teammates down. I know I'm not going to make every shot. Sometimes I try to make the right play, and if it results in a loss, I feel awful. I don't feel awful because I have to answer questions about it. I feel awful in that locker room because I could have done something more to help my teammates win.
My mom and I have always been there for each other. We had some tough times, but she was always there for me.
The first time I stepped on an NBA court I became a businessman.
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.'
When you have that respect from your teammates, it makes it a lot more comfortable.
I don't want to be called a point guard, but I can't stop it.
I like criticism. It makes you strong.
I'm just a little kid from Akron.
I won at every level - all the way since I started playing the game of basketball at nine. I've won at every level, won championships at every level. And, you know, it won't be fulfilled until I win at the highest level.
But now, being a parent, I go home and see my son and I forget about any mistake I ever made or the reason I'm upset. I get home and my son is smiling or he comes running to me. It has just made me grow as an individual and grow as a man.
No place is better than Akron.
I laugh and joke, but I don't get distracted very easily.
Volleyball, I could be pretty good. After a few practices I could be that striker, or whatever they call it.
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.
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.
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.
You know, I'm just 6'9" and 260. And just so happen to be very good at playing the game of basketball.
I make impact plays. I make game-changing plays.
I'm confident with my ability.
I treated it like every day was my last day with a basketball.
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.
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 do have motivation. A lot of motivation.
I went through a lot of battles in high school.
I mean, when you grow up in the inner city and you grow up in a single-parent household, that's - those are humbling times, you know?
But ever since I was a kid, I was always the winner.
Sometimes in the past when I played something might make me lose focus, or I would go home after a game where I thought I could have played better and I would let it hang over my head for a long time when it shouldn't.
I'm a pretty funny guy, and I would love to do a comedy with a bunch of funny guys - movie-star guys, where they could help me through it.
Being the only man in the household with my mom definitely helped me grow up fast.
