Quotes By LeBron James

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

As a kid, we would drive up and down 77 North - that's our highway - there would be office buildings on the side of the highway and I'd be like, that's what my house is going to look like when I get older. I'm going to start making my house look like this.

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? To being trustworthy? To being successful? How committed are you to being a good father, a good teammate, a good role model? There's that moment every morning when you look in the mirror: Are you committed, or are you not?

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?

Well, I mean, to me, I think my ultimate - my ultimate goal is winning championships and - and I understand that me going down as one of the greats will not happen until I, you know, win a championship.

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.

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.

There is a lot of pressure put on me, but I don't put a lot of pressure on myself. I feel if I play my game, it will take care of itself.

I went through a lot of battles in high school.

Being the only man in the household with my mom definitely helped me grow up fast.

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.

I was a Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan fan growing up.

I treated it like every day was my last day with a basketball.

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

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.

In fourth grade, I missed 82 days of school. Out of 160.

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.

When did I know I had talent? I think it started when I first started playing sports, organized sports.

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, God gave me a gift to do other things besides play the game of basketball.

You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed - you're not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that.

Cleveland fans are awesome.

I'm going to use all my tools, my God-given ability, and make the best life I can with it.

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.

I never get too high on my stardom or what I can do.

And winning is a huge thing for me.

I don't want to be called a point guard, but I can't stop it.

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.

Maybe the ones burning my jersey were never LeBron fans anyway.

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.'