Quotes By LeBron James

But ever since I was a kid, I was always the winner.

I think, team first. It allows me to succeed, it allows my team to succeed.

If a great opportunity opens itself up, I would love to be involved... or star in a movie.

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.

But sports carried me away from being in a gang, or being associated with drugs. Sports was my way out.

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.

My mom and I have always been there for each other. We had some tough times, but she was always there for me.

You know, I'm just 6'9" and 260. And just so happen to be very good at playing the game of basketball.

I am just happy to be part of the Nike family.

I laugh and joke, but I don't get distracted very easily.

I like to get out and get up the court, using my speed and aggressiveness toward the hoop.

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.

I like criticism. It makes you strong.

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.

Volleyball, I could be pretty good. After a few practices I could be that striker, or whatever they call it.

For me, already being part of a single parent household and knowing it was just me and my mom, you'd would wake up times and hope that the next day you'd be able to be alongside your mother because she was out trying to make sure that I was taken care of. But all I cared about was her being home.

Every night on the court I give my all, and if I'm not giving 100 percent, I criticize myself.

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.

Akron, Ohio, is my home. It will always be remembered. Akron, Ohio, is my life.

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.

Your teammates give you the confidence. They give me the confidence all year, all postseason.

I'm confident with my ability.

When you have that respect from your teammates, it makes it a lot more comfortable.

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

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

Where I grew up - I grew up on the north side of Akron, lived in the projects. So those scared and lonely nights - that's every night. You hear a lot of police sirens, you hear a lot of gunfire. Things that you don't want your kids to hear growing up.

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 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 hear my friends and my mom tell me I'm special, but honestly, I still don't get it.

I make impact plays. I make game-changing plays.