Quotes By LeBron James

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?'

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

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.

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

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

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.

Cleveland fans are awesome.

And winning is a huge thing for me.

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

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.

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!

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

I do have motivation. A lot of motivation.