Quotes By LeBron James

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.

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

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.

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.

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 do have motivation. A lot of motivation.

I like being around people.

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.

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!

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

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

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

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.

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

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?

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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

I like criticism. It makes you strong.