Quotes By LeBron James

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.

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.

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.'

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

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.

Cleveland fans are awesome.

And winning is a huge thing for me.

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.

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.

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

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

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 am just happy to be part of the Nike family.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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