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Basketball Quotes by LeBron James

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LeBron James shares how playing basketball teaches him to learn from loss and to welcome criticism. He describes the sport as a chance to honor legends, trust teammates, and stay ready for any challenge. He also sees himself as a role model who enjoys the responsibility.

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Basketball is not my game its my hobby

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I like criticism. It makes you strong.

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It's a humbling experience for me to be in this position.

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No place is better than Akron.

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I'm ready to accept the challenge. I'm coming home.

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I expect us to win. I expect us to get better every day.

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

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And winning is a huge thing for me.

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I've put our guys in position. I gave them the blueprint. I think they're ready.

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You know, softball is the other sport I do besides basketball.

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I love seeing my teammates succeed. That's what I get more excited about than anything

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

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A team can't work when a guy puts himself in front of a team. I have yet to be on a team…

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I hope I can help guys coming out of high school, if they need advice. I know the ins and outs of…

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They continue to criticize me for my outside shooting, but I continue to make outside shots.

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

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It puts a smile on my face to be compared to a legend. Year by year, as you play basketball, you've got…

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Everywhere I've been, I've been the best player. I love being a leader, and I love being the best. I just want…

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Man, meeting Michael Jordan for me was like.. black Jesus walking towards me. It was overwhelming to me to finally meet the…

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The man above has given me some unbelievable abilities to play the game of basketball. I just try to take advantage of…

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I just do what I got to do and go out and be myself, on and off the court, and take care…

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I'm a leader. I'm the leader of this team, and they look for me at any point in the game, and that's…

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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…

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If I didn't believe in this team and this organization and the direction that we're headed, I wouldn't have signed the extension.

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I've always been a leader. I've always kind of been the tallest person on the team when I was younger but always…

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In the next 15 or 20 years, I hope I'll be the richest man in the world. That's one of my goals.…

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That's what keeps me humble because I know my background, know what my mother went through. I never get too high on…

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A lot of players know how to play the game, but they really don't know how to play the game, if you…

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It's hard for me to congratulate somebody after you just lose to them. I'm a winner. It's not being a poor sport…

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I was supposed to take the ball out. I told coach, 'There's no way I'm taking the ball out, unless I can…

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It's hard for me to congratulate somebody after you just lose to them, I'm a winner. It's not being a poor sport…

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I've been watching basketball for a long time, I'm a historian of the game. I don't know any other team that's gotten…

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Basketball isn't easy. All my life I've been striving to make myself better. It's a full time commitment. To be the best,…

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I don't want to be Kobe, I want to be LeBron.

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With that locker room I could sleep there after games.

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You can't let nobody run your train.

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I might play in shorts, but I wear the pants.

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I'm like a superhero. Call me Basketball Man.

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If they are the league ain't doing a good job of it.

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Maybe my pain was my motivation.

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

I love the success of my teammates more than my individual achievements. I've just always cared more about that since I started playing.

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

The man above has given me some unbelievable abilities to play the game of basketball. I just try to take advantage of it every…

Losing a basketball game hurts but when you see what you've been through, you look on it and say well if this is the…

Well, of course you question it, especially when you get to this point. I always look at it would I rather not make the…

I like criticism. It makes you strong.

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 love watching track and field - the 4x100 relay, the 100-(meter) dash, the 200-(meter) dash. To see what they're able to do, I…

There are some teams and logos you see, no matter where you are in the world, and you know exactly who they are and…

Messi is the best player in the world. If he's not already, he'll be the best footballer of all time.

I spoil a lot of people with my play,