--- title: "11 Akron Quotes by 4 authors" description: "Browse 11 Akron quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Akron sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43a/maverick-carter-9406_he_i-m-just-that-kid-from-akron-who-knows-w_2860675.jpg" --- > [I'm just that kid from Akron who knows what he knows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maverick-carter/i-m-just-that-kid-from-akron-who-knows-what-he-knows/) [Maverick Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maverick-carter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43a/maverick-carter-9406_he_i-m-just-that-kid-from-akron-who-knows-w_2860675.jpg) > [I'm just a little kid from Akron.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lebron-james/i-m-just-a-little-kid-from-akron/) [LeBron James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lebron-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fa/lebron-james-1130_just_i-m-just-a-little-kid-from-akron-2437898_2437898.jpg) > [It's always a struggle growing up in Akron.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lebron-james/it-s-always-a-struggle-growing-up-in-akron/) [LeBron James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lebron-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d8/lebron-james-1130_adversity_it-s-always-a-struggle-growing-up-in-akr_2492353.jpg) > [No place is better than Akron.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lebron-james/no-place-is-better-than-akron/) [LeBron James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lebron-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac2/lebron-james-1130_basketball_no-place-is-better-than-akron-2973905_2973905.jpg) > [Akron, Ohio, is my home. It will always be remembered. Akron, Ohio, is my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lebron-james/akron-ohio-is-my-home-it-will-always-be-remembered-akron-ohio-is-my/) [LeBron James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lebron-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6e/lebron-james-1130_always_akron-ohio-is-my-home-it-will-always-be_1261776.jpg) > [Akron, Ohio, is my home. I will always be here. I'm still working out at my old high school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lebron-james/akron-ohio-is-my-home-i-will-always-be-here-i-m-still-working-out-at/) [LeBron James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lebron-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f0/lebron-james-1130_cleveland_akron-ohio-is-my-home-i-will-always-be-h_310986.jpg) > [“He could think of the world beyond Akron, which wasn't such a bad place but was, you know, Akron.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/he-could-think-of-the-world-beyond-akron-which-wasn-t-such-a-bad/) [Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c8/stephen-king-13_ohio_he-could-think-of-the-world-beyond-akron_1737619.jpg) > [LeBron is a role model in that sense. Because for him to be as good as he is and how high up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-kuzma/lebron-is-a-role-model-in-that-sense-because-for-him-to-be-as-good-as/) [Kyle Kuzma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-kuzma/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f4/kyle-kuzma-6628_football_lebron-is-a-role-model-in-that-sense-bec_2815542.jpg) > [I will never forget being in Akron the day the I Promise School opened its doors for the very first time. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maverick-carter/i-will-never-forget-being-in-akron-the-day-the-i-promise-school/) [Maverick Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maverick-carter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f6/maverick-carter-9406_day_i-will-never-forget-being-in-akron-the-d_293371.jpg) > [I’m LeBron James, from Akron, Ohio, from the inner city. I’m not even supposed to be here. That’s enough. Every night I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lebron-james/i-m-lebron-james-from-akron-ohio-from-the-inner-city-i-m-not-even/) [LeBron James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lebron-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24f/lebron-james-1130_blessed_i-m-lebron-james-from-akron-ohio-from-th_2838784.jpg) > [Where I grew up - I grew up on the north side of Akron, lived in the projects. So those scared and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lebron-james/where-i-grew-up-i-grew-up-on-the-north-side-of-akron-lived-in-the/) [LeBron James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lebron-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/604/lebron-james-1130_every-night_where-i-grew-up-i-grew-up-on-the-north-s_1097032.jpg) ## Top authors on Akron - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lebron-james-59230.jpg) LeBron James 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/akron/lebron-james/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/akron/#itemlist", "name": "Akron Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm just that kid from Akron who knows what he knows.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maverick Carter" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maverick-carter/i-m-just-that-kid-from-akron-who-knows-what-he-knows/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43a/maverick-carter-9406_he_i-m-just-that-kid-from-akron-who-knows-w_2860675.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43a/maverick-carter-9406_he_i-m-just-that-kid-from-akron-who-knows-w_2860675.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43a/maverick-carter-9406_he_i-m-just-that-kid-from-akron-who-knows-w_2860675.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm just that kid from Akron who knows what he knows.” — Maverick Carter", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm just a little kid from Akron.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "LeBron James" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lebron-james/i-m-just-a-little-kid-from-akron/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fa/lebron-james-1130_just_i-m-just-a-little-kid-from-akron-2437898_2437898.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fa/lebron-james-1130_just_i-m-just-a-little-kid-from-akron-2437898_2437898.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fa/lebron-james-1130_just_i-m-just-a-little-kid-from-akron-2437898_2437898.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm just a little kid from Akron.” — LeBron James", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's always a struggle growing up in Akron.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "LeBron James" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lebron-james/it-s-always-a-struggle-growing-up-in-akron/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d8/lebron-james-1130_adversity_it-s-always-a-struggle-growing-up-in-akr_2492353.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d8/lebron-james-1130_adversity_it-s-always-a-struggle-growing-up-in-akr_2492353.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d8/lebron-james-1130_adversity_it-s-always-a-struggle-growing-up-in-akr_2492353.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's always a struggle growing up in Akron.” — LeBron James", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "No place is better than Akron.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "LeBron James" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lebron-james/no-place-is-better-than-akron/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac2/lebron-james-1130_basketball_no-place-is-better-than-akron-2973905_2973905.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac2/lebron-james-1130_basketball_no-place-is-better-than-akron-2973905_2973905.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac2/lebron-james-1130_basketball_no-place-is-better-than-akron-2973905_2973905.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“No place is better than Akron.” — LeBron James", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Akron, Ohio, is my home. 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