Lebron James quotes

I have short goals - to get better every day, to help my teammates every day - but my only ultimate goal is to win an NBA championship. It's all that matters. I dream about it. I dream about it all the time, how it would look, how it would feel. It would be so amazing.

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.

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.'

Basketball is my passion, I love it. But my family and friends mean everything to me. That's what's important. I need my phone so I can keep in contact with them at all times.

I have short goals - to get better every day, to help my teammates every day - but my only ultimate goal is to win an NBA championship. It's all that matters. I dream about it. I dream about it all the time, how it would look, how it would feel. It would be so amazing.

When you have that respect from your teammates, it makes it a lot more comfortable.

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.

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 am just happy to be part of the Nike family.

When did I know I had talent? I think it started when I first started playing sports, organized sports.

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

You know, my family and friends have never been yes-men: 'Yes, you're doing the right thing, you're always right.' No, they tell me when I'm wrong, and that's why I've been able to stay who I am and stay humble.

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

I like criticism. It makes you strong.

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'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.

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