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

The best thing that ever happened to me was losing last year in the Finals. I had to change.

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

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

Your teammates give you the confidence. They give me the confidence all year, all postseason.

I love showcasing my talents - not only to my hometown fans and my own team but to the world.

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

I love sharing the ball with my teammates. I see a lot of things before my teammates see them.

We hated Cleveland growing up. There's a lot of people in Cleveland we still hate to this day.

I'm not promising a championship. I know how hard that is to deliver. We're not ready right now.

We did what we are supposed to. We protected home. We have to try to do it again Thursday night.

There's that moment every morning when you look in the mirror: Are you committed, or are you not?

This is a job and we want to have fun. But it's a job and we should look like we're going to work.

Everything is sore right now. Everything. I look like I'm doing okay but I can't wait to get home.

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

That team across the way, you tip your hat to them. They did a great job. It showed in these Finals.

A lot of people were saying that I was a selfish person and a selfish player. You know, it got to me.

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

I never thought basketball was going to be my future. I just wanted to play because it gets you girls.

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

That's crazy, because I had no idea what the word 'contraction' meant before I saw it on the Internet.

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

Crazy. Karma is a b****. Gets you every time. Its not good to wish bad on anybody. God sees everything!

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

Yoga isn't just about the body, it's also about the mind and it's a technique that has really helped me.

I didn't think we'd get to this point that we're at now, but I was ready to lead If we got to this point.

These fans here are unbelievable. They showed up and showed out tonight. We needed every little bit of it.

But I mean, even my family gets spoiled at times watching me doing things that I do, on and off the court.

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

My family is happy. That makes my job a lot easier. For the fans, I try to put it all out there on the floor.

When you get to know some of the history of the game, Oscar Robertson is one of the names that pops up first.

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

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

My relationship with Northeast Ohio is bigger than basketball. I didn't realize that four years ago. I do now.

People who say "It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all" never felt a broken heart.

James also revealed he and his teammates smoked marijuana one night after getting access to a hotel room in Akron.

I've given these guys the blueprint on how to win a premiership, now I just have to be patient until they're ready.

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.

That's one of my biggest obstacles. I'm afraid of failure. I want to succeed so bad that I become afraid of failing.

I think the reason why I'm the person who I am today is because I went through those tough times when I was younger.

In this fall - this is very tough - in this fall I'm going to take my talents to South Beach and join the Miami Heat.

I'm a winner...I'm a competitor. That's what I do. It doesn't make sense for me to go over and shake somebody's hand.

Just because we are back home, don't get comfortable. Have that same uptight feeling like it's just us against everyone.

I never wanted to leave Cleveland. My heart will always be in that area - in a perfect world I would have loved to stay.

A friend told me 'I guess you gotta go through a lot of nightmares, before you finally, you know, accomplish your dreams.

We don't want to get frustrated because it sticks in your mind too much. We have to work at it and see what we did wrong.

I will have no problem coming to practice on time. The locker room is great, but we have to prove ourselves on the court.

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 don't need too much. Glamour and all that stuff don't excite me. I am just glad I have the game of basketball in my life.

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!

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