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LeBron James
13 quotes
“A LeBron James team is always looking out for young new talent.”
LeBron James (born 1984) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He really is one of a kind. That kid is special and will be the next big thing, I promise you that. The way he moves and his athleticism reminds me a lot about myself.”
LeBron James (born 1984) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: James before Game 3 of the 2009 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Orlando Magic.
“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 or anything like that. If somebody beats you up, you’re not going to congratulate them. That doesn’t make sense to me. I’m a competitor. That’s what I do. It doesn’t make sense for me to go over and shake somebody’s hand.”
LeBron James (born 1984) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This fall, and this was a very tough decision for me, but this fall I will be taking my talents to South Beach and play with the Miami Heat.”
LeBron James (born 1984) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Not two, not three, not four, not five, not six, not seven.”
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“Crazy. I just wanted to suck him off and everyone's mad. God sees everything!”
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“All the people that were rooting for me to fail… at the end of the day, tomorrow they have to wake up and have the same life that they had before they woke up today. … They got the same personal problems they had today. And I’m going to continue to live the way I want to live and continue to do the things I want to do.”
LeBron James (born 1984) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: James addressing fans after losing to the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011 NBA Finals.
“No matter how much money you have, no matter how famous you are, no matter how many people admire you, being black in America is tough.”
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“CLEVELAND! This is for you!”
LeBron James (born 1984) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: James in his postgame interview with ABC's Doris Burke after the Cavaliers overcame a 3–1 deficit, dethroning the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals.
“We are already limited in the sense that given that type of power, that type of stage that he had, and especially in that industry. You don’t see many black male and female actors being able to put on that stage. For him to be as transcendent as he was. But then you add on the fact that growing up as a black kid, you had superheroes that you looked up to, but they weren’t black. You had Batman, you had Superman, you had Spider Man, and so on and so on. And for him”
LeBron James (born 1984) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Remembering Chadwick Boseman: Ibram X. Kendi on Legacy of “Black Panther” Actor, Cancer & Anti-Racism, Democracy Now, (31 August 2020)
“To see [Bronny James] handle it, you know, with such class and so, you know, just, like, self awareness and just staying even killed is just a remarkable thing, man, and super proud of him.”
LeBron James (born 1984) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Episode 8: The 2024 Conference Finals", on the Mind the Game with LeBron James and JJ Redick, found on DeepCast (22 May 2024)
“I have so many words to praise Kyrie that I end up with absolutely none because it's just. It's so. He's the most gifted player the NBA has ever seen. He has the best gifts I've ever seen of any NBA player.”
LeBron James (born 1984) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Episode 9: The NBA Finals", on the Mind the Game with LeBron James and JJ Redick, found on DeepCast (5 June 2024)
“Growing up as a black kid, you had superheroes that you looked up to, but they weren’t black. You had Batman, you had Superman, you had Spider Man, and so on and so on. And for Ryan Coogler and for that cast, and for him himself to be able to make Black Panther...it actually felt real. It actually felt like we finally had our Black superhero and nobody can touch us.”
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