It's always a struggle growing up in Akron. LeBron James More Quotes by LeBron James More Quotes From LeBron James I do Pilates and yoga to stay in front of the curve. I feel like it's helping me. Does it work for everybody? I don't know. I'm not a guru on how to be in the best condition. Let me sit here and tell you that. But it works for me. LeBron James curvesyogadoe I feel confident because I'm the best player in the world. It's that simple. LeBron James nbaplayersimple I'm ready to accept the challenge. I'm coming home. LeBron James basketballchallengeshome My relationship with Northeast Ohio is bigger than basketball. I didn't realize that four years ago. I do now. LeBron James ohiobasketballyears You know, God gave me a gift to do other things besides play the game of basketball. LeBron James basketballgamesinspirational Yoga isn't just about the body, it's also about the mind and it's a technique that has really helped me. LeBron James techniqueyogamind I can't worry about what other people say. LeBron James i-canworrypeople 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. LeBron James nba-championshipsdreamwinning I'm just a little kid from Akron. LeBron James little-kidlittleskids I'm a guy who tries to be successful in all that I do, and when you fall short, it hurts. LeBron James successfulhurtfall I think, team first. It allows me to succeed, it allows my team to succeed. LeBron James teamfirststhinking I told myself if I ever made it to the level I want to be at, I'm gonna give back. LeBron James basketballinspirationalgiving All the people that were rooting on me to fail, at the end of the day, they have to wake up tomorrow and have the same life that they had before they woke up today. They have the same personal problems they had today. I'm going to continue to live the way I want to live and continue to do the things that I want to do with me and my family and be happy with that. They can get a few days or a few months or whatever the case may be on being happy about not only myself, but the Miami Heat not accomplishing their goal. But they have to get back to the real world at some point. LeBron James realgoalpeople A friend told me 'I guess you gotta go through a lot of nightmares, before you finally, you know, accomplish your dreams. LeBron James nightmareaccomplishdream A lot of players know how to play the game, but they really don't know how to play the game, if you know what I mean. They can put the ball in the hoop, but I see things before they even happen. You know how a guy can make his team so much better? That's one thing I learned from watching Jordan. LeBron James teambasketballmean Maybe my pain was my motivation. LeBron James painbasketballinspirational I enjoy the competition and whatever it takes throughout the competition, I will do it. LeBron James nba-championshipscompetitionenjoy I just bring the determination to win. LeBron James unselfishdeterminationwinning My father wasn't around when I was a kid, and I used to always say, 'Why me? Why don't I have a father? Why isn't he around? Why did he leave my mother?' But as I got older I looked deeper and thought, 'I don't know what my father was going through, but if he was around all the time, would I be who I am today?' LeBron James motherfatherkids In fourth grade, I missed 82 days of school. Out of 160. LeBron James fourth-gradegradesschool
