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.

— LeBron James

Being the only man in the household with my mom definitely helped me grow up fast.

— LeBron James

But now, being a parent, I go home and see my son and I forget about any mistake I ever made or the reason I'm upset. I get home and my son is smiling, or he comes running to me. It has just made me grow as an individual and grow as a man.

— LeBron James

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

— LeBron James

Don't be afraid of failure. This is the way to succeed.

— LeBron James

For me, already being part of a single parent household and knowing it was just me and my mom, you 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.

— LeBron James

I am just happy to be part of the Nike family.

— LeBron James

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

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

— LeBron James

I like criticism. It makes you strong.

— LeBron James