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" The first time I stepped on an NBA court I became a businessman. "

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" My game is really played above time. I don't say that like I'm saying I'm ahead of my time. I'm saying, like, if I'm on the court and I throw a pass, the ball that I've thrown will lead my teammate right where he needs to go, before he even knows that that's the right place to go to. "

" And winning is a huge thing for me. "

" I played football for a team called the East Dragons on the east side of town. We only had six regular season games. And six games I played tail back and I had 18 touchdowns in six games. That's when I knew I had some athletic ability. "

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

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

" In fourth grade, I missed 82 days of school. Out of 160. "

" If a great opportunity opens itself up, I would love to be involved... or star in a movie. "

" 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! "

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

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

" I like being around people. "

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

" Warren Buffet told me once and he said always follow your gut. When you have that gut feeling, you have to go with don't go back on it. "

" Where I grew up - I grew up on the north side of Akron, lived in the projects. So those scared and lonely nights - that's every night. You hear a lot of police sirens, you hear a lot of gunfire. Things that you don't want your kids to hear growing up. "

" There is a lot of pressure put on me, but I don't put a lot of pressure on myself. I feel if I play my game, it will take care of itself. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Maybe the ones burning my jersey were never LeBron fans anyway. "

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

" I'm confident with my ability. "

" I always say, decisions I make, I live with them. There's always ways you can correct them or ways you can do them better. At the end of the day, I live with them. "

" I was a Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan fan growing up. "

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

" You know, when I have a bad game, it continues to humble me and know that, you know, you still have work to do and you still have a lot of people to impress. "

" I mean, when you grow up in the inner city and you grow up in a single-parent household, that's - those are humbling times, you know? "

" You know, God gave me a gift to do other things besides play the game of basketball. "

" 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.' "