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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?

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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?

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Well, I Mean, To Me, I Think My Ultimate - My Ultimate Goal Is Winning Championships And - And I Understand That Me Going Down As One Of The Greats Will Not Happen Until I, You Know, Win A Championship.

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The End Of The Day

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Am I Responsible Or Are You', A Senior Official Asked His Pilot, Dubiously Beginning A Flight To Baghdad, 'for Seeing That This Machine Is Not Overloaded?' 'that Will Have To Be Decided At The Inquest.

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I Feel Confident Because I'm The Best Player In The World. It's That Simple.

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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.

Hollywood Dishes Out Too Much Praise For Small Things I Won't Let It Get Me, But Too Much Praise Can Turn A Fellow's Head If He Doesn't Watch His Step.

Know That I'm Better Solo. I Invented Solo.

Sometimes In The Past When I Played Something Might Make Me Lose Focus, Or I Would Go Home After A Game Where I Thought I Could Have Played Better And I Would Let It Hang Over My Head For A Long Time When It Shouldn't.

Well, Of Course You Question It, Especially When You Get To This Point. I Always Look At It Would I Rather Not Make The Playoffs Or Lose In The Finals? I Don't Know. I Don't Know. I've Missed The Playoffs Twice. I Lost In The Finals Four Times. I'm Almost Starting To Be Like I'd Rather Not Even Make The Playoffs Than To Lose In The Finals. It Would Hurt A Lot Easier If I Just Didn't Make The Playoffs And I Didn't Have A Shot At It.

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Maybe My Pain Was My Motivation.

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Being The Only Man In The Household With My Mom Definitely Helped Me Grow Up Fast.

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Losing A Basketball Game Hurts But When You See What You've Been Through, You Look On It And Say Well If This Is The Worst Thing That Can Happen To Me, Then I'm Okay.

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But Ever Since I Was A Kid, I Was Always The Winner.

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Maybe The Ones Burning My Jersey Were Never Lebron Fans Anyway.

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