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My Childhood Was Never Great. We Moved From Place To Place A Lot. There Were Times When We Had No Definite Place To Stay. So, A Basic Level Of Security Was Not Always There. Therefore, When You Finally Make It Out, And You Become Who I Am, You're Humbled By The Memories Of Those Situations.

-LeBron James

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My Childhood Was Never

LeBron James

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My Childhood Was Never Great. We Moved From Place To Place A Lot. There Were Times When We Had No Definite Place To Stay. So, A Basic Level Of Security Was Not Always There. Therefore, When You Finally Make It Out, And You Become Who I Am, You're Humbled By The Memories Of Those Situations.

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We Have An Opportunity To Get Better.

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I Hear My Friends And My Mom Tell Me I'm Special, But Honestly, I Still Don't Get It.

If It Wasn't For The Determination And The Will Power We Have In Each Other, We Wouldn't Have Pulled Through And Got This Win. Much Respect To Spain, But The U.s. Is Back On Top Again.

I Treated It Like Every Day Was My Last Day With A Basketball.

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.

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A Lebron James Team Is Never Desperate.

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With That Locker Room I Could Sleep There After Games.

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This Is A Proud Moment For Our City. This Is The First Time We Have Won A Finals Game In This City, And I'm Happy To Be Part Of The History.

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If I Could Have Gave More, I Would Have Done It. I Gave Everything I Had

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I Was Blessed With A God-given Talent And My Mother Raised Me The Right Way.

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In Fourth Grade, I Missed 82 Days Of School. Out Of 160.

I'm Feeling Better After The Game Than I Did When I Came Off The Floor With Cramps. ... I Was Going To Try To Give It A Go, And 'spo Said 'no.' You Know, After I Came Out Of The Game, They Kind Of Took Off. And It Was Frustrating Sitting Out And Not Being Able To Help The Team.

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I Might Play In Shorts, But I Wear The Pants.

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Working With All Of These Kids Is Great. It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This, To Come Down And Inspire Kids Who Want To Play The Game Of Basketball And Put Smiles On Their Faces.

I Assure You, You Will Never Survive On Your Wits Alone.

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You Become A Champion As A Team. I Understand That. I Know The History Of The Game.

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