Famous Quotes & Sayings

LeBron James

You learn from mistakes, you learn from losses, but this game doesn't put something on me where it's, 'Hey, I've finally done it. This was a big game. We won it and we have to move on.'

LeBron James

Basketball isn't easy. All my life I've been striving to make myself better. It's a full time commitment. To be the best, you have to work the hardest. You have to chase what seems impossible over and over and over again, because giving up is not an option, and when you feel like you've reached your limit, it's only the beginning, that's when the time to dig deep, to find the courage to push some more, because if you've got the drive, the discipline, and the bizarre to do what it takes to make yourself great, then the rewards are endless.

LeBron James

I think the reason why I'm the person who I am today is because I went through those tough times when I was younger.

LeBron James

I don't want to be Kobe, I want to be LeBron.

LeBron James

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

LeBron James

Everywhere I've been, I've been the best player. I love being a leader, and I love being the best. I just want to get better. It's not about being cocky or selfish or anything like that. It's just how I am.

LeBron James

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

It's hard to win in the league, because every team is good, they got players on their team. A lot harder than high school. It's competitive, and that's what I most love about it.

LeBron James

My mom and I have always been there for each other. We had some tough times, but she was always there for me.

LeBron James

Ask me to play. I'll play. Ask me to shoot. I'll shoot. Ask me to pass. I'll pass. Ask me to steal, block out, sacrifice, lead, dominate. Anything. But it's not what you ask of me. It's what I ask of myself.

LeBron James

With that locker room I could sleep there after games.

LeBron James

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

LeBron James

I told myself if I ever made it to the level I want to be at, I'm gonna give back.

LeBron James

I like criticism. It makes you strong.

LeBron James

My relationship with Northeast Ohio is bigger than basketball. I didn't realize that four years ago. I do now.

LeBron James

I'm ready to accept the challenge. I'm coming home.

LeBron James

You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed - you're not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that.

LeBron James

You have to be able to accept failure to get better.

Lisa Leslie

I have 'the first' attached to my name in a whole lot of different aspects when it comes to the sport of basketball.

Lisa Leslie

When I watch kids play basketball, they don't know how to think the game. They know what it should look like, but they don't know why.

Lisa Leslie

The one thing I learned about myself going back and watching tapes of all the losses that we've had is that I'm physically capable of doing this and dominating the game, but the mental part was not there. I don't know if it comes with age, but I had to learn to be mentally tough.

Lisa Leslie

I'm a better and more educated person because of basketball.

John Updike

I once did something right. I played first-rate basketball. I really did. And after you're first-rate at something, no matter what, it kind of takes the kick out of being second-rate.

John Updike

There was a beauty here bigger than the hurtling beauty of basketball, a beauty refined from country pastures, a game of solitariness, of waiting, waiting for the pitcher to complete his gaze toward first base and throw his lightning, a game whose very taste, of spit and dust and grass and sweat and leather and sun, was America.

Mark Teixeira

It's just about being in the zone, in any sport, be it football, basketball or baseball.

Peyton Manning

You can play pickup basketball, but you can't really re-create football.

Penny Marshall

I live in L.A., so I go to basketball games. But I love baseball.

Megan McCafferty

Hornergy' is Zen's term for the indomitable athletic edge powered by sexual restraint. The basketball, baseball and football teams haven't had a winning season in years. The table-tennis team, however, is undefeated.

Rafael Nadal

It's important for the young players to practice other ball games as well, basketball or table tennis. On the tennis court, you can improve your eye through a kind of overexertion.

Nolan North

My first motion capture game was with Sony - NBA: The Life. It was very ahead of its time. Brandon Akiaten, he was the writer and director. He had a real vision of what this game was meant to be; it was a basketball game where I was the Jerry Maguire sports agent type guy. And it was great!

Nastia Liukin

If you are afraid of failure, you don't deserve success.

Miranda Kerr

As a child, I was very active. I was a gymnast, I played touch football, netball and basketball. When I was 16 years old, I started yoga. I started working out at an early age.

Mike McConathy

Building relationships is the key for being happy as a coach. Players must want to play for you. If they are comfortable with you, they will work hard for you.