It just wasn’t our time.
I don’t know any other other team that got to the finals without two all stars.
I’m a guy who tries to be successful in all that I do, and when you fall short, it hurts.
Obviously I’m not getting much sleep. You guys can see I’m not getting much sleep right now, but I’m OK with that. I’m OK with not sleeping to be able to prepare myself and mentally keep myself intact on what’s the main objective for me right now.
But put my body through a lot, you know, but it’s the price for your body feeling this way for winning. Did I win? I didn’t win a championship, but I’ve done a lot of good things in this first year back, and hopefully I can continue it.
Tonight we had our chances but we ran out of talent.
I wouldn’t feel good about it at all. At the end of the day I’m here to win a team prize, and that’s to win a championship, not an individual prize.
I feel confident because I’m the best player in the world. It’s that simple.
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.
We aren’t comfortable. We are not satisfied. We have to stay even-keeled.
We did what we are supposed to. We protected home. We have to try to do it again Thursday night.
I don’t need too much. Glamour and all that stuff don’t excite me. I am just glad I have the game of basketball in my life.
James also revealed he and his teammates smoked marijuana one night after getting access to a hotel room in Akron.
I assure you, you will never survive on your wits alone.
Maybe my pain was my motivation.
The same way you slow me down. You can’t.
But then I lock back in and I start thinking about how fun it is to compete during the playoffs and the first round, the second round, and Eastern Conference Finals. If I’m lucky enough to get here again, it will be fun to do it.
You know, softball is the other sport I do besides basketball.
Just because we are back home, don’t get comfortable. Have that same uptight feeling like it’s just us against everyone.
If you put everything together as far as my mind, my body, my game. If you put everything in one bottle, this is probably the best I’ve been.