Interview Quotes

Early Athletic Prowess

"My first year playing organized football ever, we played six games. And I got the MVP that year. I had 18 touchdowns in six games."

— LeBron James • 01:10:05

"And then right in that fall, the basketball season started. My first year ever playing organized basketball, we went 6-0, won a championship."

— LeBron James • 01:10:25

"But probably, like, eighth grade. I went to an AAU national tournament in Orlando, Florida. And we finished second, bro."

— LeBron James • 01:11:20

Inspirations and Influences

"When you grow up in the inner city, bro, and there's not much inspiration, like, around, you have to, I think for me, I found inspiration on the outside."

— LeBron James • 01:15:10

"Jay's on TV. Had the dopest sneakers. Had his hat on backwards. You know, going to a prep school, got it inside out. I was like, that's super cool. I could be myself and still be with, you know, in the burbs."

— LeBron James • 01:17:00

"And then, like, hip-hop and sports are, like, literally, like, twins. Identical twins. Hip-hop artists want to be people in sports. Sports guys want to be rappers, you know."

— LeBron James • 01:18:50

Game Day Rituals and Intuition

"I will lay my uniform out the same way before every game. I will pick a shoe that I'm going to wear according sometimes to either the opponent or the team."

— LeBron James • 01:22:20

"Or if I'm shitty in the first quarter. They're getting swapped out. They're getting swapped out."

— LeBron James • 01:24:00

"I had my career high for threes, man. I think I was nine for ten. It was there for that one. So, I absolutely felt the energy, like, in the building."

— LeBron James • 01:25:50

Memorable On-Court Moments and Misinterpretations

"People, every time I say something, everyone thinks it's a fucking lie. I got homies that was literally at the house with me when Kobe was dropping to 81."

— LeBron James • 01:28:40

"So, like, for forever, I thought it was just, like, a call that he was calling that Phil Jackson was like, you know, Phil like Kobe, you know, how you used to do it with Mike. Triangle offense. Man, I realized that shit was, give me the ball and everybody get the fuck out of the way."

— LeBron James • 01:32:20

"And I just, I mean, you gotta see the video now. You gotta, yeah. That shit is so funny. But the fact that you're the only one who peeped it and there was 10 guys on the court."

— LeBron James • 01:41:05

The "Deluxe Album" and Rap Lyrics

"But in my mind, I'm like, bro, like you got to re-release them and let's do the, you got to do the deluxe. They got to go on the, you know, everybody, I don't know that I'm not a real A&R guy that sits behind and like mix matches songs. But I do know music."

— LeBron James • 01:45:00

"These new rappers, sometimes they just, they lose me for a little bit. They bring me back. But they lose me for a little bit."

— LeBron James • 01:47:40

Relationships and Marriage

"Relationship is never picture perfect. But if you're able to work through, if you're okay with working through the hardships and the adverse moments, then it will make it all worth it, man."

— LeBron James • 01:55:00

"You know, let alone someone that you're living with for over 20 years. So, you know, I think communication is number one. You know, being honest is number two."

— LeBron James • 01:55:40

"'Happy wife, happy life,' that shit real, bro. But also, like, you know, shit, happy husband. Happy loving."

— LeBron James • 01:57:30

The Kid From Akron and Longevity

"I know I'm on the other side of the hump. The hump, for sure. They're like, come on now. Like, I'm not going to play another 23 years. That's for damn sure."

— LeBron James • 02:03:00

"It's been so long. I mean, I do remember moments when I was growing up in inner city and grew up in Elizabeth Projects in Akron, Ohio, on the north side."

— LeBron James • 02:07:00

"Yeah, of course. Of course. Like you, I wish I could just like sometimes walk into a movie theater just like before the lights go off."

— LeBron James • 02:09:00

Financial Realities and Future Goals

"Google search is a lie. That is a lie. That's wrong. Oh, it's way less. Oh. Yeah, it's way less."

— LeBron James • 02:11:40

"I want to continue to build the greatest storytelling company there is. And we've been putting that work in uninterrupted."

— LeBron James • 02:22:00

"Like the Pixar. Yeah, man. Like, when people start, like, wanting to come up with ideas, they think of us. They want to pitch it to us."

— LeBron James • 02:23:00

Legacy and Identity

"I'll always be the kid from Akron. Always. Always. I still got the most energy in the household."

— LeBron James • 02:26:00

"It's almost like, you know, King Griffey Jr. You know, they always call him the kid. You know, he's always the kid, no matter what."

— LeBron James • 02:27:40