LeBron James

"For me, already being part of a single parent household and knowing it was just me and my mom, you'd would wake up times and hope that the next day you'd be able to be alongside your mother because she was out trying to make sure that I was taken care of. But all I cared about was her being home."

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

"I have short goals - to get better every day, to help my teammates every day - but my only ultimate goal is to win an NBA championship. It's all that matters. I dream about it. I dream about it all the time, how it would look, how it would feel. It would be so amazing."

"I hear my friends and my mom tell me I'm special, but honestly, I still don't get it."

"I like criticism. It makes you strong."

"I need music. It's like my heartbeat, so to speak. It keeps me going no matter what's going on - bad games, press, whatever!"

"I'm going to use all my tools, my God-given ability, and make the best life I can with it."

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

"When did I know I had talent? I think it started when I first started playing sports, organized sports."

"When I was 5, some financial things happened, and I moved seven times in a year. We moved from apartment to apartment, sometimes living with friends. My mom would always say, 'Don't get comfortable, because we may not be here long.'"

"When you have that respect from your teammates, it makes it a lot more comfortable."

"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."

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