LeBron James Ship Quotations

I'm not promising a championship. I know how hard that is to deliver. We're not ready right now.

Well, of course you question it, especially when you get to this point. I always look at it would I rather not make the playoffs or lose in The Finals? I don't know. I don't know. I've missed the playoffs twice. I lost in The Finals four times. I'm almost starting to be like I'd rather not even make the playoffs than to lose in The Finals. It would hurt a lot easier if I just didn't make the playoffs and I didn't have a shot at it.

It's a lot of talent sitting in suits.

That team across the way, you tip your hat to them. They did a great job. It showed in these Finals.

Tonight we had our chances but we ran out of talent.

I was so used to going out and winning state championships and playing in the postseason.

I enjoy the competition and whatever it takes throughout the competition, I will do it.

We have to continue at a high level and make them take tough shots.

The group of guys I have... They are playing off straight motivation.

I didn't think we'd get to this point that we're at now, but I was ready to lead If we got to this point.

Everything is sore right now. Everything. I look like I'm doing okay but I can't wait to get home.

Steph is scary. I've never seen anyone who can shoot the ball off the dribble like him. He got it going in 4th. Every game is different.

A team like Golden State, when they get into a rhythm they make shots.

We defended. We made them keep tough shots, and we executed offensively.

If I could have gave more, I would have done it. I gave everything I had

We ran out of talent tonight. The guys played as hard as they could, as long as we could.

You lose in the Finals, they're all disappointing. Doesn't matter if I'm playing in Miami, Cleveland or on Mars. You lose the Finals, it's disappointing.

These fans here are unbelievable. They showed up and showed out tonight. We needed every little bit of it.

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.

Just because we are back home, don't get comfortable. Have that same uptight feeling like it's just us against everyone.

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.

The best option for me to do was not to move. I tried, and any little nudge or step, it the cramping would get worse. It was the whole left leg ... nearly the whole left side. ... I drank a lot of fluids at halftime. I even changed my uniform.

They jumped on us. They were the aggressor. They had us on our heels from the beginning.

Just wanted to inspire my teammates. Obviously, I didn't do enough.

We lost one, we won two and we lost another one. We'll take 50 percent in four years in championships any day. Obviously, we want to win all of them, but that's just the nature of the game. Not proud of the way we played in this series.

It just wasn't our time.

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.

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.

I don't know any other other team that got to the finals without two all stars.

My family is happy. That makes my job a lot easier. For the fans, I try to put it all out there on the floor.

I got a goal, and it's a huge goal, and that's to bring an NBA championship here to Cleveland, and I won't stop until I get it.

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.