C. L. R. James Quotes

We did what we are supposed to. We protected home. We have to try to do it again Thursday night.

Working with all of these kids is great. It doesn't get any better than this, to come down and inspire kids who want to play the game of basketball and put smiles on their faces.

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

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

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.

I'm very, very confident in my ability to see the game - even before it's played.

Messi is the best player in the world. If he's not already, he'll be the best footballer of all time.

I'm not going to fight because I mean too much to our team, and I can't afford to be suspended for a game or do something stupid to get me kicked out of a playoff game.

There are always people always asking you for something. But I feel like I have a foundation. I have a supporting cast where it doesn't bother me too much.

We were playing every game to win, we just happened to win 27 in a row. Our motto was to try and go out and win every game, but there's nothing really to talk about.

Hollywood dishes out too much praise for small things I won't let it get me, but too much praise can turn a fellow's head if he doesn't watch his step.

I've sort of gotten into the habit of looking for the vulnerable guy, the guy who makes mistakes, the guy who can't figure things out all the time but keeps at it.

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.

When I got back from the war in 1946 people didn't want the Mr. Smith kind of movie any more, and I refused to make war pictures.

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

Sometimes the coaches tell me to be selfish, but my game won't let me be selfish.

I love sharing the ball with my teammates. I see a lot of things before my teammates see them.

I expect us to win. I expect us to get better every day.

We want to win it all. The only reason we play this game is to win championships.

A lot of people were saying that I was a selfish person and a selfish player. You know, it got to me.

I hope I can help guys coming out of high school, if they need advice. I know the ins and outs of everything.

There's no reason to play in the NBA if you don't believe you can win it all.

If I didn't believe in this team and this organization and the direction that we're headed, I wouldn't have signed the extension.

A team can't work when a guy puts himself in front of a team. I have yet to be on a team like that.

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

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

It's a lot of talent sitting in suits.

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

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

That's all our team is about. If we stop people, we're the most athletic team in this whole tournament and we can get out and get easy buckets.

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.

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 don't let individual statistics make me a focus or more of a focus. I just tried to come out and attack early and get a big lead. We were able to take it in overtime and win.

I learn from winning, because it's much easier to point out things when you lose. But I think the alternate competitors can point out a lot of things when you win.

Certain money is not always good money. It could be just being at the wrong place at the wrong time. I mean, if you have your priorities in check then for the most part it's easy.

I never thought basketball was going to be my future. I just wanted to play because it gets you girls.

Why should I care? I have all the money in the world.

The modern athlete is an individual corporation. I'm not quite sure it's very good for sport, or good for team work, or those different things that sport says it's about. This is about business.

Losing a basketball game hurts but when you see what you've been through, you look on it and say well if this is the worst thing that can happen to me, then I'm okay.

My favorite thing about being a father is just seeing my kids grow and do some of the same things that I did when I was a kid, man.

As a parent, if you have multiple kids, you can't teach them all the same thing because they all have different personalities. They're their own person.

As a parent you protect your kids as much as possible.

If you're very clearly good or you're very clearly bad, then there isn't that much internal dilemma going on, and that's not necessarily as interesting to play.

I don't usually like talking about acting or what my process is, and all those kinds of things, because I don't necessarily think it's helpful to talk about how I do my job.