I'm a leader. I'm the leader of this team, and they look for me at any point in the game, and that's not just scoring-wise, I do other things.
Man, meeting Michael Jordan for me was like.. black Jesus walking towards me. It was overwhelming to me to finally meet the guy I've looked up to my whole life.
I've been watching basketball for a long time, I'm a historian of the game. I don't know any other team that's gotten to the Finals without two All-Stars... I cannot remember thinking of it. I don't even know if it's ever happened, for a team to lose two All-Stars and still be able to make it to the Finals.
I started thinking about what it would be like to raise my family in my hometown. I looked at other teams, but I wasn't going to leave Miami for anywhere except Cleveland. The more time passed, the more it felt right. This is what makes me happy.
In this fall - this is very tough - in this fall I'm going to take my talents to South Beach and join the Miami Heat.
As a kid, we would drive up and down 77 North - that's our highway - there would be office buildings on the side of the highway and I'd be like, that's what my house is going to look like when I get older. I'm going to start making my house look like this.
My game is really played above time. I don't say that like I'm saying I'm ahead of my time. I'm saying, like, if I'm on the court and I throw a pass, the ball that I've thrown will lead my teammate right where he needs to go, before he even knows that that's the right place to go to.
Sometimes in the past when I played something might make me lose focus, or I would go home after a game where I thought I could have played better and I would let it hang over my head for a long time when it shouldn't.
It's a lot of talent sitting in suits.
I will have no problem coming to practice on time. The locker room is great, but we have to prove ourselves on the court.
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.
I don't really get involved in it, the whole thing. I understand how important this city is and what I mean to this city and what our team means to the city... but I don't get caught up into it. I just go out and play my game. I try to lead the best way I can, and if I can put my team and this franchise in a position to win the title, I'm grateful for that.
I never get too high on my stardom or what I can do.
I love showcasing my talents - not only to my hometown fans and my own team but to the world.
I spoil a lot of people with my play.
Your teammates give you the confidence. They give me the confidence all year, all postseason.
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 can't work when a guy puts himself in front of a team. I have yet to be on a team like that.
As loud as fans were , they need to go home now and start soaking up a lot of tea, drinking a lot of tea for the next 36 hours, whatever the case may be, 'cause they need to be just as loud Thursday night.
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.
They continue to criticize me for my outside shooting, but I continue to make outside shots.
No place is better than Akron.
I'm not promising a championship. I know how hard that is to deliver. We're not ready right now.
The group of guys I have... They are playing off straight motivation.
We did what we are supposed to. We protected home. We have to try to do it again Thursday night.
