11.24.2008

LEBRON JAMES

Several good quotes from and about LeBron James

Cavs head coach Mike Brown:
"If I'm putting LeBron up on the film session or if I'm getting on LeBron about not doing this or not doing that, his teammates see how he takes it in stride, how he accepts it and how he tries to get better from it. He sets the example of how to handle being coached and criticized.

Teammate Zydrunas Ilgauskas:
"A lot of times, people see him step on the court and do the things that he does and go, 'Wow.' What they don't see is 99% of the work that goes in before the game, the hours and hours in film session he spends, the hours in the weight room, the hours he spends shooting before practice, the hours shooting after practice."

Teammate Daniel Gibson:
"He always wants to be first. He hates to lose no matter what we're doing. He wants to win at everything. He might be the most competitive person I have ever been around."

James on his willingness to learn:
"I don't know everything. Coach Mike Brown has been in this game for a long time. We've got assistants who've been around long before I was born or ever thought about basketball. I still have a lot to learn about this game."