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LeBron James on fatherhood, character, and how to live

5 sourced quotes from LeBron James, each with the original work, the year, and links to a primary or scholarly source you can check yourself. Selected for what they say to a man raising children.

“As a father you sometimes get mad and then you think about it. You're like, 'Wow, I used to do those same things, so how can I get that mad?'”
ABC News interview with Stephen Curry, NBA Finals, 2016
“There's no encyclopedia or book about parenthood. You learn on the fly.”
ABC News interview with Stephen Curry, NBA Finals, 2016
“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…”
ABC News interview with Stephen Curry, NBA Finals, 2016
“Everything I know about being loving and caring, and sacrificing and showing up and being present in my children's lives—I learned all of that from…”
Essay for the Center for American Progress / The Shriver Report ("I Promise"), 2014
“Being the best father I can be to my children is what means the most to me.”
Oprah's Master Class, OWN Network (2017), 2017

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Works quoted here: ABC News interview with Stephen Curry, NBA Finals, Essay for the Center for American Progress / The Shriver Report ("I Promise"), Oprah's Master Class, OWN Network (2017).