LeBron James: 'This is the biggest game of my career
Posted: Thu Jun 9, 2011 5:52 pm
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source - http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miam ... 8475.story
DALLAS— Miami Heat forward LeBron James didn't mince words as he emerged from Thursday morning's shootaround, in advance of Thursday night's Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks.
"This is what I've been dreaming about my whole life," he said, with the best-of-seven series tied 2-2.
For the past two days, it actually has been the stuff of nightmares, as James relived his playoff-career-worst eight-point outing in Tuesday's 86-83 Game 4 loss.
"It's nothing new that I haven't heard last year or the year before that," he said, as he leaned against a wall across from the Heat locker room at American Airlines Center. "I've heard a lot of games define my legacy. I'm not worried about that.
"This is what this is about. This is what we all dreamed about, being in this moment. No one ever said it was going to be easy."
He said that has been the case with this overhauled, star-studded, much-maligned Heat roster all season.
"We haven't had anything easy all year. I haven't had anything easy all year," he said. "So it's there. We look forward to it. I'm looking forward to it."
Asked about his confidence about a bounce-back game, he said he could only go in with the proper approach.
"The one thing you can't control is if the ball goes in the basket," he said. "But you're able to feel of how you're going to approach the game.
"You just got to go out and do it yourself."
Because this one, he said, means a bit more.
source - http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miam ... 8475.story
DALLAS— Miami Heat forward LeBron James didn't mince words as he emerged from Thursday morning's shootaround, in advance of Thursday night's Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks.
"This is what I've been dreaming about my whole life," he said, with the best-of-seven series tied 2-2.
For the past two days, it actually has been the stuff of nightmares, as James relived his playoff-career-worst eight-point outing in Tuesday's 86-83 Game 4 loss.
"It's nothing new that I haven't heard last year or the year before that," he said, as he leaned against a wall across from the Heat locker room at American Airlines Center. "I've heard a lot of games define my legacy. I'm not worried about that.
"This is what this is about. This is what we all dreamed about, being in this moment. No one ever said it was going to be easy."
He said that has been the case with this overhauled, star-studded, much-maligned Heat roster all season.
"We haven't had anything easy all year. I haven't had anything easy all year," he said. "So it's there. We look forward to it. I'm looking forward to it."
Asked about his confidence about a bounce-back game, he said he could only go in with the proper approach.
"The one thing you can't control is if the ball goes in the basket," he said. "But you're able to feel of how you're going to approach the game.
"You just got to go out and do it yourself."
Because this one, he said, means a bit more.
I hope Bosh's ankle is fine, as he was shaky after rolling it last game. I didn't even see it happen, but that explains why his production went down. This could be the big night we all wanted to see though.