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July 8 2010:
Excerpt from The Decision
So does the team that you're going to, that you'll announce in a few minutes, do they know your decision?
They just found out.
They just found out?
Yeah.
So the other five, on pins and needles, they don't know; they'll be listening to this?
Right.
Who in this process, LeBron, have you taken advice from and who has had the biggest influence?
I've taken a lot of advice from my friends and family. My agent, Leon Rose, has been great. A lot of people that I look towards in a time of need or for advice, and ultimately they looked at me and said you ultimately have to live with your decision that you're going to make, and you have to do what's best for you, for your family and for you to ultimately be happy.
What was the major factor, the major reason in your decision?
I think the major factor and the major reason in my decision was the best opportunity for me to win and to win now and to win into the future also.
And winning is a huge thing for me. Jim, you know ever since I was a rookie or even in high school, we always talked, that was the number one thing for me: Help my teammates get better and just wanting to win. And I've done some great things in my seven years, and I want to continue to do that.
How deep of an evaluation do you have to do to go through that to figure out tomorrow, next year and beyond, that equation, that winning?
One thing that you can't control is you never know. You never know. You want to put yourself in the position where you feel that it's the best opportunity. But saying I can win a championship next year or saying I can win it a year after, those are things that you don't know until you go out there and actually play the game.
But you have to put yourself in the right position to be able to compete and also accomplish the goals that you set out for.
Do you have any doubts about your decision?
No. I don't have any doubts at all.
Would you like to sleep on it a little longer, or are you ready to make this decision?
I've slept enough. Or the lack of sleep.
Are you still a nail biter?
I have a little bit. Not of late.
You've had everybody else biting their nails. So I guess it's time for them to stop chewing. The answer to the question everybody wants to know: LeBron, what's your decision?
In this fall, this is very tough, in this fall I'm going to be staying here in Cleveland. I'm looking forward to making good on my word and helping this city win a championship and then a few more.
Excerpt from The Decision
So does the team that you're going to, that you'll announce in a few minutes, do they know your decision?
They just found out.
They just found out?
Yeah.
So the other five, on pins and needles, they don't know; they'll be listening to this?
Right.
Who in this process, LeBron, have you taken advice from and who has had the biggest influence?
I've taken a lot of advice from my friends and family. My agent, Leon Rose, has been great. A lot of people that I look towards in a time of need or for advice, and ultimately they looked at me and said you ultimately have to live with your decision that you're going to make, and you have to do what's best for you, for your family and for you to ultimately be happy.
What was the major factor, the major reason in your decision?
I think the major factor and the major reason in my decision was the best opportunity for me to win and to win now and to win into the future also.
And winning is a huge thing for me. Jim, you know ever since I was a rookie or even in high school, we always talked, that was the number one thing for me: Help my teammates get better and just wanting to win. And I've done some great things in my seven years, and I want to continue to do that.
How deep of an evaluation do you have to do to go through that to figure out tomorrow, next year and beyond, that equation, that winning?
One thing that you can't control is you never know. You never know. You want to put yourself in the position where you feel that it's the best opportunity. But saying I can win a championship next year or saying I can win it a year after, those are things that you don't know until you go out there and actually play the game.
But you have to put yourself in the right position to be able to compete and also accomplish the goals that you set out for.
Do you have any doubts about your decision?
No. I don't have any doubts at all.
Would you like to sleep on it a little longer, or are you ready to make this decision?
I've slept enough. Or the lack of sleep.
Are you still a nail biter?
I have a little bit. Not of late.
You've had everybody else biting their nails. So I guess it's time for them to stop chewing. The answer to the question everybody wants to know: LeBron, what's your decision?
In this fall, this is very tough, in this fall I'm going to be staying here in Cleveland. I'm looking forward to making good on my word and helping this city win a championship and then a few more.
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