LeBron: Game 7 comes down to heart
Miami Heat forward LeBron James sits down with CNN's Rachel Nichols before Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
NBA迈阿密热火队巨星勒布朗·詹姆斯谈总决赛。抢七大战,这是一场对马刺和热火历史地位有着深远影响的比赛。勒布朗将打造一个自己的王朝时代。
With about a minute to go in game six, security guards come out, they start putting that yellow tape around the floor. They get ready to wheel that championship trophy and give it to the Spurs. You get lots of your guys on your team said that just clicked something with them, gave them more extra motivation.
We felt like that was basically burying us alive, you know, throwing dirt on us before it was over. At that point, it's down in all of our minds, like this is the last this is it, you know, nine months down the drain. You know, All those thoughts, all those finished creeping to you as a human being, I mean, everyone. But at the end of the day, still more game to play. Let's finish this game out and see what happens, and we felt we still had an opportunity to make a game out of it, and you know, a couple mistakes here, a couple plays, a couple breaks, a little bit of luck, with ever forced overtime.
Does it really feel if you don't win a title, it is nine months down the drain?
Yes, Yeah,absolutely. I understand that you know it's a process and you know, I try to get better each and every day, but I'm here for one reason, that's to win championships.
And we have to talk about the head band, of course. I have one here, if you recognize this. This is your old friend. You usually keep this guy next to you at all times. You wear him.
JAMES: He's a little mad at me right now. We haven't talked to him a few hours so I haven't not played with it in so long.
Dwyane Wade said am I trying to see you and am I going to talk him into not wearing it in game 7, can you give us the exclusive here?
I mean I don't know. I don't know. This is a very tough decision. I got to decide if I'm going to wear or not wear. I think I will. You know he's been a part of this journey, the ups and downs of my career so far, so we'll see what happens.
NICHOLS: No man left behind?
How much of a game seven is about Xs and Os? And how much is about heart?
I think it's all heart. At the end of the day, Xs and Os, the coaches there are going to put you in position to succeed, but you gotta go and do it. We know what they're running. They know what we're running. We know all personenl, we know strengths and weaknesses,everything. It's about hard determination at this point and which team is going win the victory.
And you know we want to reunite you with your friend.
Yeah, my friend. Sorry, buddy. I still love you.