James also revealed he and his teammates smoked marijuana one night after getting access to a hotel room in Akron.

I was so used to going out and winning state championships and playing in the postseason.

I never thought basketball was going to be my future. I just wanted to play because it gets you girls.

I treated it like every day was my last day with a basketball.

In this fall - this is very tough - in this fall I'm going to take my talents to South Beach and join the Miami Heat.

I mean, when you grow up in the inner city and you grow up in a single-parent household, that's - those are humbling times, you know?

You know, my family and friends have never been yes-men: 'Yes, you're doing the right thing, you're always right.' No, they tell me when I'm wrong, and that's why I've been able to stay who I am and stay humble.