"To all the positions, I just bring the determination to win. Me being an unselfish player, I think that can carry on to my teammates. When you have one of the best players on the court being unselfish, I think that transfers to the other players"
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The key move is the word "unselfish", repeated like a credential. In NBA culture, unselfishness is never neutral. Its a response to the oldest critique of heliocentric stars: that they dominate the ball, dominate the narrative, and leave teammates as props. LeBron flips that script by casting his influence as distributive. If the best player shares, everyone else has permission to play freer, cut harder, pass sooner, trust more. "Transfers" is the tell - he describes teamwork as something that spreads from the top down, less kumbaya than behavioral economics: incentives, cues, imitation.
Context matters because LeBrons career has been defined by role fluidity and roster churn. Hes been the point guard, the power forward, the de facto coach, the front office lightning rod. "To all the positions" isnt just versatility talk; its a hedge against being pinned to any single label, especially the one that says he makes teammates worse. He’s pitching a leadership model that justifies his centrality: I can be the system, but the system makes you better.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
James, LeBron. (2026, January 16). To all the positions, I just bring the determination to win. Me being an unselfish player, I think that can carry on to my teammates. When you have one of the best players on the court being unselfish, I think that transfers to the other players. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/to-all-the-positions-i-just-bring-the-94918/
Chicago Style
James, LeBron. "To all the positions, I just bring the determination to win. Me being an unselfish player, I think that can carry on to my teammates. When you have one of the best players on the court being unselfish, I think that transfers to the other players." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/to-all-the-positions-i-just-bring-the-94918/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"To all the positions, I just bring the determination to win. Me being an unselfish player, I think that can carry on to my teammates. When you have one of the best players on the court being unselfish, I think that transfers to the other players." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/to-all-the-positions-i-just-bring-the-94918/. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.






