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The Los Angeles Lakers star gave some insight into how he motivates himself.
James revealed on Friday's episode of The Shop: Uninterrupted that he sometimes looks for a detractor in the stands to get himself pumped up for games.
I go out on the floor during warm-ups and I will just be looking for a hater. I need one of them. Please, let me find this one. In the crowd, for warm-ups, it takes 20 minutes before the game starts. I am ready. I will be ready to go tonight.
When he needs a pick-me-up before a game after a poor night of sleep, or when he is locked in, he only looks for haters.
It is safe to say that the motivational tactics of the man known as "Lebron" have worked well over the years because he has established himself as one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
During his 19-year career in the NBA, the veteran has earned 18 All-Star selections, four NBA Most Valuable Player awards, four NBA Championships and four NBA Finals Most Valuable Player awards.
Michael Jordan, Bill Russell, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are just a few of the people who can measure up to those awards.
Since he is less than 2000 points behind the all-time scoring leader, it is almost certain that he will claim the top spot at some point.
It is difficult to argue with his methods, even though they haven't worked out well this season.
James is as productive as ever, with averages of 28.8 points, 8.0 rebound and 6.2 assists per game, but that hasn't translated into much team success.
The Lakers are ninth in the Western Conference with a 27-35 record. Los Angeles is two games ahead of Portland for the final spot in the play-in tournament.
Anthony Davis has missed a lot of time due to injury. The Lakers are in the midst of a four-game losing streak.
If James can find ways to motivate himself and the Lakers, they are likely still a team that the opposition would rather not face in the playoffs.
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