{"id":1202,"date":"2015-06-18T17:05:55","date_gmt":"2015-06-18T23:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=1202"},"modified":"2020-03-10T12:07:50","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T18:07:50","slug":"lebrons-final-press-conference-at-the-2015-nba-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/lebrons-final-press-conference-at-the-2015-nba-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"lebron’s final press conference at the 2015 nba finals"},"content":{"rendered":"

despite<\/a> one of the most impressive performances in the history of the nba finals by lebron james,<\/strong> the cleveland cavaliers<\/span><\/strong> came up short<\/strong><\/em> (didn’t have enough) against the champion\u00a0golden state warriors<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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lebron james had an amazing series in a losing effort (associated press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

a disappointed lebron met with the press after being eliminated in 6 games. here are some of the most educational moments…..<\/p>\n

\nhttp:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/lebron-press-conference.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n

chris haynes<\/strong> of cleveland.com<\/strong> asked<\/p>\n

could u talk about how this feeling feels compared to, u know, other times where u probably might have been bounced out of<\/em> the playoffs and just your emotions in dealing with that?<\/h4>\n

bounced out of<\/strong><\/em> is another way to say eliminated<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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a little kid picking himself up<\/span> & getting ready to go at it<\/span> again<\/em><\/h6>\n

lebron responded with a classic optimistic perspective<\/p>\n

the only thing u can do is pick yourself back up<\/em> whenever that time may be and then just\u00a0go at it again<\/em>.<\/h4>\n

and finished his answer<\/p>\n

it hurts me to know that I\u00a0wish i coulda did better<\/em>, \u00a0and done more and just put a little bit more effort or whatever the case may be to help us get over the hump<\/a>, but it just wasn’t our time.<\/span><\/h4>\n

pick yourself back up<\/strong><\/em> gives the idea of being on the ground, but not willing<\/a> to stay there. go at it<\/strong><\/em> again means continue giving a strong effort.<\/p>\n

it’s common to hear native speakers substitute\u00a0past tense for\u00a0past participles with irregular verbs as lebron did answering this question\u00a0i coulda did<\/span> better.<\/em><\/p>\n

http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/lebron-press-conference-ii1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n

mike arace<\/strong> of the\u00a0columbus dispatch<\/strong> had this question<\/p>\n

when you lose on a stage like this, how fast do u begin\u00a0thinking about next season?<\/h4>\n

and james gave this short answer<\/p>\n

i haven’t thought about next season at all.<\/em><\/h4>\n

at all<\/strong> <\/em>emphasizes that zero is how much lebron\u00a0has thought about next season.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/lebron-press-conference-iii.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n

ethan skulnick<\/strong> of turner sports\/bleacher report<\/strong><\/p>\n

with all the things you’re talking about; kyrie, kevin, that u were dealing with, was there ever a point in this finals that u doubted whether you’d be able to pull this off<\/em>?<\/h4>\n

pull off<\/strong><\/em> in this context means achieve<\/em>. lebron’s reply was that he never doubted until the series was actually over, and he acknowledged that his team missed their injured players:anderson vareajo, kevin love and kyrie irving<\/p>\n

we had three playmakers in suits. \u00a0in this round and even throughout<\/em>\u00a0the playoffs u gotta have all the playmakers. \u00a0u gotta be healthy. u gotta be at full strenff<\/strong><\/em> to win it. \u00a0we weren’t.<\/h4>\n

throughout <\/strong><\/em>means from beginning to end<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n

full strength<\/strong> <\/em>means maximum power. cleveland was not at full strength<\/em> in the finals because 3 starters were injured and couldn’t play.<\/p>\n

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the cavs were not at full strength<\/span>\u00a0without\u00a0#0 kevin love \u00a0and #2 kyrie irving. lebron mentioned anderson varejao, another starter who was also injured but is not pictured here (ken blaze-usa today sports)<\/em><\/h6>\n

click here to listen to . \u00a0lebron uses an alternate but common pronunciation<\/a> where the th<\/em>\u00a0sound is replaced by an f<\/em> sound.<\/p>\n

this collaboration between the beggaz<\/strong> and the wu tang clan<\/strong> is called on the strength<\/strong><\/em>, and the pronunciation of the title is the same as how lebron says it in the vid.<\/p>\n