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James: \"There's no encyclopedia or book about parenthood. You learn on the fly,\" he told Bleacher Report. \"And, as a parent, if you have multiple kids, you can't teach them all the same thing because they all have different personalities. They're their own person. And I understand that.\"

Curry: \"You want them to have a childhood,\" the NBA player told Buzzfeed about his kids, \"and hopefully the things we teach them take hold over outside influences. There's so much opportunity for that negative stuff to creep into the household, but you hope that they have role models they can look up to and don't get the wrong information too soon.\"

James: \"Being a leader of my household, a leader of Miami, a leader of Team USA. It's the same exact thing,\" he told GQ of fatherhood back when he played for the Miami Heat. \"You can sense when a guy is frustrated -- maybe [he] doesn't feel involved enough in the offense. As [a] leader you go over to him, [and say] you know, ’How can I help?’ Because at the end of the day, we all have one common goal -- and that's to be great.\"

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Curry: \"You learn that there's no right way to do it, no wrong way to do it,\" he told GQ of parenting. \"It’s just what you feel comfortable with, to trust that and don’t let anybody box you in to a certain style of parenting or make you feel a certain way about what your kids do.\"

James: \"It's different. It's a lot different,\" the NBA star told ESPN of welcoming his third child, a daughter. \"For me, you give rough love to your boys and you give soft love to your daughter. I understand that, and I'm looking forward to the journey of all three of them growing up.\"

Curry: \"No better blessing than the responsibility of fatherhood,\" he wrote on Instagram. \"Woke up this am at 6:15 am with 2 year old feet kicking me in my back and wouldn't have it any other way. My little girl has such a contagious spirit about her that makes me appreciate EVERYTHING.\"

James: \"As a parent you protect your kids as much as possible,\" he told ESPN.

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