Top 100 Dwyane Wade Quotes
#1. Never give up and take nothing for granted in life.
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#2. Yeah, at first people were talking about me. But now everyone is wearing their clothes more fitted.
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#3. I grew up in the inner city of Chicago, and then I moved to Robbins, and it kind of raised me. When I was in college, I actually had them change the starting lineup to say 'from Robbins, Illinois' instead of 'Chicago, Illinois.'
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#5. If someone wears something you like, you make comments on it. And if someone wears something we don't like, we make comments on it, too. That's just what guys do, what teammates do. Besides that, we don't really compete in that space.
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#6. People are still trying to figure out who I am. Most people just say I play the game the right way.
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#7. When you're healthy, you can do so many great things.
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#8. Players are ready to play, We're not on strike. It's a lockout.
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#10. You know, 10 years ago I never thought I'd be in this position. It's a dream and I don't even know if I dreamed this big.
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#11. Being a leader is one thing I've never felt comfortable with. It's not my nature.
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#12. You have to remember that you only want to use your dunks at the right time. If you do it at the right time, you can wake up everybody and change the whole momentum of the game. It can get the crowd up, get your teammates up. It can wake up yourself, too, if you're not shooting well.
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#13. I had an unbelievable opportunity here to try and follow in similar footsteps [of Michael Jordan], but in a different capacity hopefully. I took that opportunity and I'm excited about it.
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#14. I think the main thing for kids is to have them believe in themselves.
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#15. A Tom Ford three-piece makes you feel so confident, it's bananas.
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#16. Anytime an artist puts your name in a song, it's unbelievable. It never gets old.
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#17. I'm always telling my kids to be themselves and let their personalities show in other ways than with their mouths.
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#18. Fashion is more than just how many colors and patterns you can put on at once. Being a great dresser is not necessarily about the colors you put on. It's about putting things together in the right way and then trying different things.
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#19. I've been blessed to be one of those guys who's looked at as a fashion-forward type of guy.
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#20. I don't think the world focuses on the positive things enough.
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#21. I think everything happens as it's supposed to. I don't want to force anything. I want it to be so authentic that it's seamless.
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#22. I realize that you have to be careful sometimes what you wish for.
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#23. I always remind my kids that hard work pays off. That's how I got to where I am right now because of sacrifice and the work I put into it.
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#24. Whenever there is a big game and people don't think I can do it, I always play my hardest, and now it has become a part of me.
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#25. I look forward to the challenge, but most importantly, I look forward to the opportunity to do what hasn't been done that often, in a sense. Michael Jordan obviously has done it, but that's it.
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#26. My biggest achievement - besides being drafted into the NBA - was becoming a father. Being a father has made me experience things that have contributed to my maturity and personal growth.
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#27. People don't need to necessarily see me in the jersey to understand who I am and what message I'm trying to get across with the things that I'm marketing.
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#28. I've played for the Miami Heat my whole career under Pat Riley. Mr. GQ himself. So when I pick out my outfits before a game, I'm already feeling confident. And some of that swagger stays with me when I take the court.
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#30. My upbringing involves individuals who helped me along the way. I don't think I would be here today without that support.
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#31. Shooting is a lost art, but nobody wants to see nobody shoot all day. You want to see somebody break somebody off the dribble. That's today game, and that's what I try to do.
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#32. When you have kids, they are the consistent things in your life. They don't change no matter what's going on. They love you. They are more honest than anybody will be.
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#33. Most days I am in public. If I go to the store, with social media, I'm in public. It might as well be a press conference.
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#34. We're focusing on what we need to do. The only attention we're thinking about is giving each other the attention that we need as a team, and making sure that everyone in here knows how they important they are to our success.
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#35. Fatherhood is the best thing that could happen to me, and I'm just glad I can share my voice.
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#36. I think this is where we're trying to get to eventually as a league too hopefully. To have an opportunity to represent and be a leader of a global brand, for me, it was a great decision.
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#37. I wanted to be a football player. Football is a sport that I love, but the more I started playing basketball, the more I started dreaming of playing in the NBA.
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#38. The biggest thing is to make sure that when something comes out about you that is false that you prove it's not true.
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#39. Always be involved in your children's lives. Life gets hectic but we have to find a way to always stay connected and let our kids know that they are loved.
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#40. I've learned great lessons from my parents for things on the court and off. I really look up to them.
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#41. The thing is, I don't do these things for recognition, being a good teammate, being a positive member of the community. I do them because those things make me whole and complete.
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#42. I grew up in Chicago, and I understand what Michael Jordan symbolizes.
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#43. I think the biggest thing I've learned is to not really worry what people will say or think about what you wear. You have to wear what feels good on you, what you feel comfortable in. And I've just learned to not really care.
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#44. The locker room has to be right. We've got to be patient to build this team.
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#45. To wear a gray tweed suit, you have to be mature and confident in yourself. Some people can't pull it off.
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#46. Nobody knows that they're going to be Champions - you have to work to get there.
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#47. When I got my first check I was thinking my mother and father didn't make this probably in their lifetime. It's real amazing that some of us are just blessed.
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#48. When I'm designing I try to think about what I like to see on other people.
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#49. Well, it used to be Kobe Bryant ... the second best all time ... now, I have a new favorite player to play against ... my former teammate, LeBron James.
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#50. When I first got into the league, I tried to fit in. Now I don't care.
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#51. I'm a firm believer in God and I don't think he'd want me acting a certain way.
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#52. We play the whole summer. I do think guys should be compensated. Just like I think college players should be compensated as well. Unfortunately, it's not there. But I think it should be something, you know, there for it.
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#53. My job, my whole life, I've always had that kind of doubter, people have always doubted me. And I don't know how I would succeed without it. So I welcome it, and it gives me a challenge, and I will see if I can live up to my challenge.
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#54. Man, anytime the ball goes through the basket. It doesn't matter if it's a jumper or a drive. Any time the ball goes through the basket, and it's going through consistently, it's demoralizing for any opponent.
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#55. As long as you put on a jersey, no matter what kind of jersey it is, as long as you're supporting the game of basketball, I enjoy it.
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#56. I'm on a team with LeBron James and Chris Bosh, and they both dress well. It gets competitive. If I don't bring my A game, they're going to outshine me.
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#57. You play a certain way for so long, and change is good. So I look forward to change, and I look forward to playing with the proper talent that we were able to put together.
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#58. With the way I dress, I think my personality shows, so I don't always have to talk. Someone can see what I'm wearing, see what socks I'm wearing, and see what my vibe is, what kind of person I am
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#59. I've always cared about my personal style and the way people perceive me. I know a lot of times people don't get the opportunity to talk to me, so they're just going to see what I wear, see how I'm dressed, see how I present myself.
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#60. I've stuck by being modest, honest and humble, because I think you'll get more appreciated that way and we all want to be appreciated in this world.
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#61. You've got to respect the game and you've got to respect what the people that have played have done for the game.
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#62. I want to continue to take steps forward.
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#63. For home games, I bring my clothes to the arena. I bring two different outfits that I can pick after the game. Road game, I got to wear what I walk in with.
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#64. The biggest thing, and what I told some of the partners in the summit, was me thanking them for their constant support with everything that I've been through the last couple years on and off the court.
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#65. When people say that a certain sport is not a sport - have them play that sport and see if they can do it. Golf is one of the hardest sports you've ever played. Bowling is all about concentration, it's all about focus, it's all about aim.
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#66. Fashion's about taking chances, it's about taking risks, and just doing it the way you feel comfortable doing it. If you do that, people will respect it more.
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#67. I'm happy that I can focus on my body a little bit. I'm not happy to get surgery, but I'm happy that I can focus on getting better.
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#68. Every time I look at my children, they remind me to work harder and become a better man.
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#69. I've been successful in different areas, but nothing brings a smile to my face more than my oldest son, Zaire, and my second son, Zion, saying the kind word of 'Dad.'
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#70. Success means being satisfied with what you do every day. It's being proud of the better person you are becoming.
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#71. Being a father is an everyday challenge. It goes on and on.
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#72. Whenever I feel like I'm getting too far away from where I need to be, I think about my sons and the legacy I have to leave for them - and it always brings me back to reality.
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#73. I think people have had the understanding for many years that whatever happens with the separation of parents, that the kids automatically go to the mother. The fathers don't know their rights.
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#74. Over my career, I've had to adjust my game.
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#75. Everybody was calling. I think everybody called every player in the league. Thats history right there.
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#76. We go through life so fast and we never really get to enjoy moments. It seems like they go past us ... Tonight I just wanted to take a minute, a moment and soak it in and be a kid from Robbins Illinois and be a kid from Marquette University.
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#77. We live in the moment. We're not thinking about the future right now. We're not thinking about the past, you know. We're living in this moment right here and it's a sweet moment to live in.
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#78. I am very happy to be here in the NBA.
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#79. I would have to name two people - my parents. I've seen them come through adversity and work hard to create the best life for me and my siblings. Although I don't remember them together as a couple, I remember the love they had for their children.
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#81. From the start to the end it was ugly and a painful game to watch.
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#82. Yeah, I play a lot of point guard. LeBron plays a lot of point guard. A lot of people are thinking too much on positions.
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#83. I've struggled in my life. I've had hard times, but I kept pressing on.
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#84. I'm the kind of parent who asks my kids questions like, 'What would be your ideal thing to do in the summer?'
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#85. I think that work has been the key for me. Just like they say shooting will become easy if you just keep working at it, well, I love the dribble game-that brings excitement to the game.
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#86. My name is very important to me. I'm representing the Wade name. I've got the name on the back of my jersey when I play. I walk around with that name. That's my family name, the name my son will grow up with. So it's very important to me to keep the level of maturity that I have.
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#88. I love to sing some Beyonce - ya know, like 'All the Single Ladies.' I'll sing that - maybe not with the body shakin' - but I'll have a little bit of the hand movement going on.
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#89. I understand being the villain is what people like. People play to that. They want to know about the villain.
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#90. I think you really have to become a parent to understand what you will endure to be there for your kids.
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#91. When I come home, I'm not a basketball player, but "dad". While everyone sees me as an NBA player, to my boys, I'm just "dad" and that's very important.
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#92. Unless you sit down and talk to your dad and say, 'Why weren't you there?' and he says, 'I'm going to really tell you the truth,' then you won't know.
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#93. All children need their fathers, but boys especially need fathers to teach them how to be men.
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#94. The biggest surprise has been making the adjustment after losing a game. In the NBA you could lose tonight and you have to put that game behind you because you have another game the next night.
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#95. Yes, it's true - I love the roar of the crowd. When the fans are with you, their voices come together in a big booming rush of sound that you can actually feel in your body - almost like a wave that lifts you and carries you past your own limits.
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#96. One night I'm going to have a big night scoring; some nights I'm going to have a big night doing other things. Just doing whatever it takes to win the ballgame, not necessarily sitting up here worrying about scoring 30 points.
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#97. Our goal is to be the best team in the NBA at the end of the year.
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#98. If we lose a couple in a row this season, it will be like the World Trade [Center] is coming down again.
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#99. I understand that I'm not perfect. I made mistakes and I had a hand in everything that's happened to me, good and bad.
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#100. Immediately after games, we're talking about what we need to do for the next game. We're not satisfied in the moment that we're in.
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