Top 100 Dwyane's Quotes
#1. I'm a winner. Dwyane's a winner. We're going to bring winning to Miami.
Chris Bosh
#2. I'm a firm believer in God and I don't think he'd want me acting a certain way.
Dwyane Wade
#3. I've decided to listen to my doctors and get the procedure I need on my knee. USA Basketball said I had to do what was best for me. They want me to be obviously as healthy as possible so I can continue to play this game at a high level.
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#4. When I first got into the league, I tried to fit in. Now I don't care.
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#5. An athlete needs to read situations before they happen.
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#6. 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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#7. When I'm designing I try to think about what I like to see on other people.
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#8. 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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#9. Nobody knows that they're going to be Champions - you have to work to get there.
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#10. I'm an athlete, so I can dress down with the best of them. I can throw on t-shirts and sweats with the best of them.
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#11. The Miami Heat floor is great, but a lot of them are not.
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#12. 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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#13. The locker room has to be right. We've got to be patient to build this team.
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#14. 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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#15. I grew up in Chicago, and I understand what Michael Jordan symbolizes.
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#16. 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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#17. 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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#18. 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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#19. 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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#20. 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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#21. 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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#22. Fatherhood is the best thing that could happen to me, and I'm just glad I can share my voice.
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#23. 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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#24. 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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#25. It's about taking advantage of the opportunities you have right now, and right now we're in a position where you call somebody and they're willing to pick up and take the call because they're a fan, you have to take advantage of that and have a chance to capitalize on your ideas.
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#26. 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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#27. I want to continue to take steps forward.
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#28. 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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#29. 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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#30. 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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#31. He's going to learn the hard way. Hopefully he changes his mentality quick.
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#32. 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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#33. 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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#34. 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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#35. 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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#36. 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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#37. 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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#38. 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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#39. 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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#40. 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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#41. 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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#42. 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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#43. 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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#44. 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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#45. 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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#46. 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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#47. 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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#48. I took it upon myself to be more aggressive. I wanted the ball. Coach gave me the ball and I just tried to attack (and) make plays, just take it to the rim and see what happens.
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#49. 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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#50. 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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#51. 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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#52. My belief is stronger than your doubt.
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#53. I think the main thing for kids is to have them believe in themselves.
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#54. There is only a relationship between music and sports because all athletes want to be rappers and all rappers want to be athletes.
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#55. I'm going forward with my plans for life. I'm looking at things not only basketball-wise, but personal-wise.
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#56. 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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#57. 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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#58. I think we all have our own different styles. [James] LeBron likes to be comfortable - he's going to be more comfortable over everything else. Dwyane [Wade Jr.] likes really stylish stuff. If you bring something questionable he'll try it.
Chris Bosh
#59. Being a leader is one thing I've never felt comfortable with. It's not my nature.
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#60. 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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#61. Before even Court Grip, I just wanted to be a part of a brand that I felt that listened to the athlete and really catered to the athlete, and gave us what we were looking for.
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#62. I'm a playmaker, and I'm going to score. At the end of the day, my job is to put the ball in the basket.
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#63. The biggest thing is to let your voice be heard, let your story be heard.
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#64. I got a rhythm going. The guys just did a good job of putting the ball in my hands.
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#65. A Tom Ford three-piece makes you feel so confident, it's bananas.
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#66. Players are ready to play, We're not on strike. It's a lockout.
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#67. When you're healthy, you can do so many great things.
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#68. 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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#69. I love football. I'll watch the NFL before I watch any NBA.
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#70. 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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#72. 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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#73. Yeah, at first people were talking about me. But now everyone is wearing their clothes more fitted.
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#74. I was probably a terrible husband, but I pride myself on being a good dad.
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#75. Wherever you go, things change you. I mean, obviously moving to Miami and becoming part of the NBA has given me a different perspective on style than I had when I lived in Chicago or Milwaukee.
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#76. Never give up and take nothing for granted in life.
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#77. I realize that you have to be careful sometimes what you wish for.
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#78. I like playing against LeBron more than anybody else in the league. He brings out the best in me, and I bring out the best in him.
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#79. I'm just showing my personality in my clothing.
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#80. It's always a dream to be on the cover, it's one of the things an athlete always aspires to do, to be on the cover of a videogame, but I never thought I would get to do it this quick.
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#82. 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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#83. 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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#84. 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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#85. 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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#86. 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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#87. 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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#88. Places you go in life - it opens your eyes up and you kind of understand who you are.
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#89. 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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#90. 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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#91. The thing a player has to ask himself: 'Do you want to choose winning over standing out?' Dwyane Wade made that choice, and I don't think he gets enough credit.
Doc Rivers
#92. I'm just a kid in a candy store right now, trying to have fun. I'm getting a chance to show my ability and my talent.
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#93. I don't think the world focuses on the positive things enough.
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#94. Fatherhood, to me, isn't something you do for awards or acclaim. It's a privilege and a huge responsibility
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#95. 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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#96. 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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#97. 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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#98. It's a different role for me, playing with the great Dwyane Wade.
Shaquille O'Neal
#99. Anytime an artist puts your name in a song, it's unbelievable. It never gets old.
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#100. My will is to always be better and better and better. I've got the will to want to be the best.
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