Dwyane Wade Quotes

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I was probably a terrible husband, but I pride myself on being a good dad.

Places you go in life - it opens your eyes up and you kind of understand who you are.

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.

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.

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.

Being a leader is one thing I've never felt comfortable with. It's not my nature.

You've got to respect the game and you've got to respect what the people that have played have done for the game.

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.

Players are ready to play, We're not on strike. It's a lockout.

My life is bigger than basketball.

Being a father is an everyday challenge. It goes on and on.

When I'm designing I try to think about what I like to see on other people.

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.

I'm a firm believer in God and I don't think he'd want me acting a certain way.

I think the main thing for kids is to have them believe in themselves.

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.

The locker room has to be right. We've got to be patient to build this team.

I got a rhythm going. The guys just did a good job of putting the ball in my hands.

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.

I think you really have to become a parent to understand what you will endure to be there for your kids.

Every morning when I wake and every night when I go to sleep, I'm thinking about what I can do to become a better father and a better person.

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.

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.

My kids motivate me to keep moving forward. My kids are my everything.

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.

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.

I'm going forward with my plans for life. I'm looking at things not only basketball-wise, but personal-wise.

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.

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.

Now is a time where social media allows people to be heard on a different level. Everyone is using their voice.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Every time I look at my children, they remind me to work harder and become a better man.

Anytime an artist puts your name in a song, it's unbelievable. It never gets old.

I've learned great lessons from my parents for things on the court and off. I really look up to them.

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.

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.

I am very happy to be here in the NBA.

I'm always telling my kids to be themselves and let their personalities show in other ways than with their mouths.

From the start to the end it was ugly and a painful game to watch.

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.

Everybody was calling. I think everybody called every player in the league. Thats history right there.