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Dwyane Wade

(1982) Basketball Player

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Dwyane Wade is a basketball player, best known for A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball.

Quick Facts About Dwyane Wade

Born: January 17, 1982
Profession: Basketball Player
Notable works: A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball

About Dwyane Wade

He is also nicknamed Flash and currently hosts the American version of the game show The Cube. Wade is praised as one of the greatest shooting guards in NBA history. In addition to his three titles, he was an eight‑time All‑NBA Team member and a three‑time All‑Defensive Team member. He holds Miami Heat’s all‑time records for points, games played, assists, steals, shots made and shots taken.

Quotes by Dwyane Wade · Page 4

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

Child

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

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We came out of the locker room knowing we had let this team back in the game. We knew we had to…

Focus

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Most days I am in public. If I go to the store, with social media, I'm in public. It might as well…

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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,…

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Fatherhood, to me, isn't something you do for awards or acclaim. It's a privilege and a huge responsibility

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My upbringing involves individuals who helped me along the way. I don't think I would be here today without that support.

Identity

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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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At 9 years old, I moved in with my father because my mother could no longer care for me. Looking back, I…

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My name is very important to me. I'm representing the Wade name. I've got the name on the back of my jersey…

Family

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Coach did put a challenge out there for me to be more active on defense, to be more aware. I know I'm…

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I've only scratched the surface of where I want to be in my career, ... And I know one thing, I haven't…

Career

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Wherever you go, things change you. I mean, obviously moving to Miami and becoming part of the NBA has given me a…

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Whenever I feel like I'm getting too far away from where I need to be, I think about my sons and the…

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I've decided to listen to my doctors and get the procedure I need on my knee. USA Basketball said I had to…

Basketball

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It's about taking advantage of the opportunities you have right now, and right now we're in a position where you call somebody…

Advantage

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For home games, I bring my clothes to the arena. I bring two different outfits that I can pick after the game.…

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I was more aggressive going to the basket to finish than I was the last game. And tonight they called them. The…

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

Better man

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I've stuck by being modest, honest and humble, because I think you'll get more appreciated that way and we all want to…

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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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Yeah, I play a lot of point guard. LeBron plays a lot of point guard. A lot of people are thinking too…

Football

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We played into their hands by helping so much and letting shooters like Jones and Bell and guys like that hit some…

Big shots

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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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I understand being the villain is what people like. People play to that. They want to know about the villain.

Character

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

Children

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I always remind my kids that hard work pays off. They see that I take nothing for granted in life. It helps…

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I wanted to be a football player. Football is a sport that I love, but the more I started playing basketball, the…

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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…

Body

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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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My job, my whole life, I've always had that kind of doubter, people have always doubted me. And I don't know how…

Challenges

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I think that work has been the key for me. Just like they say shooting will become easy if you just keep…

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I think this is where we're trying to get to eventually as a league too hopefully. To have an opportunity to represent…

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Before even Court Grip, I just wanted to be a part of a brand that I felt that listened to the athlete…

Athlete

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I think the biggest thing I've learned is to not really worry what people will say or think about what you wear.…

Care

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It's just a sprained ankle that's sore. It just happened so it's a quick turnaround. The doctors and trainers didn't want me…

Better tomorrow

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We're focusing on what we need to do. The only attention we're thinking about is giving each other the attention that we…

Attention

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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…

Championship

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This was a good one for me as far as my consistency goes because that's a good team that doesn't beat itself.…

Consistency

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You have to remember that you only want to use your dunks at the right time. If you do it at the…

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