Dwyane Quotes & Sayings

I think I'm one of the patches of the quilt here, myself and Dwyane. — Shaquille O'Neal

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.' — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

Our goal is to be the best team in the NBA at the end of the year. — Dwyane Wade

To wear a gray tweed suit, you have to be mature and confident in yourself. Some people can't pull it off. — Dwyane Wade

The Miami Heat floor is great, but a lot of them are not. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

My priority as a father should always remain first. My kids look to me as their example. Every decision I make and everything that I do always has to come back to the question, "Does this make me a better father?" "Will my kids benefit from this?" My perspective in life has changed. It's no longer just about me ... but about my kids. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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

My belief is stronger than your doubt. — Dwyane Wade

Guys have made livings off me. Nick Anderson got a new contract. Travis Knight got a new contract off me. As a matter of fact, Derek Fisher called me yesterday to thank me. If you double me, I'm kicking out to Eddie, who's the best shooter in the East. Or I'm going to give it to Dwyane, or put it on the ground and come bang on you. — Shaquille O'Neal

My will is to always be better and better and better. I've got the will to want to be the best. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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

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. — Dwyane Wade

I am very happy to be here in the NBA. — Dwyane Wade

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

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. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

The biggest thing is to let your voice be heard, let your story be heard. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

I love football. I'll watch the NFL before I watch any NBA. — Dwyane Wade

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

I'll always be a Golden Eagle — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

Over my career, I've had to adjust my game. — Dwyane Wade

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

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. — Dwyane Wade

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

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. — Dwyane Wade

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

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. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

He's going to learn the hard way. Hopefully he changes his mentality quick. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

I supported Obama because of his relationships. A lot of the things he believes in, you would say that it's not in the best interest for someone in my tax bracket, but it's not about that. It's about him making the world better and making it equal and even all around, and that's what I'm supporting when I supported Obama. — Dwyane Wade

Nobody knows that they're going to be Champions - you have to work to get there. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

A Tom Ford three-piece makes you feel so confident, it's bananas. — Dwyane Wade

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

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 — Dwyane Wade

All children need their fathers, but boys especially need fathers to teach them how to be men. — Dwyane Wade

I'm scared of needles. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

I'm a winner. Dwyane's a winner. We're going to bring winning to Miami. — Chris Bosh

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. — Dwyane Wade

Yeah, at first people were talking about me. But now everyone is wearing their clothes more fitted. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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

An athlete needs to read situations before they happen. — Dwyane Wade

I want to continue to take steps forward. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

At 9 years old, I moved in with my father because my mother could no longer care for me. Looking back, I now see so many similarities between my own childhood and that of my sons. My father stepped in when I needed him, and that gave me the chance for a better life. That's what I'm doing for my boys now. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

I'm just showing my personality in my clothing. — Dwyane Wade

I've struggled in my life. I've had hard times, but I kept pressing on. — Dwyane Wade

My life is bigger than basketball. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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

Success means being satisfied with what you do every day. It's being proud of the better person you are becoming. — Dwyane Wade

The biggest thing is to make sure that when something comes out about you that is false that you prove it's not true. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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

Somebody asked me about this the other day. A young Shaq and a young Penny, the young Shaq's going to take over. A medium Shaq and a young Kobe, the medium Shaq is going to take over. Now you've got an older Shaq and a young Dwyane; you step aside, you let him do his thing and you just do what's asked of you. — Shaquille O'Neal

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. — Dwyane Wade

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

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. — Dwyane Wade

I grew up in Chicago, and I understand what Michael Jordan symbolizes. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

When I first got into the league, I tried to fit in. Now I don't care. — Dwyane Wade

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

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

Fatherhood is the best thing that could happen to me, and I'm just glad I can share my voice. — Dwyane Wade

I realize that you have to be careful sometimes what you wish for. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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

I've been blessed to be one of those guys who's looked at as a fashion-forward type of guy. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

Never give up and take nothing for granted in life. — Dwyane Wade

The funny thing is, last summer we were golfing together, me, him and Alonzo [Mourning]. I don't know how to golf, but it's an unbelievable opportunity to go out and golf with one of the greats. And he's out there making fun of my swing - I can't hit the ball - and I'm getting frustrated because I'm a competitor. So Alonzo pulled me aside and said, 'Man, you're getting the chance to golf with Bill Russell. How many people can say they've done that?' And I looked at him and said, 'You know what? You're right.' — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade

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. — Dwyane Wade