136 Inspirational Dwyane Wade Quotes That Will Push You To Work Hard
Three-time NBA Champion and one-time NBA Finals MVP, former professional basketball player Dwyane Wade is a legend of the sport. He has inspired countless youths all over the world to take up basketball and pursue success. Having grown up in Chicago, he had a difficult childhood. As a successful adult, he is actively involved in the community, providing financial support to several charity organisations. He is a family man, a doting father to his four children and a loving husband to his wife. Deeply religious, he donates 10% of his earnings to a church in Chicago. He has been a vocal supporter of the former US president Barack Obama and a critic of the current President Donald Trump. We have collected several of his quotes from interviews, articles, speeches, his writings, and social media posts. Let us take a look at his views on basketball, family, on life, winning, career, legacy, dreams and love.
You've got to respect the game and you've got to respect what the people that have played have done for the game.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Yeah, at first people were talking about me. But now everyone is wearing their clothes more fitted.
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.
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.
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.
When people see you on the screen, you become bigger than life.
When I'm designing I try to think about what I like to see on other people.
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.
When I first got into the league, I tried to fit in. Now I don't care.
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.
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.
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.
To wear a gray tweed suit, you have to be mature and confident in yourself. Some people can't pull it off.
There is only a relationship between music and sports because all athletes want to be rappers and all rappers want to be athletes.
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.
The Miami Heat floor is great, but a lot of them are not.
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.
The locker room has to be right. We've got to be patient to build this team.
The biggest thing is to make sure that when something comes out about you that is false that you prove it's not true.
The biggest thing is to let your voice be heard, let your story be heard.
Success means being satisfied with what you do every day. It's being proud of the better person you are becoming.
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.
Players are ready to play, We're not on strike. It's a lockout.
Places you go in life - it opens your eyes up and you kind of understand who you are.
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.
People are still trying to figure out who I am. Most people just say I play the game the right way.
