Dwyane Wade famous quotes

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

#Children #Father #Boys

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

#Fashion #People #Risk

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

#Voice #Fatherhood #Share

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

#Eye #Kind #Who You Are

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

#Champion #Nobody Knows

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

#Thinking #Personality #Dresses

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

#Son #Reality #Thinking

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

#Kids #Personality #Mouths

My belief is stronger than your doubt.
-- Dwyane Wade

#Doubt #Stronger #Belief

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.
-- Dwyane Wade

#Space #Guy #Teammate

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

#Basketball #Opportunity #Ideas

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

#Sports #Golf #Play

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

#Thinking #Want #Force

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.
-- Dwyane Wade

#Fashion #Color #Trying

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

#Opportunity #People #Style

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

#Thinking #People #Design

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

#Kids #Thinking #Parent

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

#Jobs #People #Giving

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

#Responsibility #Awards #Fatherhood

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

#Father #Challenges #Everyday

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

#Way #Learning The Hard Way #Hopefully

My life is bigger than basketball.
-- Dwyane Wade

#Basketball #Life Is #Bigger

I don't think the world focuses on the positive things enough.
-- Dwyane Wade

#Thinking #Being Positive #World

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

#Summer #Player #College

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

#Hands #Movement #Body

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.'
-- Dwyane Wade

#College #Illinois #Cities

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.
-- Dwyane Wade

#Community #Teammate #Recognition

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

#Past #Voice #Together

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

#Prove It #Prove

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

#Summer #Fun #Golf

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

#Sweet #Past #Thinking

I'll always be a Golden Eagle
-- Dwyane Wade

#Eagles #Golden

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

#Husband #Dad #Pride

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

#Basketball #Mistake #Hands

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

#Night #Games #Nba

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

#Fashion #Blessed #Guy

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

#Dad #Son #Successful

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

#Mother #Father #Kids

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

#Love You #Kids #Matter

I'm the kind of parent who asks my kids questions like, 'What would be your ideal thing to do in the summer?'
-- Dwyane Wade

#Summer #Kids #Parent

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

#Dream #Years #Bigs

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

#League #Firsts #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.
-- Dwyane Wade

#Player #Teammate #Second Best

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.
-- Dwyane Wade

#Moving #Mean #Nba

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

#Athlete #Needs #Situation

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

#Art #Games #Trying

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

#Want #Being The Best

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

#Player #Thinking #League

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

#Kids #Past #Illinois

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

#Jobs #Hands #Guy

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

#Games #Watches #Ugly

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

#Play #Balls #Aggressive

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

#Dream #Athlete #Videogame

My life changed in a huge way. Mentally, I've been preparing for it for over a year now. To me, it's bigger than that. For me, it shows a lot of people that you need to fight to be in your kids' lives sometimes. You fight until you can't fight any more. That's all I was trying to be, a father in his kids' lives.
-- Dwyane Wade

#Father #Life Changing #Kids

If we lose a couple in a row this season, it will be like the World Trade [Center] is coming down again.
-- Dwyane Wade

#Couple #World #Trade

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

#Winning #Night #Worry

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.
-- Dwyane Wade

#Couple #Years #Support

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.
-- Dwyane Wade

#Who I Am #People #Marketing

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.
-- Dwyane Wade

#Men #Balls #Opponents

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

#Games #Careers

No team works out teamwork.
-- Dwyane Wade

#Basketball #Teamwork #Work Out

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

#Thinking #Support #Would Be

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

#Media #Might #Social

I'm scared of needles.
-- Dwyane Wade

#Scared #Needles

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

#Personality #Clothings

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

#Athlete #Sweat #Dresses

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

#Jobs #The End Of The Day #Balls

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

#Play #People #Want

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

#Believe #Kids #Thinking

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

#People #Tweed #Suits

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

#Talking #Clothes #People

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

#Basketball #Doctors #Games

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

#Thinking #People #Worry

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

#Believe #World #Taxes

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

#Miami Heat #Miami #Heat

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

#Home #Games #Two

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

#Athlete #Court #Wanted

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

#Mother #Father #Son

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.
-- Dwyane Wade

#Play #Long #Change Is Good

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

#Team #Games #Dresses

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.
-- Dwyane Wade

#Thinking #Play #People

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

#Player #Play #Strikes

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.
-- Dwyane Wade

#Games #Careers #Feelings

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

#Voice #Stories #Heard

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

#Basketball #Sports #Football

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

#Thinking #Play #Games

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

#Three #Pieces #Bananas

A turtleneck is about sophistication.
-- Dwyane Wade

#Turtlenecks #Sophistication

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

#Song #Artist #Names

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

#Basketball #Games #Long

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

#Focus #Get Better #Littles

Growing up, I always dreamed of winning an NBA championship, never a gold. A gold was something that never crossed my mind.
-- Dwyane Wade

#Growing Up #Winning #Nba Championships

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

#Nba #Very Happy

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

#Chicago #Jordan #Grew Up

Guys who might not be superstars but because of their hustle, because of the little things they do, these are the guys who can really mean the difference between winning and losing.
-- Dwyane Wade

#Success #Basketball #Mean