Top 140 Quotes & Sayings by Dwyane Wade - Page 3

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.

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.

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

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.

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

I have to give credit to the NBA, because they've done an unbelievable job of taking our game global and putting us in a position to be able to come here and other places in the world and see how big the game of basketball is. If you have never been here, you might not really understand how amazing and how big basketball is. These fans in China love the sport, and they have more players playing than we have people living in the US.

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.

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

There is only a relationship between music and sports because all athletes want to be rappers and all rappers want to be athletes.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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?" It's no longer just about me…but about my kids. My perspective in life has changed.