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I hated that perception that I didn't work hard, that I really don't love basketball.

Dwight Howard

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Dwight Howard
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: December 8
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Basketball Player
Atlanta
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Dwight David Howard Jr.
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I just want to show Atalanta who I really am and show my teammates what kind of teammate I am.
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I'm really thankful to be alive. If you get to know me, I'm a person that's always smiling and always joyful and I've been that way since I was born because of the struggles I went through. I was supposed to be number eight that died so I'm always thankful.
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That's one thing I pride myself on is working hard in the weight room, working hard in practice, trying to become a better player.
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That's my job, to motivate people. I can do more, show people more things. That's really why I play basketball. That's my whole purpose of playing basketball.
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In Orlando, I handled a lot of stuff the wrong way.
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Coming out of high school, I think it was good for me instead of going to college because college and the NBA are two different things. You can dominate on the college level, but the NBA is a whole different story. The dudes that do the best are the ones who work hard.
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When I'm anywhere, I'm going to show God that I'm thankful just for life. I'm living out my dream. This is what I want to do.
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I was supposed to be in the NBA. I was supposed to travel the world and make the world a better place.
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You really can't please people. I know everybody's attention is on what I'm doing on the floor.
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People say you don't need a father to be successful. I take offense to that.
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I'm just going to keep working. Spend more days in the gym, as possible. Just trying to get my game up, and just keep playing. And if it's in God's will for me to win, then I'll get it.
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When I'm smiling, I'm supposedly not taking the game seriously. When I'm not smiling, then it's like, He don't care. He's just out there.
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My team in Orlando was a team full of people who nobody wanted, and I was the leader and I led that team with a smile on my face.
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