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I want to be held accountable. I want my teammates and my coaches to push me to be the best that I can be.

Dwight Howard

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Dwight Howard
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: December 8
Actor
Basketball Player
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Dwight David Howard Jr.
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I've been on the side where you have nothing, and now I'm on the side where anything I want is there for me. When I didn't have the means to do whatever I wanted to do, I still had peace.
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I do a lot of exercises where I'm so tired that I'm not supposed to do the last rep. What that does is it teaches me that no matter how far I am, how hard I've fallen, I'm never out of the fight. I just take that with me every time I'm in the weight room.
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People say you don't need a father to be successful. I take offense to that.
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Growing up, I played about every sport imaginable except soccer and hockey. I've always had a passion for basketball. I remember actually playing basketball when I was two or three years old. The time I knew that I could really take my game to the next level.
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