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

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Dwyane Wade
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: January 17
Basketball Player
Chicago
Illinois
Dwyane Tyrone Wade
Jr.
D-Wade
Flash
WOW (Way of Wade)
Pookie
Father Prime
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Jordan
Michael
Chicago
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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.
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I am very happy to be here in the NBA.
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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.
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Places you go in life - it opens your eyes up and you kind of understand who you are.
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My life is bigger than basketball.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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My upbringing involves individuals who helped me along the way. I don't think I would be here today without that support.
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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.
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A turtleneck is about sophistication.
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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.'
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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.
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I'm scared of needles.
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Always be involved in your children's lives. Life gets hectic but we have to find a way to always stay connected and let our kids know that they are loved.
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Being a father is an everyday challenge. It goes on and on.
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A Tom Ford three-piece makes you feel so confident, it's bananas.
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All children need their fathers, but boys especially need fathers to teach them how to be men.
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The Miami Heat floor is great, but a lot of them are not.
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Growing up, I always dreamed of winning an NBA championship, never a gold. A gold was something that never crossed my mind.
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