Dwyane Wade Quotes (132 Quotes)

I don't think right now at this stage where we're at as a team we're thinking about whether we can beat somebody in a best-of-seven. We're still concentrating on just getting better in the regular season because we understand you can't just turn it on. The good teams play well most of the year, especially late in the year. We're just trying to kick it in for the rest of the season now.

It was an ugly and painful game to watch.

The main thing he's added is his confidence. He knows he's the best on the floor almost every night and that takes him a long way.

I mean, you can't really celebrate after you hit the free throw. But if you miss the free throw, yeah, it takes the whole and-one thing out the window. Then it's just a basket.

It's just about getting the ball around the area of the rim. Some guys hit some shots, we all do, that you just throw up and it goes in. But most of the time you're trying to get it around the area of the rim and give it a chance. You never know what can happen if you get it on the backboard.

I want more, ... If you go out and search for those things, you got to be willing to take what comes with it. I'm going to be more busy this year than I have been in the past, but at the same time, I understand that none of those things come if wasn't for basketball.

You (the media) might have made him (O'Neal) mad. I think you all lit a fire under him. He's been playing well the last couple of games. We have to find him more. We came out trying to get him the ball early. He led us to victory.

I tried to bounce back. Every time I have a bad game I just put the effort forward to make plays.

The Dallas game was a disaster. But you know what Sometimes you need games like that to wake yourself up and look yourself in the mirror. It was three bounce-back games for us.

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

That's why we go through preseason, for guys to get it in their heads, You've got to trust other guys,' even though all of us feel we have the ability to take over the game,

It's a side of me that wants to make sure things are different this time around.

I feel all right. I thought I did pretty good. It was tough on me getting my legs loose, but once I did I felt all right.... I didn't have my athletic ability tonight, but I was able to make the plays that I had to make. I did what I had to do.

It's going to be hard to try to convince him anyway with a new baby on the way. That's something he has to decide.

In my mind, the game slowed down because I couldn't be as fast as I wanted to be. That's the way I need to play, under control and seeing everything.

Not only am I confident in that situation, but Shaq has given me that go-ahead to say the fourth quarter is (my) time. When you get that, I don't worry about making a mistake. When I drive and his man comes, then I throw the ball to the rim. As long as I continue to do that, he'll continue to be happy.

That's once in a lifetime right there. There are not many times when Shaq has been on the bench in the fourth quarter.

We can't say, 'We're not playing the best teams in the league, so we can relax.' Not at all. It's the NBA, so we have to focus on getting better, so we can be as good as we're going to get by the time the playoffs come.

It's just getting familiar with what we're trying to do. I'm sure you'll see better spacing each time in the pre-season.

It's just a sprained ankle that's sore. It just happened so it's a quick turnaround. The doctors and trainers didn't want me to test it. A day to get it better tomorrow and we'll see.

I told him he's got to hold his end of the bargain up. I'm tired of carrying us.

Dominance, man. I think this is the best he's played in a long time. Last night was one of his better games in a while, so it's good to see him back into the form of being Shaquille.

That was probably the only game I didn't get hurt my rookie year.

It's all a win-now philosophy. We've got some old guys on this team. Gary (Payton) ain't got five, six more years left. Shaq ain't got five, six more years left. That is the reason the trade was made. We'd be kidding ourselves if we thought the trade was for us to grow together for the next three years. No, it's not. We understand that.

Some games it's just guys have open shots and they take them, and when they miss it looks worse.

Another win Wednesday will make us feel great about the way we're playing.

This team came out and beat us. Every time we made a run, they came back and made a run. We lost this one. ... We know that we're a couple of shots and a couple of defensive plays away from being a great team.

No matter what, it's going to be sore. It's just a matter of how much pain you can take. I think I'll be fine.

Confidence-wise, that was real big.

But it won't be crazy like the regular season. I'll make sure everything is under control.

That was the first time I've heard that, so it was good.

Every time we play them, it's a rough game.

I think us sitting out together, watching the Phoenix game, we really both couldn't wait to get back in and help our team. I think it showed that we missed being out there and we wanted to do whatever we could to help the team get a win.

Everyone thought it was my knee. I've been getting phone calls. Even my wife thought it was my knee. I didn't even grab my knee.

This was a good one for me as far as my consistency goes because that's a good team that doesn't beat itself. It was just a matter of pulling the trigger and making my shots.

They've got the curse on us that we've got on Washington right now.

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

I put it on my shoulders at the end. I tried to make some plays. I went through a tough stretch but my teammates gave me confidence. ... At the end I was in a zone. I haven't been in one of those all year. It feels good to finally get one.

He's a guy I looked up to and went to when I didn't understand something. Eddie told me the way. When he left, I called and thanked him for showing me the way, showing me the ropes.

He's got his legs back and he's finishing his plays. He's more active getting deep and we're looking for him and finding him.

I heard through the grapevine that one of the players he likes to watch is me. That's flattering.

Our defense is coming along. We're getting our rotations down. The communication is better. The main this is we're all beginning to understand what everyone is doing.

There's times where I felt we've been there. After winning those four in a row you feel like you can run off some, then one or two things happen.

It has never been Shaq and Kobe. The only thing would happen is Kobe would come driving, Shaq would foul him, the only time they would cross paths. So, it's going to be a interesting.

One thing that was different about tonight is that we executed down the stretch. We did not turn the ball over like we have done in the previous games. We took care of the ball and we executed on offense. We rebounded the ball at the end of the game also.

Just get it back to Miami. Out in Chicago I never play good. I have a long career ahead of me, so one day I will get one good game in.

We came out early, hard from the start, ... We didn't want to give a team any confidence in our building. I think it all starts with me. So I tried to come out tonight and attack. Hopefully my guys followed and it did.

Having five days off helped me come out with a lot of energy. It is tough to be able to play games like this, down to the end. This is what you need come playoff time.

Last year my heart was racing up until the point I got picked. This year I was more confident that after a good year people would recognize me as an All-Star. But getting the nod and being a starter, that means so much.

This is a dream come true, to have a brand built somewhat around you. I love that. We don't have a lot of guys, but I think we all look at it as opportunity. It's a very big step for me and my career.