Dwight Howard Quotes.
Sometimes things don’t work like they should.
My purpose in life, my goal for the NBA is to preach God’s word – not just try to beat everybody over the head with a Bible but just being a good example and always conducting myself in a Christian-like manner.
Are you gonna be tough, or are you going to be tough?
I’m not a nest-egg person.
The hardest thing to do is to trust people.
I’ve decided to become a member of the Houston Rockets. I feel it’s the best place for me and I am excited about joining the Rockets and I’m looking forward to a great season. I want to thank the fans in Los Angeles and wish them the best.
But at the end of the day, every star, every person that been iconic, has gone through a time in their lives where it was just bad. Everybody. It just made them better.
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.
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.
The only way to shut people up is just by winning and just playing basketball.
You go from high school, to the NBA, and you’re thrown in the fire.
You really can’t please people. I know everybody’s attention is on what I’m doing on the floor.
I didn’t try to cry my way out of Orlando. That was never my intention, or not what I did at all. And I understand everybody thought it was that way because of what was being put out there.
I’m not a crybaby.
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.
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.
People say you don’t need a father to be successful. I take offense to that.
The biggest thing is always being around people that are going to lift you up and not bring you down. That’s why I prayed for God to send me some good friends. He’s done that. I don’t really have a lot of friends, but the friends I do have are great.
Playing 13 years is a long time, but I feel really good. It’s not like I’m [old]. I’m just thankful.
Today is a new day. Even if you were wrong yesterday, you can get it right today.
Always look at what your goal is. Understand that there are going to be days when you feel like crap. There are going to be days where you feel like “I don’t want to do this” but you’ve got to understand what you’re doing it for.
I know you can’t please everybody; you can’t make everybody happy, but just getting that perception that I don’t care about basketball and what it brings is a lie.
