National Basketball Association (NBA)

"An athlete needs to read situations before they happen."

"Being a leader is one thing I've never felt comfortable with. It's not my nature."

"I got known worldwide in a short period of time just because Shaq said so many nice things about me."

"I like to be in the gym working on different stuff by myself-just me and nobody else. That's when I get a lot done. I'm the type of player who goes off the dribble, and that's when I make up moves or try to imitate moves I've seen."

"I love football. I'll watch the NFL before I watch any NBA."

"I'm a competitor."

"I'm a firm believer in God and I don't think He'd want me acting a certain way."

"I'm going forward with my plans for life. I'm looking at things not only basketball-wise, but personal-wise."

"I'm just a kid in a candy store right now, trying to have fun. I'm getting a chance to show my ability and my talent."

"I realize that you have to be careful sometimes what you wish for."

"I think that work has been the key for me. Just like they say shooting will become easy if you just keep working at it, well, I love the dribble game-that brings excitement to the game."

"I've stuck by being modest, honest and humble, because I think you'll get more appreciated that way and we all want to be appreciated in this world."

"I would love to retire in a Heat uniform. I'm not saying that for fans. I'm saying it because it's the truth."

"My name is very important to me. I'm representing the Wade name. I've got the name on the back of my jersey when I play. I walk around with that name. That's my family name, the name my son will grow up with. So it's very important to me to keep the level of maturity that I have."

"My will is to always be better and better and better. I've got the will to want to be the best."

"People are still trying to figure out who I am. Most people just say I play the game the right way."

"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."

"When I got my first check I was thinking my mother and father didn't make this probably in their lifetime. It's real amazing that some of us are just blessed."

"You have to remember that you only want to use your dunks at the right time. If you do it at the right time, you can wake up everybody and change the whole momentum of the game. It can get the crowd up, get your teammates up. It can wake up yourself, too, if you're not shooting well."

"You've got to respect the game and you've got to respect what the people that have played have done for the game."

"D-Wade has the potential to be a better player than anyone I ever played with. I'm talking about being a shooter, a defender and someone with an all-around game. And a good guy along with it." - Shaquille O'Neal

"Dwyane is flash when he needs to be, but he also has a ton of substance. He does all the important things that don't show up in a box score." - Tom Crean

"Dwyane Wade can play with the best of them." - Travis Diener

"Dwyane Wade is the perfect amalgam of class, professionalism-and obscurity." - Stephen A. Smith

"Even though he scores it, he has the right balance of scoring and passing." - Richard Jefferson

"Flash has got the hard body, the grown-man body." - Keyon Dooling

"For his age, it just amazes me how professional he is and how dedicated he is and how much he understands the game." - Gregg Popovich

"He really knows how to play the game and he's going to give you everything that he has every drill, every scrimmage. He's very attentive and he's the kind of guy that anybody would love to have on their basketball team." - Gregg Popovich

"He's able to make plays that other guys just can't make." - Keyon Dooling

"He's a guy that I think learns something every day. Being a little bit like a sponge is good for him. He has a tremendous savvy for the game." - Roy Williams

"He's an intelligent basketball player and a fast learner. His unselfishness and understanding of the team concept are what makes him great." - Pat Riley

"He's a special talent. Not only is he gifted, he's very mature and unselfish." - Mike Fratello

"He's a true point guard, and he's explosive. He's going to keep getting better because he works at it." - LeBron James

"He's not just one of the guys basketball needs. He's one of the guys all of pro sports needs. He acts the way you're supposed to act." - Stan Van Gundy

"He's on the verge of being a very special player." - Mike Breen

"He's special. There's not an area in this game that he does not excel in and there's not a possession that goes by that he doesn't want to get better." - Larry Brown

"He's very young and you see that the upside is incredible." - Tim Duncan

"His continuation when going to the hoop is the best I've ever seen." - Jerry Sloan

"I feel good because this kid did it the right way; he went to college, he's humble and it's not all show for him." - Shaquille O'Neal

"I knew Flash was good. He's just gooder than I thought." - Shaquille O'Neal

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths that you take but by the moments that take your breath away. That's what Dwyane is about." - Pat Riley

"There are lots of guys in this league who can get to the rim, but Dwyane has the strength to finish." - Bernie Bickerstaff

"The thing he has over most young players is that he's able to make adjustments." - Stan Van Gundy

"This guy is on the same side of the moon, he's on the same planet I'm on." - Shaquille O'Neal

"This is a special, special kid. The main thing overlooked about him is his knowledge of the game. With all his talent, he's always playing it the right way. Guys love to play with people like that." - Damon Jones

"Wade creates moments that make you forget you're a coach." - Stan Van Gundy