The only way to shut people up is just by winning and just playing basketball. Dwight Howard More Quotes by Dwight Howard More Quotes From Dwight Howard I try not to have a lot of sugar in my system. If I have sugar for breakfast, whether that be fruit or some pancakes or French toast, they'll make sure all of the meals for the rest of the day have no sugar in them. I try to take the sugar out of my diet. Dwight Howard french-toastmealstrying As far juicing goes, I've done it for a couple of years; it's very good to cleanse the body. Doing the smoothies and getting the fruits and veggies in there just gives you more energy. You'll feel quite different after a couple weeks of doing it. Be consistent with it and you'll see it really makes a difference. Dwight Howard differencescoupleyears I had a lot of negativity growing up, so I understand how to block the negativity out. Dwight Howard negativitygrowing-upblock Sugar can cause fatigue and it can also build up on your joints. It can lead to those injuries where you've got nagging pain on those joints. Dwight Howard naggingsugarpain I'm really thankful to be alive. If you get to know me, I'm a person that's always smiling and always joyful and I've been that way since I was born because of the struggles I went through. I was supposed to be number eight that died so I'm always thankful. Dwight Howard eightstrugglenumbers 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. Dwight Howard showsdreamwant I was supposed to be in the NBA. I was supposed to travel the world and make the world a better place. Dwight Howard nbabetter-placeworld 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. Dwight Howard lots-of-friendsgood-friendpeople 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. Dwight Howard nbagoalchristian 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. Dwight Howard basketballsoccersports It was more of me rushing my shots than anything. Thats the biggest thing for me. I was making good moves, but at the end of my moves, I was rushing all my shots. I learned a lesson. Dwight Howard rushinglessonsmoving I work extremely hard in the weight room, and also on the court to get better and make sure I keep my body in shape. Dwight Howard get-betterbodyweight I've always played 'NBA Live' since I was a kid, so to be on the cover is a blessing. Dwight Howard nbablessingkids 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. Dwight Howard orlandotryingway I would never, ever desert my child. A lot of my friends didn't have fathers growing up, and they were very upset that their fathers weren't around. I was lucky to have mine around. Dwight Howard growing-upfatherchildren Coming out of high school, I think it was good for me instead of going to college because college and the NBA are two different things. You can dominate on the college level, but the NBA is a whole different story. The dudes that do the best are the ones who work hard. Dwight Howard hard-workcollegeschool I'm trying to earn everything given to me. I play hard and I want guys to remember that when they play the Magic they have to face Dwight Howard. And when you face him you have to get after it. Dwight Howard play-hardmagicguy You don't have to be best friends as basketball players but I do believe in chemistry. I think it makes everything different if a team is really together and they're all on that same page. They might not like each other, per se, but if you're on the same page and the chemistry is there, you can play great basketball. You can go back to teams like Detroit, the Bad Boys. Those guys had great chemistry, that's why they won. Dwight Howard teambasketballbelieve I'm not a nest-egg person. Dwight Howard nestseggspersons 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. Dwight Howard sideswantmean
