Dwyane Wade
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And so when I have those moments and I'm falling, I just look at that little spot on the backboard like, oh, that's familiar. Let me put it there. Yeah. Yeah. And it works out sometimes.
And so when I have those moments and I'm falling, I just look at that little spot on the backboard like, oh, that's familiar. Let me put it there. Yeah. Yeah. And it works out sometimes.
Yeah, I think he gave it to me in 05, the first year. We won in our second year together, but 05, he gave it to me. And it was cool because at that time, if you didn't have a nickname, you was not cool. Everybody had a nickname who was a really good player, and I didn't have one. Dwyane Wade was not cool enough. Well, D-Wade is cool. Well, I worked hard to make D-Wade one name.
Yeah, I think he gave it to me in 05, the first year. We won in our second year together, but 05, he gave it to me. And it was cool because at that time, if you didn't have a nickname, you was not cool. Everybody had a nickname who was a really good player, and I didn't have one. Dwyane Wade was not cool enough. Well, D-Wade is cool. Well, I worked hard to make D-Wade one name.
Yeah, I think he gave it to me in 05, the first year. We won in our second year together, but 05, he gave it to me. And it was cool because at that time, if you didn't have a nickname, you was not cool. Everybody had a nickname who was a really good player, and I didn't have one. Dwyane Wade was not cool enough. Well, D-Wade is cool. Well, I worked hard to make D-Wade one name.
It was like you had to have one name, like Magic, Shaq, Kobe. Michael or MJ, whatever. You needed one name. So D-Way became my one name. But I also needed that alter ego. Yeah. Right? And Shaq kind of helped develop Superman and Flash.
It was like you had to have one name, like Magic, Shaq, Kobe. Michael or MJ, whatever. You needed one name. So D-Way became my one name. But I also needed that alter ego. Yeah. Right? And Shaq kind of helped develop Superman and Flash.
It was like you had to have one name, like Magic, Shaq, Kobe. Michael or MJ, whatever. You needed one name. So D-Way became my one name. But I also needed that alter ego. Yeah. Right? And Shaq kind of helped develop Superman and Flash.
No, absolutely not.
No, absolutely not.
No, absolutely not.
You see how big, you see how huge that is?
You see how big, you see how huge that is?
You see how big, you see how huge that is?
Well, we didn't have that problem.
Well, we didn't have that problem.
Well, we didn't have that problem.
Shaq already had. I got the easier part of Shaq. He already had a win through. He was one of the biggest stars in the world. He had three championships. He was so accomplished and secure by the time he got to Miami. And all he wanted to do was win him another ring. And so he knew that I was one of the ones that can help him get to that. And so he was amazing with me, man.
Shaq already had. I got the easier part of Shaq. He already had a win through. He was one of the biggest stars in the world. He had three championships. He was so accomplished and secure by the time he got to Miami. And all he wanted to do was win him another ring. And so he knew that I was one of the ones that can help him get to that. And so he was amazing with me, man.
Shaq already had. I got the easier part of Shaq. He already had a win through. He was one of the biggest stars in the world. He had three championships. He was so accomplished and secure by the time he got to Miami. And all he wanted to do was win him another ring. And so he knew that I was one of the ones that can help him get to that. And so he was amazing with me, man.