Quotes by Dwight Howard

“Are you gonna be tough, or are you going to be tough?”

“Riding that bike and the little sideline running isnt basketball. My timing is still off, but its basketball. Its what I do.”

“It was definitely an empty feeling coming into the game knowing we had no chance for the playoffs. My heart really sank.”

“I cant wait. Everybody on this team is a hard worker, and Im sure theyre going to work to get better as individuals.”

“I expect us to be in the playoffs next year. Weve got a great group of young guys and hopefully it will stay together. I think we can build off the finish we had to this season and do some great things next year.”

“They can still go to me in the fourth quarter. Its just something Ive got to keep working on. Thats one of the areas Ive got to gain more confidence in. Guys from other teams have told me they see that Im too tense when Im shooting free throws, when Im concentrating so much instead of just letting it flow.”

“Its hard for me to block basketball out, but Ill try to stay away from it for a good month and a half. I expect us to be a little more serious, a little more business-minded next year. No team is going to give us anything.”

“Its kind of a bad thing to lose Grant. But its only preseason.”

“Playing a top team like the Heat, with all their veterans, really lets us know where we stand. You could see we need a couple more days to regroup.”

“Man, were supposed to get wins like that, ... Thats a tough loss.”

Today is a new day. Even if you were wrong yesterday, you can get it right today.

The hardest thing to do is to trust people.