Dwight Howard Quotes

Everyone should play like Adrian Peterson. This guy does everything full speed. Pro Bowl - promoting himself for MVP.

People sometimes have a false view of track and field, that it's kind of soft and kind of friendly. And guys aren't necessarily laughing and joking, but everyone's just friendly and 'ha ha, he he.' I just came in and just was like, 'Nah, I don't know what y'all talking about, but every single time I step on the line, I'm trying to win.'

Some guys are admired for coming to play, as the saying goes. I prefer those who come to kill.

I've always approached spring training as I have something to prove.

The Olympics were great, because you had to make the team, and then go to the games. Now, I don't know, these guys today don't want to do anything like that.

We take the shortest route to the puck and arrive in ill humor.

As soon as I hear the word 'competition' I get serious and start doing everything that I can do.

You're not going to have a 1.000 batting average, but the way you get votes is, you just push and you push. I'm not afraid to do that.

I think it's fair to say that all of the teams that have been in the playoffs have played very physically.

We'll do anything it takes to win a basketball game.

We gotta play hard and leave it all out there. Dive for lose balls, take charges, just do whatever it takes to win the game.

If there's a loose ball, I'm going to dive and see if I can get it. That's just the way you play.

I always come out playing like I'm the underdog on the court. I never want anyone to catch up to me; that's just how I look at it.

With Westbrook and myself, I can see the dog that he has in him. He's got that fire that he won't back down from anybody. His game is a little different than mine because he's a fast, get to the bucket type of player, finishing above the rim and things like that.

I don't go out looking to make spectacular plays. I just try to come in and be a physical presence inside.

A man is not scared of playing, of having any contact, and you won't shut him down if you kick him - he will just ask for the ball all the time.

We all know what my game is, to play hard. Not dirty, but play hard.

That's kind of what I got in the NBA for. I want to go against superstars that would be a good challenge for me.

I take every rep personally. If somebody beats me, I'm going to take that personally.

It's a war of wills out there on the court. You have to have a stronger will than your opponent, and every guy on your team has to feel that same way against the guy he's guarding.

I've got the mind-set that I'm going to play as hard as I can, and I'm going to make the person guarding me work as hard as he can.

My strategy is just to always compete. Even if they catch 10 balls on me, I make sure that they have to fight for every one of those. That's worked for me.

People think I play hard. It's just me wanting to be in the NBA and trying to prove every game that I should be here.

I can play against a player like Messi; I don't fear anybody. I just play my game.

My only aim is to win an Olympic medal.