Top 50 Dion Waiters Quotes

I can only control what I can control at the end of the day, so some things you just can’t allow to take your head the other way, some things happen for a reason.

Some guys like myself, we like to play off the crowd.

I learned how to be a pro, I learned how to win, I learned about building relationships with your teammates; it goes beyond basketball. I pretty much learned everything I know from OKC.

I was so locked in. At one point I remember thinking, I’m not going to be a father, boyfriend, friend, whatever. I’m here to play.

I’m working on everything, especially staying balanced when I shoot the ball. That’s the biggest thing, as well as taking good shots within the offense.

Work on your game. Block everything else out. Don’t worry about your brand. Work on your game. So you can come into the league ready and prepared.

Coming out of high school I was really given everything, never really had to work for anything.

Any guy would like to play being out for so long. You miss that adrenaline and everything that comes with it.

One thing about Syracuse, whatever you’re going through, the love is unconditional.

The Internet is a lose-lose situation.

Every night is not going to be your night, I understand that. But I learned how to impact the game other ways and I think my defense, my playmaking ability is surprising a lot of people.

You’ve got to wake up and perfect your craft, every day, and at the end of the day, you know, you get the star power, magazines, photos shoots, but you’ve got to say humble, you’ve got to stay grounded.

I just know when I get in the game, I’ve got to be instant impact off the bench.

I’m armed and ready when my number is called.

You know, I wake up every day with a T-shirt and shorts on.

Like I’ve said, you’ve got to bet on yourself sometimes… I bet on myself and it worked.

I can’t predict the future. All I can do is continue to try to stay in shape and work on my game and have a clear mind and not try to think about negative stuff.

I think playing is the biggest thing for me. I don’t think practice can help me.

I’ve made mistakes in my life before, but I’m not that person. At the end of the day, it’s not just me trying to prove I’m a perfect kid. I’ve made mistakes like everybody else, but I can show a different side of my personality you may not thought I had.

You know me, I play basketball. I just try to take care of that part, make sure I’m ready coming into the workouts. Make sure I’m ready, sharp, things like that.

Every time something is going good, going great, there’s always something that happens to remind you of reality.

That’s just my motto I live by, humble and hungry.

Sometimes, it’s hard holding back the truth, how you really feel, and sometimes the best way is let it out and move forward.

But I think a lot of guys need to branch off from home for a while so you can figure everything out, learn how to take care of off-the-court issues so when you do go back home if you decide to, the transition would be easier.

When I get the opportunity to get the ball, I’ve got to destroy my opponent.

My mom lives with me. She lives with me, yeah. I’m a mommy’s boy, you know.

I’m the type of guy, I get mad if I see you keep dribbling in front of me. I’m going to try to get it eventually. I just got a knack for the ball, I guess.

People are gonna like who they like, there’s nothing you can do about it. Just go out there, do what you do best, play your game and try to become a better person on and off the court.

During this quarantine I’ve been dieting, getting my weight down, getting in shape.

I was that guy who you point the finger at, but I was fine with it. I could take it.

I’m a father now. I’ve got a beautiful kid. I’m a little more wiser.

I sacrificed my body for the Heat, and I’d do it again.

Just having the right people in your corner make things a lot easier.

As a human being, as a person, you can’t make a decision based on what other people are going to think.

I’ve hit big shots in real games. I love the moment. I cherish the moment.

I’m planning to go watch tape to see what D-Wade did when he played with LeBron. I need to learn how to be effective out there with him.

I just try to work out and work on my game.

I was never a bad guy, never got in trouble. It’s just that I played with anger and I was aggressive or I really never smiled.

I just want to be respected.

My kids, my family, my support system is so strong. I’ve got a lot of good people in my life.

You can call me whatever. Philly Cheese. Bubble Cheese. Whatever.

I was just really excited for the city of Cleveland. I think the city, more than anybody, deserves this. They deserve to have LeBron coming back.

You learn from your mistakes at the end of the day. We don’t got to keep drilling on the past, things like that. You live and you learn.

What do they want me to do, get lipo? I’m just big boned. There’s nothing I can do.

Yeah, I blew up. But people don’t see the other side of it. They don’t talk about how I played on a broken foot. They don’t know about the everyday grind.

I’ve had an amazing experience at Syracuse University.

I lost three cousins and a best friend, and they all came at the wrong time. Everyone told me to be strong and that they were in a better place. But I didn’t want to hear that. They were gone and I will never see them again.

It’s great, just to even get mentioned in the category with the type of person like Dwyane Wade, one of the best NBA players in the league today. It’s great, and that makes me work even that much harder to be better than him.

One of the things about K-Love, he knows I pass the ball.

I don’t play for social media.