Dwyane Wade Quotes

I changed up everything around me. I hold myself more accountable in certain situations. I try to be a better man, a better father, a better teammate.

My children have made me a better man, which is - in the end, that's probably more important than two more comedy specials or being in better shape.

If we would mend the World, we should mend Ourselves; and teach our Children to be, not what we are, but what they should be.

There are things I want to do to be a better human being and a better father.

My favorite thing about being a mom is just what a better person it makes you on a daily basis.

The prospect of being a father made me ask myself a question. How do you know what kind of adult your child will turn out to be? And how much can you control that?

The parents have not only to train their children: it is of at least equal importance that they should train themselves.

The ultimate goal is to be an interesting, useful, wholesome person. If you're successful on top of that, then you're way ahead of everybody.

I need to start caring about myself if I'm going to be a proper father.

Obviously, I feel a great sense of responsibility being a good parent and raising my children. I don't take that job very lightly. Who they are, what they become and what they contribute to the world is very important to me.

Parents have no greater responsibility in this world than the bringing up of their children in the right way, and they will have no greater satisfaction as the years pass than to see those children grow in integrity and honesty and make something of their lives.

As a parent, I'd - I'd be a better father.

My kids inspire me to be the person I am today - without them I wouldn't be who I am today.

I want to branch out. I want to write. I write poetry. I want to see my children grow up well.

When you meet your kids, you realize that they deserve great parents. And then you have your marching orders, and you have to try and become the person that they deserve.

Being a father now puts life in perspective. My whole life it's all been about trying to win. And now I'm trying to make a better life for my son than I've had.

My daughter was born when I was nowhere near where I am now, and she took me to another level. I said, 'I have to become a better person in this life if I want to serve as an example. If I want to set a positive example for her, I need to get better myself.'

At the end of the day, I'm here for my son and our future, to be the dad I always wanted to be and in the position I always wanted to be in.

I'm a dad with six kids, and I'm trying to teach each of them a little bit of morality.

Because when we love, we always strive to become better than we are.

My biggest achievement is raising a healthy, happy family. As far as regrets, I don't really have too many. Although I've gone through some things in my life that didn't feel too good while they were happening, they allowed me to mature and develop into the man I am today. Those moments have taught me a lot. I wouldn't be the same person if I hadn't had those experiences.

Was it Gorky who had said, "If your children are no better than you are, you have fathered them in vain, indeed you have lived in vain".

Start, as parents, with yourselves, number one.

My priority as a father should always remain first. My kids look to me as their example. Every decision I make and everything that I do always has to come back to the question, "Does this make me a better father?" "Will my kids benefit from this?" It's no longer just about me…but about my kids. My perspective in life has changed.