Dwight Howard Quotes

High school, going into my junior year, I kind of had the idea I was going to be the starting running back. I was a little smaller, so I decided to gain weight and try to get faster. I wasn't a fan of the weight room. I thought just the God-given talent would take you where you needed to go. Now I understand that you need hard work.

When I started wrestling, I sucked. I hated losing, so I started doing pushups and more squats, and then I did summer wrestling and learned different styles.

People who are fit are the same as anyone else. The only difference is their level of commitment. If looking good and being fit was easy, everyone would do it! Most people don't want to put in the work or make the sacrifices needed in order to be fit.

Training for the Olympics was a lifelong endeavor and took many years.

If I came in to recruit your son, I would tell you, your wife, and your son, that I will be the most demanding coach your son can play for.

To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours and hours running, hitting the speed bag, lifting weights and focusing on training.

The young athlete who aspires to greatness, generally speaking, learns a number of things from several different coaches. The first one taught him the fundamentals; the second one instilled discipline in him and taught him more of the techniques that must be mastered to excel.

So, if I give any credit, besides giving all credit to God, for being totally healthy, it's just my workout and how much torture I put my body through in the offseason.

The spirit of the Olympic movement is great for young people because it teaches them about the training and discipline required to compete. Even if they don't make the teams, they can rededicate their lives to the art of sport, discipline, and physical fitness.

I train about six days a week. I'm training at the same intensity as I did when I was playing football. I've done it for my entire life, and I love it.

I work extremely hard in the weight room, and also on the court to get better and make sure I keep my body in shape.

The whole reason I did a bodybuilding show was to see how far I could push my own discipline. It was the hardest thing I've ever done. When I made the switch to acting, I was able to break that down into small, measurable goals like I did with bodybuilding.

I am a firm believer that you can have the body you want, only to the extent that you're willing to work for it.

I grew up doing gymnastics. It requires discipline, eating right, getting sleep, lots of sacrifice. But the pros outweigh the sacrifice.

I had discipline in other areas but certainly not in athletics.

I've always been a little kid compared to the guys I've competed against in terms of body development. I've always looked a lot younger, so naturally my body got a bit bigger and stronger. I combined that with a good work ethic, good mindset and focus.

I'm very proud because, all my life, I worked very hard to be a football player.

I need to just keep training hard and getting all the information from the coaches and the players.

I believe it when I say I can beat anyone if I have a great training camp.

I never stopped training, I never stopped working out.

Being a dancer or athlete of any type teaches you the fundamentals of discipline... and the ability to know you can grow.

In football, you just have to develop yourself.

As a footballer, you just have to try to learn what you've done bad and what I could do good.

I gotta work on my overall game.

There's no offseason in this business. I'm just going to make sure I train my butt off in and out of the ring.