My Favorite Athlete Dwayne Wade Miami Heat Basketball

My Favorite Athlete Dwayne Wade Miami Heat/ Basketball Point Guard/ Shooting Guard Presented By: Al`Kiriyah Jones Activity 6 Biography of your favorite Athlete December 1, 2014

How It Happened It all started when Dwayne Wade`s sister told him they were going to the movies, but instead they instead went to a different South Side neighborhood. Tragil then returned to Chicago, and left Wade to stay with his father, who had re-married. The move changed the course of Wade's life, leading him away from the crime-ridden area he had lived with his mother. A year later, Wade's father moved the family to Robbins, Illinois—a south Chicago suburb. Wade's new environment allowed him to play basketball outside with his stepbrothers, new friends and father, who coached parttime at a local recreational center. It was here that Wade attended Harold L. Richards High School in Oak Lawn, where his older stepbrother Demetrius had already made a name for himself as the star of the basketball team.

Dwayne Wade`s Major Accomplishments Accomplishment Year NBA Championship 2006 NBA All Rookie First Team 2004 NBA All- Star MVP 2010

Famous Quote • No team works out team work. • I understand that I am not perfect. I made mistakes and I had a hand in everything that has happened to me, good and bad. • The biggest thing is to let your voice me heard, let your story be heard. • Growing up I have always dreamed of winning the NBA championship, never a gold. A gold was never something that crossed my mind. • I think the main thing for kids is to have them believe in themselves.

Dwayne Wade`s Hobbies and Interests Dwyane`s favorite , movies are Love and Basketball, Remember the Titians and He Got Game and Boomerang. His Favorite football team is Chicago Bears. Wade`s favorite musical artist is 50 cent. His Favorite type of food is chicken and mashed potatoes. His favorite country is Italy. His favorite type of car is a Cadillac Escalade. Wade`s favorite color is red.

Personal Life Dwayne Tyrone Wade. Jr was born January 17, 1982, Chicago, IL. He is 32 years old. Dwyane's height is 6” 4. Dwayne is married to 42 year old Gabrielle Union. Dwyane Wade has 3 boys from his ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches, their names are Zaire Blessing, Xavier Zachariah Wade, and Zion Malachi Airamis Wade. Dwyane`s parents names are Jolinda Wade, Dwayne Wade, Sr. Wade married his high school girlfriend Siohvaughn Funches in 2002. He filed for a divorce in 2007, which was granted in 2010 after a lengthy and acrimonious court battle. In 2011, Wade was granted sole custody of his two sons with Funches, Zaire Blessing Dwyane Wade (born February 4, 2002) and Zion Malachi Airamis Wade (born May 29, 2007). Wade also raises a nephew, Dahveon (born 2002), who is the son of Wade's sister Deanna. Wade began dating actress Gabrielle Un in 2009. According to Wade, he and Union briefly split up at some point early in 2013 due to career demands. During that time, Wade and longtime friend Aja Metoyer conceived a son, Xavier Zechariah Wade (born November 10, 2013). Wade and Union became engaged in December 2013, and married on August 30, 2014 in Miami.

Other Interesting Tidbits • • Dwyane Wade went to college at Marquette University. Dwyane is also known as Flash and D-Wade. Wade plays basketball right-handed. Dwyane`s birth sign is Capricorn. In 2011, Dwyane unveiled his first signature shoe, the Fly Wade, with the Jordan footwear brand. Among Dwyane’s favorites are: - Football team - Chicago Bears - Musical Artist - 50 Cent - Movies - Love and Basketball, Remember the Titans, He Got Game and Boomerang - Food - chicken and mashed potatoes - Country - Italy Dwyane drives a Cadillac Escalade. He and his family live in a five-bedroom home in the Doral area of Miami. The unusual spelling of Dywane’s first name is a proofreader’s nightmare. SLAM magazine once ran an entire feature on him calling him “Dwayne. ”

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