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Dwyane Wade Tells Jamie Foxx: ‘I Was Always the Underdog’

NBA star and new Chicago Bulls shooting guard Dwyane Wade chatted about performance with Oscar winner Jamie Foxx in a video by Variety and Mercedes Benz. Wade told Foxx that he didn’t let the struggle of being an underdog keep him down.

“I was always the underdog, and it was OK because I embraced that,” Wade said. “That just pushed me and pushed me, and even getting drafted fifth pick in the NBA I was still an underdog.”

But one of the most important keys to success was his father. Wade, who was featured during Variety’s Sports & Entertainment Summit, remembered a specific game where his dad became a driving force.

“I remember one game I had like—this was the most proud he’d even been of me—I had ten points, 11 rebounds, I had like nine assists, nine steals, I had like eight blocks and I saw pride in my dad. And at that moment I said, ‘I need to be a player who’s not just about points, a player that does everything, so I can get that look in my dad’s eyes.”

Wade also stressed the importance of seizing the moment because they don’t come around too often.

“I was just Chicago-tough, that’s always on my mind,” he added.

Wade will suit up for the Bulls on October 27th v. the Boston Celtics.

Watch the interview below:

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