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Wade talks to Jamie Foxx about embracing his underdog status

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Chicago Bulls shooting guard Dwyane Wade sat down with actor Jamie Foxx for Variety and Mercedes-Benz USA recently, discussing how he accepted his underdog status.

"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."

Wade also spoke about how hard his dad pushed him as a kid.

"My dad was one of those coaches, you've heard it before, nothing I did was good enough," he said. "We had 34 points, I had 30, and that wasn't good enough."

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