Heeeeyyyyy worrrrrrrrrlddddd!!! How is everybody out there doing???
I’m good, finally recovering after what happened against the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. It’s still tough for me to think about, us losing and falling short of that ‘chip that we wanted to win for all of the Magic fans.
Gotta tell you guys that I haven’t been able to watch one game in the Finals yet. I can’t really watch it at all. Every time I turn on the TV and I see a Celtic or a Laker I kind of get ticked off. Sorry, that’s just the way that I feel.
I wanted to tell you guys about what I was doing last week. I’m not just sitting around and feeling sorry for myself about losing to Boston. I decided to get back to work on my game immediately, so I went to Houston to work out with Hall of Fame center Hakeem “The Dream’’ Olajuwon. We worked three hours a day for five days last week.
Let me tell you, Hakeem is 47 years old, but that guy is still in really good shape. I started to call Otis Smith up and tell him to sign Hakeem to a contract because I really think he could give us 12 to 15 minutes a night off the bench.
He has so much knowledge about playing in the post and I’m just trying to be a sponge and soak up everything that he teaches me. Some of it is stuff that we already work on in practice every day, so it’s just a matter of me working on it more and more.
But Hakeem showed me some things with footwork and shots off fakes to get free. He was always so patient in the post and it was like he had defenders on a string with his moves. So I’m just trying to pick up as much as I can from him.
Hakeem had the Dream Shake, but mine is going to be the Milk Shake. I’ve got a lot of drills and moves from Hakeem to work on all summer, and it’s just about taking them to the game now. Hopefully, I will get to work out with Hakeem again in August when I’m in Africa visiting for Basketball Without Borders. And we might get to see one another in Houston again before training camp.
So I’m doing everything that I can to stay busy this summer and keep my mind off the Finals. We had a really cool event on Sunday at Altamonte Springs for the Special Olympics. I got to bowl my guy, Big Bubba, who I met a few weeks ago when I was bowling at Altamonte Lanes. We had a lot of fun with the kids and of course I rolled a few strikes along the way. I didn’t have my personal bowling balls, but I still showed my bowling skills. And all of the kids laughed a lot and had fun.
Got a lot of trips coming up this summer. I’ll be in LA, China (twice) and Africa. Gonna do a movie in China, gonna make a kids’ album, make an appearance on Suite Life with Zack and Cody and shoot some commercials. So I will try and keep you guys posted on everything that I have going on.
Yuuuuuaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh. Take care everybody!!!
DWIGHT
Tags: china, Dwight Howard, Hakeem Olajuwon
hey , big man , when will you come to china? and which city will you stay??? i’m your chinese fan, i’m looking forward to seeing you in china!!!
Glad to see you back to your old happy self. Still stings you a little but you are moving on. I guess you call it the milkshake because it’s so cold, you leave your opponents shivering with brain freeze.
OK, corny I admit but I’m in a silly mood this morning. Take a peek at my twitter message. There is a surprise waiting for you.
Gonna do a movie in China?????
It is righteous!!!!~~~We look forward to seeing you in China!
Hakeem is a great player,,,so you will more powerful~
GO SUPERMAN!!GO MAGIC!!
Dwight thank you so much for sharing your world with your fans and followers. Its exciting to follow you because you let us see what you are doing.
Dwight! this is exactly what you needed. Work with Hakeem will open you a lot of doors, i hope your offensive game gets a lift now. THANKS!
(sorry for the bad english)
Hello, big fan!!!! Sorry you guys didn’t make it, but you shouldn’t feel bad at all, you did great and you know you are a great player and athlete!!!!! I am a wardrobe/fashion stylist in NYC, if you need styling for any events or appearances, please let me know. It would be my pleasure to work with you! Thank you and I can’t wait to see you on the court next season!!!!!!!!!!!! O and Happy Father’s Day to you!!!!
HUGE FAN!!! I just got a new job and spent half my money on things of YOU!!! lol… I know it seems weird but youre my favorite player for my home team!!! I got like 100 basketball cards of you!!! But anyways Im SUPER happy to see that you posted something new… You blogging means a lot to me and a ton of other fans because youre a NBA SUPERSTAR and you are like the only player of your caliber that is still so down to Earth you blog and reach out to the general public… Keep doin your thing Big Bro
It great to see you are moving on! Being positive and keeping the faith in God just opens your heart and mind to recieve the blessings God has for you guy next year!
It is exciting to here about the trips, please keep us posted!! Or, just take me, lol! Chine and most def Africa!
Hey Dwight !
Since I Can’t Really Communicate w. You Any Other Way , I Wanted To Let You Know That Your An Amazing Person ! You Really Are . I Adore You & Wish To Meet You One Day , Its My Goal For This Year & My Sister Would Love To Meet Jameer Lol . You’re A Great Player & You Have Such A Big Heart . I Love How You Spend Time w. Kids , Making Them Happy & Stuff It Brings Joy To Me As Well . I Hope Yu Enjoy Your Summer & Prepare Yourself & The Team For Next Year , I Believe Ya’ll Can Make It To Win The Championship 
Im Really Excited & Ima Miss Watching My Fav. Team Play For A While =l Take Care & Keep Your Fans Informed ! Love You Lots <3
Im Glad To See That You’re Doing Good
-Ashley Gonzalez
Howard, dont worry just keep your head up! You did amazing and we are pretty sure you will only get better. Don’t worry we have a great season ahead of us! New Stadium, new logo, a better team and the 2011 Championship!!! We love you Howard!!!
Go Magic!!!
come on, man, you’re much too young! get your mind off the finals, and if anything you did extremely well against the celts. I mean it. for the meantime, i’m glad that you seem to be having fun especially that your acting career is really rolling. i’ve just watched just wright by the way and, man, you were adorable! seriously, your smile is the cutest thing ever!
Dwight, darling. I am so happy to hear that you’re spending time with Hakeem. I grew up watching him in his twilight years and I gotta say, he’s one of the best that ever played the game. You will be, too, I’m sure.
I understand why you can’t watch the Finals. I’d like to say I feel the pain too but yours is just close. Anyway, you’re still very young! You can do so much more!
Thanks for updating. You’re really brilliant with fans, you know that?
Hey welcome to China ^-^
“The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment, it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.”
– Orison Swett Marden
I toally agree with you about the finals, I am watching them also cause I love basketball and I hope the Celtics get beat, though I certainly don’t like the Lakers either, but I dislike Pierce, Garnett, Kendriks alot, so I want to see them get beat. Please keep us updated on your whereabouts
Your welcome!!! I called you the milkshake first an ya know it! lol Shake it, baby shake it!
Hey Dwight, I am glad to see you up and about. And I feel the same way about watching the NBA finals as you. Truth be told, I haven’t watched since Magic gracefully bowed out, but it’s all good. Lord, knows that I rooted for you guys all the way, but there is still next season and I’ll still be rooting for ya’ll. So keep your head up and please have a great summer. Don’t forget to share your trips abroad with us….I enjoyed all of your trips last year. Stay strong Superman!
Wus qood Dwiqht?
Mayne, isay you should have watch the finals so you kinda kno what level each team on so next time y’all play em ya kno what to expect from em(even thouqh they qet better durinq off season). I’m happy you decided to improve your skills with Hakeem. I stay in northside of Houston. Hopefully juss hopefully I can see you at least by a qlance wherever you work out at lol Keep on doin’ ya own thinq.
Love always,
CANDyfBABy(:
heyyyy baby OMG im so late on this post I know my B… Im happy for yu that yu had a good time and ur trying to prepare urself for next season already im proud of ya boo win or lose as long as yu give it ya all everytime
you the man bae don’t let anybody tell yu nothing different. So yu got ya summer line up planned out I hope yu will post when yu will b back in O-town im planing to come thru and I wud love love love to see you. well until then yu b easy stay sweet n God bless ya much luv misz. quala 4rm db~~
Dear howard, in my eyes, you are always the sponge bob, who show a lot of funny in life ,and never say never,what’ more,keep active.
loving you~~~~~~~~~~~~
At last but not least, welcome to China.
-Hi champion
xoxoxoxoxoxo
I am glad to read & know that you are doing just fine!!! Wow, it looks like a busy Summer to me.
Just wish you lots of fun in everything you do!!!!
Take care & stay blessed!!!!
Dwight, I am glad you are working with Hakeem. About time, you need an exponential improvement in your offensive game for the Magic to have any chance to win the championship.
Dwight i am glad to see you happy but since your working with Hakeem hopefully you and the Orlando Magic can bring home a NBA Championship
Hi Dwight,
I have been reading your blogs for a while, but I’m not sure if you ever comment on fan responses. Anyway, I was wondering what projects you will be working on with Basketball Without Borders. What country in Africa will you be in and how long will you be there?
I am a long time fan and I feel obliged to make the following suggestions:
Orlando should use M. Gortat as trade bait to dump ideally R. Lewis salary or at the very least Vince Carter.
1) M. Gortat and Vince Carter ( 5.8 mill. and 16.1 mill. respectively next year) for:
Rudy Gay in a sign and trade or another decent SG.
2) M. Gortat and R. Lewis (5.8 mill. and 18.0 mill. respectively next year) for:
I would say next to nothing. We already have M. Barnes in that can play stating minutes and be a adequate role player. The sell to any team that is rebuilding is that they get an excellent center with great potential (for cheap) and a SF that still has big play potential despite an off year. Both players are ready to compete now. The value to our team is get the ridiculous contract off the books. Such a scenario would allow us to get a free agent to address the four position or the shoot guard position. Dwight Howard is the best center in the league that many free agent would love to play with.
Something needs to be done. Whoever receives this, forward this anonymously or do whatever it take to get this in to the right hands. Complacency is not an option. We must remain contenders while D. Howard is in his prime.
I just want to say that you are my rolemodel as basketball player and also a person and I think alot of kids like me (I’m 14) can learn something from you, even if your not their favorite NBA player.
If I had one dream it would be to meet Dwight Howard as a person, off the court
by the way…good luck in the NBAs next year and summer games, oh yeah and the dunking contests!
from your admire (not in a creepy way),
jenika
Good Evening Mr. Howard:
I hope when/if you read this, all is well with you. I’ll try to make this short and sweet.
This is the first time I’ve read one of your posts, and I’m impressed with the loyal following you have built for yourself. There aren’t many celebrities who take the time to do little things to make their fans happy. I admire your ambition and your dedication; I hope I’m able to maintain the same positive attitude when I hit my own road blocks.
Master the ability to create your own fortune, and you’ll get your ring. I wish you the best in your future endeavours.
I cant wait to see your new moves next season from working with “The Dream”. You are my most favorite player ever and I saw in one of your Q&As that you most wanted to play with Dwyane Wade. I think that would be awsome because the Superman & Flash 2 duo would be unstoppable and D-Wade just happens to be my #2 favorite player. I think it would be great if yal played together. If the magic were going for him in free agency I bet yall would have won tons of championships.
Hi D
You are truly an inspiration, I commend you on your perserverance I know it wasn’t easy to pick yourself back up but it’ all part of the game you didn’t sulk you just found a way to better yourself in your craft and thats a wonderful trait to have. I know come next year you will bring the heat to the game with what you have learn. I wish you all the best in your up coming projects. Stay bless
Nick
Hey Dwight! I’m a HUGE fan of both you and Hakeem so i’m glad you two get along. I’m actually from boston and i’m 11 so all my friends were getting on me about liking the magic.
,
Anyway i just want to ask you about my nba chances. Everyone says i have nba potential and i can beat the 8th grade boys team (who won the states) 1 vs 15, im extremely dedicated and work out 3 hrs a day 6 days a week (all except sunday). So what are my chances? not really sure if you read these anyway. Rock on future MVP/Defensive Player of the year/nba champ,
Later, Big man
Dougie D
Dear Mr. Howard, I’m sure you have heard the news of the great trio and possibly future “dynasty” being created in south florida, You may also be aware that you are in the same conference with the aforemention team. So as a fan I would like to bring to your attention that because of this event this league is no longer a “one super star team”. While there miami trio may look very high and mighty there is one person that can stop their reign before all is forgotten and a repeat of the “jordan era” comes again. Just to name a few players such as “Sir” Charles Barkley, Larry “Grandma-ma” Johnson, and Reggie Miller were all great players and not to take anything away from them but a certain team outshined them thus leaving some or all ringLESS. But you do not have to follow the same path YOU can make a difference. As a humbled fan I just wish you could take my suggestion not for this year but maybe next year. Perhaps you can create your own dynasty in central florida with the likes of upcoming free agents like carmelo anthony and chris paul. Mr. Howard thank you for your time and hopefully you will use your voice and power in the organization to raise some eyebrows and hopefully be the REAL dynasty.
Sincerely, a concerned fan.
p.s I realllly reallly hope you read this, I spent a minute on it.
Thanks for taking your time to read this.
I would also like to add, i love otis smith thats my dude:)
But I quote on what smith said in an interview “he doesn’t feel pressure to try and counter the Heat’s moves with splashy acquisitions of his own.”
- With all due respect to the GM, c’mon dude, we have to do something its lebron james, dwade, and bosh. That’s just cheating lol. I think you should pressure him lol
He also goes on to say `They’ve got to get over us, not the other way around,’’ Smith said. “We still hold the (division) crown the last I checked.’’
-Ummmm the problem with this one is last time I checked was the last time he checked, it’s a new season. Ohhh and I checked and they have lebron now. So if you can please big dawg.
http://www.nba.com/magic/news/denton_feature1_070910.html
The milk shake’s gonna cool down the Heat!
Dwight ma man,
you may not know this but dream and I a very close. He told me how great a ball palyer you are and was very impressed with your character. He told me you got almost all his moves and you shall be the policeman of the paint. He cannot wait to see you and says it was a pleasure working with you Kobe and you know who your teammate( i dont want to publicise it ). I am in toronto canada hit me up when you come play the raptors. Dream will get back to you soon as he has something for you God willing.
Dwight,
While you are in the OFF SEASON, I would like to get about 15 minutes of your time to go over a few local Orlando opportunities.
CheeseCake Factory in Winter Park! Contact me by the e-mail listed and we can setup a time and date!
Dream was the best. Get him to be your personal coach along with Ewing.
Champion,
please show up & write someting somewhere.
I MISS YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!! <3
Hercules!!! It’s time for a new post. We want to hear about what you are doing on and off the court. The activities you stated you will participate in this summer are worthy of recognition.
I want to dance with you. I love that you are so tall and still a good dancer. Work that blessed vessel.
check out my site http://www.cnakeesha.com and keep writing…
Champion,
just stopping by to wish a great time in your campus!!!! I <3 you!!!!
some bowling balls are heavy and i accidentally dropped one on my foot. it is quite painfull,,;
Howard I think you are a great player and a strong man of god I remeber seeing you a couple of years ago on tbn and I didn’t realize that you were a christian I forgot but when realize were I saw you I knew you we’re a man of god I pray that you are still serving god and that your passion for christ jesus haven’t changed over the years . I’m so blessed when I hear about ball players who are serving god I pray for you and your family and I hope that you live a boutiful life of gods blessings and have everlasting peace in your next game for next season. I pray that jesus execute your game and for everyone to see you in the light of gods will.