Away we go with more questions submitted by you, the fan, for Orlando Magic all-star center Dwight Howard. Remember you can submit your queries for Dwight at questions@dwighthoward.com. Dwight will answer some of the questions each week here on the site, so remember to check back for the Big Fella’s responses.
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QUESTION: Dwight, what is your favorite dance move and can you teach me? – dawrightx

DWIGHT: My favorite dance move is the Cupid Shuffle. You have to start off with the basics if you want to learn how to dance. You have to get the two-step down and once you can do that, you have to flow with the rhythm of the song. Then, you can start breaking down the details of each dance. Yeah, I could teach anybody to dance.
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QUESTION: What is your favorite song and favorite artists now? – Dee Bartetta

DWIGHT: My favorite song choice is tough because I have so many that I like. Really, I don’t even have a favorite song anymore. But I’m listening to a couple of R&B mix CDs that I’m listening to now. Jazzmon Sullivan, Robin Dent and Beyonce are the main ones right now.
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QUESTION: Where do you see yourself in five years? – Fabricio

DWIGHT: Hopefully with at least two or three NBA championships. And by then I want to be thought of as one of the best players in the world. Yeah, all of that sounds really good.
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QUESTION: What are your goals after basketball? – Sunshine Brown

DWIGHT: I’m always thinking about my goals for life. One of them is to pursue a career in acting one day and doing some films. And I enjoy kids, so starting up nationwide camps and clinics for kids would be a great thing. I want to provide kids places to go so that they won’t be out on the streets.
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QUESTION: What’s the toughest challenge of being a NBA player? Is it hard going out in public without being noticed or bothered? – Lance Potish

DWIGHT: The toughest challenge for me is eating because I love to eat, but I have to watch what I eat because I have to stay trim and fit. I do get bothered out in public and it’s hard to do sometimes, but I really enjoy it too. I enjoy talking to fans and meeting new people. So if you see me, don’t be afraid to approach me because I don’t bite.
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QUESTION: When did you come up with your pregame routine of doing the Dream Shake with the paper? In my opinion, it’s a lot more original than the talcum powder. – AcesInThaHole

DWIGHT: That’s just something that I started doing one game and I thought to myself that I really like this idea because it gets me going. I just took it and ran with it. And it’s kind of funny and it has people wondering what this big guy is doing? To me, it’s funny and I enjoy it.
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QUESTION: My 8-year-old son wants to know how big is your shoe size? He’s already wearing a size 7. – Cynthia and Luke Rivera

DWIGHT: I wear a size 18. Luke is gonna have some big feet.
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QUESTION: When was the first time that you dunked? – Michael Badgmw8

DWIGHT: I was in eighth grade and I was about 5-foot-9 and it was on a 10-foot goal. I told everybody that I could dunk and nobody believed that I could do it. I went out there and flushed it and everybody was shocked. It was after this teachers vs. students game we had and everybody was watching.
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QUESTION: With all the reality shows out there now would you ever consider doing one? – Amia Mason

DWIGHT: Nahhh, I couldn’t do that. No reality shows for me. Sorry.
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QUESTION: I recently ran into Jameer Nelson and his son at Best Buy. Where would I have the best chance for a Superman sighting in Orlando?

DWIGHT: I’d say your best bet would be to catch me at Five Guys eating a hot dog.

Here is our first installment of the “Ask Dwight” segment we will be running weekly to help bring fans closer to me.

Remember, if you have a question for me, send it to questions@dwighthoward.com and I will pick and choose a few each week for the site.

Thanks for visiting the website each day.
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QUESTION: I’m Dwight ’s biggest fan in the world, and yes I am a girl. And no I don’t just like him because he’s cute, which he is. I like Dwight because he is very dominant in the game of basketball. My question to him would be how does it feel to be considered one of the most dominant men to play the sport. — Andrea Byers

DWIGHT: It feels good that people consider me a dominant player, but I don’t consider myself that way because there are still so many things that I’m working on. I always say that word, `Dominate,’ to myself before games because I always want that thought in my mind. I want to go out and dominate every game that I play in.
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QUESTION: Hey Dwight. My name is Tony and I’m 15 years old, in second year of high school. I’m 5′11 and I have to play the 5 for the JV team at my school. My coach had high expectations for me at the beginning of the season but I didn’t do what I was supposed to do. I kept drifting out to the 3-point line to take the long range shots because we h ad a 6′1 Power Forward who would shoot as soon as he got the ball. So I cleared the paint for him and waited for a kick out. Other times when i got the ball in the post, I didn’t have a “go-to” move, I would either just do a hook shot or a mini-fade jumper. I would like to ask you for some advice on what moves I can use that are effective in the post and tips on offensive rebounding. – Tony Shi

DWIGHT: The biggest thing is working on getting a consistent shot off the glass. I did that a lot when I was growing up. I tried to get any shot I had off the square and I knew if I hit the right spot it would go in. I always worked on left-handed and right-handed hooks off the glass. 
Watching a lot of film on big men who still play today like Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan helped me pick up little things, and kids coming up should do that because you can learn from those guys. 
I’d say start off with learning basic moves like a drop step to the baseline, getting to the middle with hook shots and hitting a turn-around jump shot.
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QUESTION: I am a die hard Magic fan from Orlando and a huge fan of yours as well. I am very high on this team and I’m sure you are too, but my question is, how do you feel about getting no respect from ESPN or any sports media? It’s almost like they count you out and you’re having one of the best seasons in Orlando Magic history and yet nobody seems to take notice nationally. Does it upset you or motivate you? Just want to let you know I have been going to games with my dad since I was a little kid and this year I have never been more proud the be an Orlando Magic fan. I believe in Magic. — Matt Guidice

DWIGHT: It does motivate me. I’ve never gotten respect from people growing up and that’s pushed me to try and be an even better player. It’s tough watching ESPN and all of the other stations and as a team we’re not getting any credit for the stuff that we’re doing. It motivates us and motivates us to be the best.
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QUESTION: How do you guys learn to use Coach Van Gundy’s screaming as a motivator? Does it not bother you? Don’t you get sick of it? — Omar DaShiki

DWIGHT: Sometimes it’s motivating, but 90 percent of the time it does upset me. But he has a way of saying all of the right things. But when you are on the court, in the heat of battle, you don’t somebody getting on you. But that’s just the way it is with him.
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QUESTION: Hey, D-12, I’m a big fan. I was just wondering what you consider to be your favorite verse in the Bible. – Unknown.

DWIGHT: I’ve got so many of them that really it’s so hard to choose. But I d have to say that it’s Philippians 4:13: For I can do all things through Christ, who gives me strength.
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QUESTION: Hi. I just wondered what your favorite zoo animal is and why? Cheers, Drew. – Drew

DWIGHT: Man, I haven’t been to the zoo since I was a little kid. C’mon man.

We here at dwighthoward.com want to bring you closer than ever to the NBA’s most dominant center and give you an inside peek at Dwight’s deepest thoughts on basketball and life away from the court.

So with that in mind, Dwight will answer questions from his fans on a daily basis. You give us the questions for Dwight and we’ll get the answers from the Big Fella himself. Please submit your questions to questions@dwighthoward.com and we’ll find out the answers.

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You give us the questions and comments and Dwight will answer them. We’ll feature a couple of question-and-answer bits here at dwighthoward.com a couple of times a week and have some fun.

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