I'm very excited about my new agreement with the Heat. This contract allows me to address all of my family's long-term financial goals while allowing the Heat the ability to acquire those players that we need to win a championship.

I started out as a football player. I liked to inflict pain. In basketball, it was the same thing.

Last time I looked at a [pay]check, I said to myself, 'Who the hell is FICA? And when I meet him, I'm going to punch him in the face. Oh my God, FICA is killing me.'

I came here with the perfect chemist's perception. The formula they had was perfect and any added ingredient could make it go bad or worse.

Excellence is a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.

Remember this-I'm going to bring a championship to Miami. I promise.

I know how to turn the bad into good always.