D. Howard 2008 Slam Dunk Champ

• From the winner: "I think what I did was I fasted like two weeks before the dunk contest, took away some things I enjoy doing, eating candy, listening to music," Dwight Howard said. "I think it got me focused for the dunk contest. The first one, I've been working on it about two years. The second one, the Superman dunk, I really wanted to get the crowd into it, show a little of my personality. I thought everybody liked it. I enjoyed it." ~ Houston Chronicle

"Two weeks before the dunk contest, I took away some things that I enjoyed doing," he said. "Eating candy, listening to music and I think it really got me focused. I just thank God for winning. It feels good." ~ Orlando Sentinel