<P> Dwyane Wade was born on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, to JoLinda and Dwyane Wade Sr, whose name's unusual spelling was decided by his own mother . In 1977, JoLinda, at the age of 18, already had two children . Wade has described his upbringing in Chicago as being very difficult . Wade stated that "(his) mom was on drugs and (his) family was in the gang environment, so it was a rough childhood ." At a very young age, Wade already witnessed police raids and found dead bodies several times in a nearby garbage can . When he was only 4 months old, his parents separated--and would later divorce . Jolinda was given custody of the two children, and she moved to her mother's house with them . The family struggled financially, and it was around that time when Jolinda started dealing drugs . His mom was addicted to several substances including cigarettes, alcohol, heroin, and cocaine . JoLinda would get high with friends at her home, even in the presence of her children . In an interview with ESPN, Wade said "I've seen the needles laying around the house . I've seen my mother shoot up before . I've seen a lot of things my mother didn't even know I'd seen as a kid ." At the age of 6, he recalls police--with guns drawn--raiding his home as they searched for his mother . When Wade turned 8 years old, his older sister, Tragil, tricked him--by telling him they were going to the movies--into living with his father, a former Army sergeant, and stepmother in a nearby neighborhood . Wade would still occasionally visit his mom . A year later, his father moved the family to Robbins, Illinois . After moving to Robbins, Wade didn't see his mother for two years . During this time, JoLinda was able to access a free supply of drugs by volunteering to be a tester--i.e., someone who tests street drugs for impurities before the dealers try to sell them . JoLinda was hospitalized and nearly died after she mistakenly injected herself with LSD . In 1994, JoLinda was arrested for possession of crack cocaine with intent to sell and locked up in Cook County Jail . Wade, at the age of 10, reunited with his mom by talking with her at Cook County Jail through a glass panel over a telephone . JoLinda served 23 months in prison for her crimes, but while serving her second sentence in 1997, she failed to report to prison while on work release . </P> <P> Wade turned to sports, especially basketball and football, to avoid the temptations of participating in drug and gang - related activities . Wade's mom and dad would often take him to the park to play basketball . He cites one of his older sisters, Tragil, as the individual most responsible for his childhood upbringing and for steering him in the proper direction . As a child growing up in the Chicago area, Wade idolized Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan, and has said he patterns his game after him . </P> <P> Wade attended Harold L. Richards High School in Oak Lawn . Wade quickly found success as a wide receiver on the football team, but he needed to work extremely hard to earn playing time on the varsity basketball team during his junior year . While he did not acquire much playing time during his second year, his stepbrother, Demetris McDaniel, was the star of the team . Wade grew four inches in the summer before his junior year and saw an increase in playing time, averaging 20.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per game . The following year, Wade averaged 27.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game while leading his team to a 24--5 record . It advanced to the title game of the Class AA Eisenhower Sectional . During this season he set school records for points (676) and steals (106) in a season . Wade has stated that his high school coach, Jack Fitzgerald, was one of the most positive influences in his life during this time . Wade was recruited by only three college basketball teams (Marquette University, Illinois State, and DePaul University) due to academic problems . </P> <P> During most of Wade's time at Marquette, his mother was either eluding the law or serving time in jail for selling crack cocaine . On October 14, 2001, JoLinda declared that she would change her life and get clean while attending a service at a Chicago church . Wade, then a sophomore at Marquette, went home for Christmas to be with his mom, who he believed was clean and sober for the first time in his life . However, JoLinda admitted to him that she was actually going back to prison . Wade told ESPN, "I was hurt because I felt like I was just getting my mom back, and now she had to leave again ." On January 2, 2002, his mother went back to prison to serve her 14 - month sentence . She says she has been clean since 2003 . </P>

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