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Derrick Rose, born on October 4, 1988, is an American professional basketball player renowned for his exceptional ball-handling skills and scoring ability. He won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 2011. Rose played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers, where he showcased his basketball talents. He was selected as the first overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls, marking the beginning of his professional career. Despite facing multiple serious injuries throughout his career, Rose has always returned to the court with unwavering determination, earning the respect and admiration of fans.

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Famous Derrick Rose Quotes

“I can't wait to shock the doubters and prove I'm better and stronger than I was before.”

I Can Waiting Prove Stronger Shock Doubters

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“To have a strong community of people who believe in your potential can make all the difference in the world. So many people have invested in me and I want to do the same for Chicago’s teens.”

People World Want Believe Strong Community Differences Chicago Teens Believe In You Strong Community

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“Hard work isn't enough. You got to believe”

Believe Hard Enough Hard Work

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“Right now my biggest thing is to improve my all-around game... If you don't win, something's wrong. Winning takes care of everything, so our biggest thing is winning.”

Ifs Care Games Winning Take Care

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“I always want my shoes real clean. The front of my shoe is really like my personality, where off the court I'm kind of calm and kind of shy a little bit - low key. In the back, it's kind of crazy, just like me on the court. I love how both of my personalities are involved into the shoe.”

Want Kind Littles Real Bits Crazy Fronts Keys Personality Involved Little Bit Lows Court Clean Shoes Calm Like Me Shy Low Key

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“I think a lot of people don't understand that when I sit out it's not because of this year. I'm thinking about long term. I'm thinking about after I'm done with basketball.”

People Thinking Years Long Done Term Basketball Long Term

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“People think that I'm mean because I'm quiet, and I don't really go out places or because I don't really say too much. On the other hand, people think that I'm soft because I may not handle myself the way other people handle themselves. That's just not me. They don't know my background or none of that stuff.”

People Thinking Knows Way May Mean Hands Stuff Too Much Quiet Backgrounds Handle

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“Its tough growing up where I grew up. My family is very small and really tight. Just being around the neighborhood, my brothers were always around. I didnt want to be in any trouble because I knew my mom or brothers would find out. I didnt want to hurt their feelings. I just tried to do everything right.”

Want Feelings Hurt Growing Up Growing Trouble Brother Grew Mom Grew Up Tough My Family My Mom My Brother Neighborhood Just Being

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“I wont ever put myself in a bad position so that people can say bad things about me. I make smart decisions, and my friends and my family, they are all there for the right reason.”

People Reason Decision Position Smart My Friends My Family Bad Things Smart Decisions

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“My thing is just staying positive. Find that thing you love doing and dedicate yourself to it. You're going to have to sacrifice a lot of things if you want to achieve the goals you want to achieve.”

Ifs Want Goal Sacrifice Achieve Staying Stay Positive Things You Love

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“On Halloween, don't you know back when you were little, your mom tells you don't eat any candy until she checks it? I used to be so tempted to eat my candy on the way to other people's houses. That used to be such a tease.”

People Knows Way Littles Used House Mom Checks Used To Be Halloween Candy Tempted Back When Tease Your Mom Happy Halloween Funny Halloween Scary Halloween Trick Or Treat Halloween Candy

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“We got to win. Win no matter what. Trip, kick somebody, fight, bite. Whatever. Win.”

Matter Fighting Winning No Matter What Kicks Bites Win Win

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“Whatever your goal is: dedicate yourself to it and it's going to be a lot of sacrifice, but if you love what you want to do, it shouldn't be a problem.”

Ifs Want Problem Goal Sacrifice What You Want

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“If I just do everything the opposite of what my dad did, I think that will make things pretty easy. I can joke about it now because I'm past that stage where it used to hurt. By having a kid, it's gone. I could take all that negative energy that I had and put it in a positive way.”

Ifs Thinking Way I Can Kids Past Used Energy Easy Hurt Gone Stage Dad Jokes Negative Opposites My Dad Negative Energy

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“All I got to do is keep getting the most out of each one of my days and keep trying to be the best athlete I can become.”

Trying I Can Athlete Being The Best Keep Trying Best Athlete

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“I think good things come to good people.”

People Thinking Good Things Good People

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“I would say I'm more patient, way more patient than I was when I came in [to the league], before the injuries. But I think just going through everything, just maturing a little bit more, getting older, you start to see what it is and I'm good.”

Thinking Way Littles Bits Little Bit Patient League Injury Mature Getting Old Getting Older

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“I live a great life. I can't complain. I'm healthy, my family's good and there's nothing I can really complain about.”

I Can Healthy My Family Complaining

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“I think that my IQ level grew as a player. I think that I [run] the game a little bit better. I'm waiting for the game to come to me, and I'm picking and choosing my spots instead of just going out there and just doing whatever because I don't have to do that with this team?”

Thinking Littles Running Games Bits Waiting Levels Player Team Grew Little Bit Spots Going Out Picking And Choosing

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“All I can do is just go in there and tighten up my game, tighten up my handles. Just all the little basic things that you wouldn't even think about, the fundamental parts of the game.”

Thinking Littles I Can Games Can Do Fundamentals Handle Basic Things

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“I feel like I have everything else as far as being creative and athletic. But it's the little things that's going to push me over, like ball-handling, passing, boxing out when I'm setting screens. Little things like that that you would overlook that can make me a complete player.”

Feels Littles Creative Player Balls Screens Setting Passing Passings Settings Boxing Little Things Be Creative Athletic

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“I can't get mad about peoples' opinions, I always say that. That's their opinion. They got every right to say or think whatever they want to say and think. And whatever they say and think don't affect my life.”

Thinking Want I Can Opinion Mad

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“I don't live in that world where I'm on social media, I don't got social media. Or I'm reading articles [about my game], so it's like I hear stuff by word of mouth a couple of days after so it never gets to me. So I can't get mad about what they say.”

World I Can Reading Games Social Stuff Media Couple Mouths Mad Social Media Articles Word Of Mouth

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“My son is everything to me. He's the reason why I get up and I work out the way I work out and train the way that I train. He changed everything about me, so he was a blessing.”

Way Reason Changed Son Blessing Train Work Out Get Up Reason Why My Son

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“I've been playing youth basketball ever since I was in sixth grade; I've been traveling ever since I was in sixth grade, so I'm used to it.”

Used Youth Basketball Grades Sixth Grade

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“I never had a problem with a coach in my life, no matter what team I've been in on.”

Matter Problem Team No Matter What Coaches

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“I explained to my teammates I didn't want any distractions to the team.”

Want Team Distraction Teammate

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“I never had a problem with a coach in my life, no matter what team I've been in on.I put that on myself because I let that space and opportunity start something especially when people didn't know what was going on or people are trying to find out or figure out what's going on with the team.”

People Knows Trying Matter Problem Opportunity Space Team Figures No Matter What Coaches

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“I put that on myself with not telling the Knicks. It was just bad timing but I'm not perfect, far from it. The front office and my teammates, they knew where I was coming from when I told them what happened.”

Perfect Happened Fronts Office Timing Teammate Not Perfect I'm Not Perfect Knicks Bad Timing Front Office

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“I have a lot of confidence in my shot and I'm willing to shoot it no matter what.”

Matter Willing Shots No Matter What

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“I just don't want to get caught up in the hype.”

Want Caught Caught Up Hype

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“I love playing basketball because you could be having a rough day in your life, and while you're on the court it gives you a clear mind. I'm not worried about anything. I'm there just playing freely and I go out there all and I have fun.”

Giving Mind Fun Clear Basketball Court Worried Having Fun Rough Playing Basketball Clear Minds Rough Day

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“I try my hardest to do what I have to do to make my team win.”

Trying Winning Team Hardest

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“I couldn't worry about anyone else but myself and my health.”

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“I think I work hard. I think I dedicate myself to the game and sacrifice a lot of things at a young age, and I know if I continue to do good, what I can get out of it.”

Ifs Thinking Knows I Can Hard Age Young Games Sacrifice Hard Work Young Age

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“As long as I have my faith in God, I'm good. I know everything else is going to come.”

Knows Long Faith In God

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“Being healthy is a complete lifestyle for me. It allows my brain to function at a very high degree so I can comprehend all the new things that are thrown at me. It also allows me to sleep well so that I am rested when I need to perform. Finally, being healthy will hopefully allow me to live a long and fun-filled life.”

Needs Wells Long I Can Fun Sleep Brain Healthy Degrees Function Filled Lifestyle Hopefully Thrown New Things Sleep Well

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“Everybody's got their poison, and mine is sugar.”

Mines Poison Sugar

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“McDonald's is over with. But chips and candy and stuff, it's going to be hard to get away from that.”

Hard Stuff Get Away Candy Chips Mcdonalds

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“When I was younger, I just thought about playing in the NBA.”

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“I love eating it - grilled chicken, pasta, rice, and other foods that give me long term energy. Every once in a while, my sweet tooth gets the best of me and I have to snack on some candy. Beverage wise, I stick to sports drinks, water, milk, and juice.”

Giving Long Energy Sports Term Water Wise Sweet Drink Eating Give Me Sticks Teeth Long Term Chickens Milk Candy Juice Rice Pasta Snacks Drink Water Beverages Best Of Me Sweet Tooth

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“I still have goals. Seeing those doubters out there, it's gonna be funny seeing them eat their words.”

Stills Goal Seeing Doubters

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“The way I look at it within myself, why not? Why can't I be the MVP of the League? Why can't I be the best player in the League? I don't see why-why-why can't I do that? I think I work hard, I think I dedicate myself to the game and sacrifice a lot of things at a young age and I know if I continue to do good, what I can get out of it and if that's me going out or doing whatever, I'm willing to do it because I know in the long run, it's going to help me.”

“If i'm not trying my best, I might as well retire.”

Ifs Trying Wells Might Basketball Retiring

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“You've got one job, and that is to get better.”

Jobs Get Better

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“All the days that you wake up you have one job and that's to get better, every single day.”

Jobs Wake Up Get Better

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“I wanna be great. I'm going to be great. There's no doubt about it.”

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“I will say, just being here, God is good, man.”

Men Good Man Just Being

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“Why can't I be MVP of the league? Why can't I be the best player in the league?”

Player League Being The Best Best Players Mvp

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“I don't want to be in my meetings all sore or be at my son's graduation all sore just because of something I did in the past. (I'm) just learning and being smart.”

Want Past Son Smart Meetings My Son Being Smart

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About the Author

Born: October 4, 1988
Known for: Basketball player
Quotes: 50

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