Quotes from Jalen Rose

But the best revenge for naysayers is living well. And living well is doing your job and taking care of your family.

Derrick Rose - he's had his opportunity. He's been an MVP in the league. His efficiency isn't what it used to be.

The only thing that makes me feel old is when I can see your ankles and you have on pants.

What you see at a bachelor or bachelorette party is what happens on a recruiting visit.

I've been really vocal about my disappointment about how the WNBA athletes get treated like second-class citizens in relations to the NBA when they're a subsidiary.

It's important for African-Americans to express themselves, period. We're 400 years behind. We should be able to shine whenever and however we feel.

I play for a living, but I also love to play. That's a healthy balance of emotion that, as a player, you have to keep balanced.

Every time you leave your house, you've got to be prepared for what might happen.

Pay attention to not only what you're saying or doing but who you're saying and doing it with.

When you're paying millions of dollars for somebody to coach your team, you can find somebody good.

Blake Griffin has shown he can be an All-NBA performer.

My father, Jimmy Walker, was the first pick in the 1967 draft, but I never met him. He passed in 2007. I found out about him in middle school. I was old enough to understand who he was, where he went to college, and what his game was about. Older players like Bill Russell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar have come up to me to talk about him.

No electricity, no hot water, no heat - at times, we struggled. We'd wake up in the morning and wash with water we heated on a hot plate. And we'd go to bed at night wearing skull caps, sweat shirts, and gloves.

Players talk about wanting to win and wanting to be a champion, but ultimately, they want to do it on their own terms.

If somebody says Kyrie Irving wants the Boston Celtics to win the championship without him, they're flat-out lying to you.

The idea of playing the point and leading a team to the NBA championship is what drove me to get up every day and work on my game as a kid.

I just appreciate the support that I've gotten, and do what I can to garner support, is kind of my attitude.

I'm all for players extending their careers, and I'm all for trying to be as healthy as possible for the playoff run.

For Donald Trump, during his candidacy, he became a polarizing candidate, which included, along the way, insulting a lot of people.

Being a child of the 1970s, I remember cleaning up on the weekends. we would listen to everything from Marvin Gaye to Frankie Beverly and Maze.

I've always worked hard at being a well-rounded player.

I felt I could have been the kind of player Denver needed, but there were too many things going on with the team.

We never give Al Horford the credit he deserves as a modern big.

Everyone wants to be successful. What I've learned is how do you determine what that is?