Quotes from Jalen Rose

Did I have a signature shoe? Have you ever heard of huaraches?

I know Reggie Jackson is a good player.

I'll tell you what: the most hostile and angry trash talker ever is Gary Payton.

Even bad teams have optimism. You don't want to take away the optimism so early in the season. The Bad News Bears coach wouldn't even tell (his team) that.

I can't wait to play in front of the many Knicks fans, friends, and family in the NYC area and very much look forward to being a part of the Knicks organization.

If you are knowledgeable about something and are able to talk about it, you should be able to express yourself.

We live in a country that has profited for hundreds of years off the labor of individuals without having to pay for it.

I feel like the eight most at-risk years for young men or young women are the four they're in high school and the four they should be in college.

I wanted to be trustworthy to the audience.

Let's face it: if you're an elite basketball player and you choose to be socially and politically active, it could harm your brand.

Here's the thing: My hobby is to DJ. I just love music, so I can hear the beginning of a beat, the beginning of a melody, and think of the words, think of the name of the song, think of the hook, and just go there.

All the people who can't get into Michigan go to Michigan State.

Michigan is a proud university.

The greatest set shooter ever? Larry Joe Bird. Period. The best coming off screen? Reginald Miller. And the best off the dribble? Steph Curry.

The quality of your public education shouldn't be defined by your zip code.

I hate tenure. Tenure allows teachers to put their feet up on the desk and possibly have a job forever. That's why I got turned on to charter schools. It's a business model. Every employee and every teacher will be monitored by performance.

Maya Moore is one of the greatest champions in basketball, male or female.

You just got to be yourself. That's what people respect more than anything.

I grew up in one of those households where, growing up in Detroit, you gravitate towards music and cars because we were the capital for a long time. Especially during my childhood. We were the Motown sound. We were the Motor City.

The star power is who is playing at an All-Star level, a top 12 level, and that's Jimmy Butler. He's become one of the best players in the league, a terrific two-way player.

Jalen is a universal name, and girls also are named Jalen.

There are a lot of great players that never got a chance to play for a national championship. And I got a chance to play for two.

Doug Collins - people just underestimate him.

I knew becoming an analyst would allow me to see the game from a new perspective.