Quotes from Jalen Rose

Basketball is not like football: It's not a car accident happening every play. Over the nine months, you can rest in practice and take off some minutes in games.

Ask any athlete. One of his dreams is to play in New York wearing a Knicks uniform. It's also always been a dream of mine.

I was a member of the Fab Five at the University of Michigan, but I was also on the Dean's List there. I took pride in my education.

If I'm the Cavs, I seriously do this: I do a wink-wink deal with LeBron James, give him part ownership of the team. I put a statue in front of the building, and I retire his number. I do all of that.

When the things in front of you in life reveal how messed up the system is, you lose faith in the system pretty quickly. You develop a contrarian attitude. Your instinct is to disagree with the status quo and then, if you can, to try and shake it up.

If I'm playing for North Carolina, and Eric Montross goes up and dunks one, I might jump up and hug him like I was his girlfriend. It's supposed to be that way, in my opinion. Players should be able to express themselves and grow.

Pretty sure I always say things that upset people, get under people's skin.

I don't want people to feel like I'm upset or bitter with C-Webb or the University of Michigan. I love them both.

I always prided myself on trying to break the stigma of the 'dumb jock.'

I hated Duke, and I hated everything Duke stood for. Schools like Duke didn't recruit players like me.

I don't hang with people I don't know. Outsiders can mess up your flow.

Stan Van Gundy is a top-five coach.

I want my media to be raw and uncut, and I want to articulate it in a spectacular, vernacular Detroit style.

People don't realize this, but throughout my career, I grew up patterning my game after Scottie Pippen's. I admire him for his versatility.

One hero in my life that I've had from college on to now was Muhammad Ali. I studied his quotes, his style, and his strength. He was a revolutionary in every sense of the word.

Nothing substitutes for a great education.

Nobody talks about it. But everyone knows that if you signed at Michigan or UNLV, you were viewed one way. If you signed at Duke or Indiana, you were viewed another way.

I do support college athletes and the opportunity for them to be paid a stipend.

An athletic scholarship shouldn't be the best opportunity to receive a quality education.

I left my mark in the college game, and I'm definitely happy about that.

I really like Rafer Alston. We get along great. We have a lot of fun times together that I can't share with you guys.