Jalen Rose
The quality of your public education shouldn't be defined by your zip code.Collection: Education
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.Collection: Car
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.Collection: Car
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.
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.
Russell Westbrook, giving $1 million to UCLA, it's noble. It's recognizable. It's something that's going to create a legacy for his name for years to come. It's philanthropic work.
I do support college athletes and the opportunity for them to be paid a stipend.
But the best revenge for naysayers is living well. And living well is doing your job and taking care of your family.
I wanted to be trustworthy to the audience.
We live in a country that has profited for hundreds of years off the labor of individuals without having to pay for it.
Jalen is a universal name, and girls also are named Jalen.
Pay attention to not only what you're saying or doing but who you're saying and doing it with.
I'll tell you what: the most hostile and angry trash talker ever is Gary Payton.
The greatest set shooter ever? Larry Joe Bird. Period. The best coming off screen? Reginald Miller. And the best off the dribble? Steph Curry.
I'm all for players extending their careers, and I'm all for trying to be as healthy as possible for the playoff run.
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.
I always prided myself on trying to break the stigma of the 'dumb jock.'
Nothing substitutes for a great education.
Coach Fisher, I know what he's accomplished and who he is. He's a great man with a great family, and the Hall of Fame is something he's earned. It's something he deserves.
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.
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.
Schools should be open. If it's a public education, and the school in your district is poor-performing, you should be able to put your student or kid wherever you want.
I just really felt I had to help the community I came from. I know how hard it is to make it out of here.
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.
As a kid from Detroit, I played whatever sport was in season: football, basketball, wrestling, whatever it was. I was an active kid.
I knew becoming an analyst would allow me to see the game from a new perspective.
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.
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.
Kobe was obsessed with the game of basketball.
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.
You just got to be yourself. That's what people respect more than anything.
The only thing that makes me feel old is when I can see your ankles and you have on pants.
Doug Collins - people just underestimate him.
Stan Van Gundy is a top-five coach.
I know Andre Drummond has potential.
Sports happen in dog years.
I know Reggie Jackson is a good player.
Players talk about wanting to win and wanting to be a champion, but ultimately, they want to do it on their own terms.
What I really like is that Chicago is a big city: it has a large market, and you are exposed to everything, like shows and plays.
With my tattoos, I've got my war side on my left side, being left handed, and a faith side on my right side, right with God.
Every time you leave your house, you've got to be prepared for what might happen.
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.
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 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.
It's my job, it's my role, it's my mission, it's my dream to have everyone who has Michigan ties - whether you went to college in Michigan, whether you grew up in Michigan, if you've ever heard of the state of Michigan - to do what you can to influence the students of the Detroit metropolitan area.
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.
A lot of times, when you see someone do something, whether it's sports or multimedia or whatever their profession is, you think it just starts when you see them; you don't realize all of the sweat equity that goes into it.
One of my favorite Finals was actually Detroit vs. Los Angeles, because it was home and home for me, personally. It was like my childhood home and my second home.
Pretty sure I always say things that upset people, get under people's skin.
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