Jalen Rose
Dr. Dre is the most influential artist and producer in hip-hop history.
Eminem is one of the greatest rappers of all time.
All my friends and family have seen Patrick Ewing's TV at my house.
Did I have a signature shoe? Have you ever heard of huaraches?
My biggest concern for the Lakers - and they're going have to figure out a way to rectify this - is Lonzo Ball.
I hated Duke, and I hated everything Duke stood for. Schools like Duke didn't recruit players like me.
There are times families don't see eye to eye.
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.
As you get older, sometimes you lose touch with people you were friends with in high school and college. But when you've been part of a legacy together, you should still find a way to see eye to eye.
I left my mark in the college game, and I'm definitely happy about that.
For Donald Trump, during his candidacy, he became a polarizing candidate, which included, along the way, insulting a lot of people.
What you see at a bachelor or bachelorette party is what happens on a recruiting visit.
All the people who can't get into Michigan go to Michigan State.
Maya Moore is one of the greatest champions in basketball, male or female.
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.
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.
If somebody says Kyrie Irving wants the Boston Celtics to win the championship without him, they're flat-out lying to you.
There's a lot of players that go to a city, pick up a check, go to practice, and just worry about what's happening in their households, and you can't blame them.
For those that reach out to try to help others, the less fortunate, those that are impoverished, those that feel like they need a pick-me-up, for somebody to have that extra energy to do that, I really have admiration for him.
I consider Tom Gores a friend.
I just appreciate the support that I've gotten, and do what I can to garner support, is kind of my attitude.
People are quick to pigeonhole you.
If you are knowledgeable about something and are able to talk about it, you should be able to express yourself.
I get to talk about sports on television for a living.
Everyone wants to be successful. What I've learned is how do you determine what that is?
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 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.
We never give Al Horford the credit he deserves as a modern big.
You know how certain adults feel, the older they get, the longer the walk was to school? Well, I don't feel like 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.
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.
I don't hang with people I don't know. Outsiders can mess up your flow.
I want my media to be raw and uncut, and I want to articulate it in a spectacular, vernacular Detroit style.
I love hearing the gym shoes squeak.
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.
When you're educated, it allows you to be more worldly. It's more than just what happens in a classroom.
Most of the time, before you get traded, there are rumblings. I wasn't totally surprised that I was going to get traded - I anticipated it happening. And I wasn't surprised that I got traded to the Knicks, either.
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 felt I could have been the kind of player Denver needed, but there were too many things going on with the team.
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 realize everything's on me as far as what kind of player, person, and student I'm going to be.
Michigan is a proud university.
I'd just shoot until I got tired. I wanted to improve my outside shooting and my ball handling. I wanted to improve everything.
I want to be a guy who helps the team a lot of different ways.
I've always been a big-time Scottie Pippen fan. That was my guy growing up!
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.
I've always worked hard at being a well-rounded player.
I've always gotten a kick out of leading my team in assists.