The way I look at it within myself, why not? Why can't I be the MVP of the League? Why can't I be the best player in the League? I don't see why-why-why can't I do that? I think I work hard, I think I dedicate myself to the game and sacrifice a lot of things at a young age and I know if I continue to do good, what I can get out of it and if that's me going out or doing whatever, I'm willing to do it because I know in the long run, it's going to help me.

Derrick Rose

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All the days that you wake up you have one job and that's to get better, every single day.

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get-better wake-up jobs

I wanna be great. I'm going to be great. There's no doubt about

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no-doubt doubt

I love playing basketball because you could be having a rough day in your life, and while you're on the court it gives you a clear mind. I'm not worried about anything. I'm there just playing freely and I go out there all and I have fun.

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basketball fun giving

Hard work isn't enough. You got to believe

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hard-work enough believe

Whatever your goal is: dedicate yourself to it and it's going to be a lot of sacrifice, but if you love what you want to do, it shouldn't be a problem.

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sacrifice goal want

As long as I have my faith in God, I'm good. I know everything else is going to come.

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faith-in-god knows long

I can't wait to shock the doubters and prove I'm better and stronger than I was before.

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stronger doubters waiting

You've got one job, and that is to get better.

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get-better jobs

I can't get mad about peoples' opinions, I always say that. That's their opinion. They got every right to say or think whatever they want to say and think. And whatever they say and think don't affect my life.

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mad want thinking

We got to win. Win no matter what. Trip, kick somebody, fight, bite. Whatever. Win.

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fighting matter winning

My thing is just staying positive. Find that thing you love doing and dedicate yourself to it. You're going to have to sacrifice a lot of things if you want to achieve the goals you want to achieve.

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stay-positive sacrifice goal

I still have goals. Seeing those doubters out there, it's gonna be funny seeing them eat their words.

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doubters stills goal

I will say, just being here, God is good, man.

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good-man just-being men

I think good things come to good people.

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good-people people thinking

If i'm not trying my best, I might as well retire.

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basketball trying might

I try my hardest to do what I have to do to make my team win.

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team winning trying

People think that I'm mean because I'm quiet, and I don't really go out places or because I don't really say too much. On the other hand, people think that I'm soft because I may not handle myself the way other people handle themselves. That's just not me. They don't know my background or none of that stuff.

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mean hands thinking

I have a lot of confidence in my shot and I'm willing to shoot it no matter what.

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no-matter-what shots matter

I think a lot of people don't understand that when I sit out it's not because of this year. I'm thinking about long term. I'm thinking about after I'm done with basketball.

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basketball years thinking

I wont ever put myself in a bad position so that people can say bad things about me. I make smart decisions, and my friends and my family, they are all there for the right reason.

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smart decision people