I put that on myself with not telling the Knicks. It was just bad timing but I'm not perfect, far from it. The front office and my teammates, they knew where I was coming from when I told them what happened. Derrick Rose More Quotes by Derrick Rose More Quotes From Derrick Rose All the days that you wake up you have one job and that's to get better, every single day. Derrick Rose get-better wake-up jobs I wanna be great. I'm going to be great. There's no doubt about Derrick Rose 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. Derrick Rose basketball fun giving Hard work isn't enough. You got to believe Derrick Rose 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. Derrick Rose sacrifice goal want 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 sacrifice hard-work running As long as I have my faith in God, I'm good. I know everything else is going to come. Derrick Rose faith-in-god knows long I can't wait to shock the doubters and prove I'm better and stronger than I was before. Derrick Rose stronger doubters waiting You've got one job, and that is to get better. Derrick Rose 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. Derrick Rose mad want thinking We got to win. Win no matter what. Trip, kick somebody, fight, bite. Whatever. Win. Derrick Rose 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. Derrick Rose stay-positive sacrifice goal I still have goals. Seeing those doubters out there, it's gonna be funny seeing them eat their words. Derrick Rose doubters stills goal I will say, just being here, God is good, man. Derrick Rose good-man just-being men I think good things come to good people. Derrick Rose good-people people thinking If i'm not trying my best, I might as well retire. Derrick Rose basketball trying might I try my hardest to do what I have to do to make my team win. Derrick Rose 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. Derrick Rose mean hands thinking I have a lot of confidence in my shot and I'm willing to shoot it no matter what. Derrick Rose 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. Derrick Rose basketball years thinking
