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.

Jalen Rose

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You never get what you deserve; only what you have the leverage t... by Jalen Rose

You never get what you deserve; only what you have the leverage to negotiate.

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I Hated Duke. I Felt Like They Only Recruited Black Players That... by Jalen Rose

I Hated Duke. I Felt Like They Only Recruited Black Players That Were Uncle Toms.

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There's always going to be criticism when your name is Jalen. You have to wear a bulletproof vest and be ready for it.

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Lies don't matter, ... There's no merit to it. It's kind of hard to entertain foolishness when it has no merit.

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I don't mind being a professional. As an athlete you are a role model, people are watching what you wear, listening to everything you say.

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Nobody wants to be a bottom feeder and deal with the reality that you have one of the worst records, if not the worst record, in the league. Obviously, we have to turn that around and turn it around fast. I feel like if we ever show up in the same place at the same time we can make some noise in this league.

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Name 12 players better than me. by Jalen Rose

Name 12 players better than me.

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We don't know what's going to happen this summer or who's going to be here next year. We have no control over any of that. So, we're going to play our [22 remaining] games and do the best we can and show up for the New York Knick fans. That's the most important thing.

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When you're not winning it's about how you're not getting it done... by Jalen Rose

When you're not winning it's about how you're not getting it done.

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I remember draft night, I shook David Stern's hand while rocking a red suit with white pinstripes and red gators I've always been a trendsetter.

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For me, Duke was personal. I hated Duke and I hated everything I felt Duke stood for. Schools like Duke didn’t recruit players like me. I felt like they only recruited players who were Uncle Toms.

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If someone can learn from my experiences, grow from them and take it to the next level or to learn what not to do, that's almost a civil responsibility for your peers but also for those that follow you, support you and don't get a chance to come behind the curtain so to speak.

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Even bad teams have optimism. You don't want to take away the optimism so early in the season. The Bad News Bears coach wouldn't even tell (his team) that.

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I'm a GM in fantasy basketball and I'm a GM on PlayStation, so on PlayStation I probably would have got a little more, but this is real life, so I don't know.

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Larry Bird is like a basketball god to me for what he's done for... by Jalen Rose

Larry Bird is like a basketball god to me for what he's done for my career.

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I remember an incident overseas about five years ago where a player punched a referee and knocked him cold. I don't think anything like that will ever happen in the NBA. Emotions run rampant. The games are so intense, and the stakes are so high. (But) At the end of the day, players and coaches really respect officials and really appreciate that they try to do a good job.

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An athletic scholarship shouldn’t be the best opportunity to rece... by Jalen Rose

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

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The one thing about basketball is that it continues to evolve and I love it so much. It does so much for me in my life. I've played on every level and I've been fortunate enough to be around greatness on every level.

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Gone are the days in America where we're able to graduate from High School and perhaps eventually get a job that pays $100,000, that barrier has been put up. If you want to work at McDonald's, where is your degree?

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I really like Rafer Alston. We get along great. We have a lot of fun times together that I canÃ¢â¬â¢t share with you guys.

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