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Jalen Rose Biography

Jalen Anthony Rose (born January 30, 1973) is a former American professional basketball player, current sports analyst for ESPN, and cofounder of the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy. In college, he was a member of the University of Michigan Wolverines' "Fab Five" (along with Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson) that reached the 1992 and 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship games as both freshmen and sophomores. Rose played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for six teams, most notably alongside Reggie Miller on the Indiana Pacers teams that made three consecutive Eastern Conference finals, including the 2000 NBA Finals. Rose was primarily a small forward; however, he sometimes played the role of a shooting guard.

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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?

America, Barrier, Job, Jobs, Perhaps, School

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.

Basketball, Doe, Fortunate, Greatness, Level, Thing

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.

Reality, League, Records, Obviously, Place

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

Deserve, Leverage, Negotiate, What You Deserve

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

Winning, Done

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

Lying, Matter, Merit, Kind, Entertain, Foolishness

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

Black, Duke, Like, Player, Players, Uncles

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.

Summer, New York, Years, Remaining, Play, York

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.

Responsibility, Support You, Next Level, Civil, Peers, Come

Name 12 players better than me.

Funny, Basketball, Player, Players, Name

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 black players that were Uncle Toms.

Everything, Hated, Like, Player, School, Uncles

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.

Fun, Funny, Guy, Like, Times, Together

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.

Basketball, Real, Littles, Know

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.

Athlete, Everything, Mind, People, Role Models, Wear

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

Basketball, Careers, Bird, Like, God

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.

Running, Jobs, Player, Appreciate, Happen

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.

Basketball, Team, Optimism, Teams, Away, Bad

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.

Night, Hands, White, Trendsetter, Gators

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

Opportunity, Athletic, Quality, Receive, Shouldnt

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

Bulletproof Vest, Names, Criticism, Ready, Bulletproof, Vest