Derrick Rose Quotes

My game hasn't changed at all. I don't call it flair or whatever. It's just the way I've always played.

Basketball made me happy to be tall. And more secure about myself than I ever would have been without it.

I love my red hair. It makes me spunkier.

I enjoy sports, and love being involved in any outdoor sport from volleyball to softball. I'm not being immodest when I say I'm a natural athlete.

I love Lady Gaga. She's not afraid to take risks and be herself.

I'm never worried about being upstaged. I love to have the best, most individual people come in and see if we hit on something.

I love my hair. When I was young it had weird kinks and cowlicks in it, but I just grew into it. You grow into a lot of things.

I'm not interested in just being the hot girl. I'm really goofy, and I love laughing, and that's such a big part of who I am.

I love showing my scar on my tummy - it is shaped like a question mark.

Running was the first thing I discovered that I was any good at.

Who cares if your outfit is black and you're sporting a brown belt? Wear it, rock it, love it - and others will, too. Nothing beats a belt.

Every time I step on the court, I know I can beat my opponent.

I am weird that I love auditioning.

No one's built like me. I play 110% on both ends of the floor.

Just be yourself, there is no one better.

You, being yourself, help others be themselves. Because you recognize your own uniqueness you will not need to dominate others, nor cringe before them.

And the bottom line is we are who we are-we look a certain way, we talk a certain way, we walk a certain way. I strut because I’m a supermodel, and sometimes I gallop for fun. When we learn to accept that, other people learn to accept us. So be who you really are. Embrace who you are. Literally. Hug yourself. Accept who you are. Unless you’re a serial killer.

I just thought I‘d never look good in what everybody else wore. So there’s no point trying. You just have to do what suits you, and it doesn’t matter if you don’t look like everybody else. Be you. That’s our gift and we’ve got to celebrate that, but it does take ages. I was wracked with self-doubt for years. I get spasms of it even now – I’m not indelibly self-confident.

What is style? It is an effortless confidence in being yourself, it is a way of putting yourself together according to your mood and what you want to project. Personal style appears to come naturally for some, but for others it can take a while to find it!

We make a living playing basketball. You don't have to be a tough guy or a hard-ass to play this sport. You can be tough but you don't have to have that bravado. Sometimes it's good. But I'm not going to be someone I'm not. It's just me being me.

I like to talk. I'm a terrible dancer. I love my hometown. I have freckles and oversized ears. I'm a geeks. I have tried not to hide who I am or what matters to me.

So don't you worry your pretty little mind because people throw rocks at things that shine. [Ours]

People say I'm going to be the next Oprah. But I say no, because Oprah is still Oprah. I'll be the next me. I feel like there's always a lane for me as long as I'm true to myself.

Be yourself, no matter what they say.