No electricity, no hot water, no heat – at times, we struggled. We’d wake up in the morning and wash with water we heated on a hot plate. And we’d go to bed at night wearing skull caps, sweat shirts, and gloves. Jalen Rose Read Quote
I do support college athletes and the opportunity for them to be paid a stipend. Jalen Rose Read Quote
We live in a country that has profited for hundreds of years off the labor of individuals without having to pay for it. Jalen Rose Read Quote
My father, Jimmy Walker, was the first pick in the 1967 draft, but I never met him. He passed in 2007. I found out about him in middle school. I was old enough to understand who he was, where he went to college, and what his game was about. Older players like Bill Russell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar have come up to me to talk about him. Jalen Rose Read Quote
I just appreciate the support that I’ve gotten, and do what I can to garner support, is kind of my attitude. Jalen Rose Read Quote
Ask any athlete. One of his dreams is to play in New York wearing a Knicks uniform. It’s also always been a dream of mine. Jalen Rose Read Quote
People don’t realize this, but throughout my career, I grew up patterning my game after Scottie Pippen’s. I admire him for his versatility. Jalen Rose Read Quote
I want my media to be raw and uncut, and I want to articulate it in a spectacular, vernacular Detroit style. Jalen Rose Read Quote
A lot of times, when you see someone do something, whether it’s sports or multimedia or whatever their profession is, you think it just starts when you see them; you don’t realize all of the sweat equity that goes into it. Jalen Rose Read Quote
