A biography for Jalen Rosehasn’t been written yet.
“There are times families don't see eye to eye.”
“When you're educated, it allows you to be more worldly. It's more than just what happens in a classroom.”
“As a kid from Detroit, I played whatever sport was in season: football, basketball, wrestling, whatever it was. I was an active kid.”
“I always prided myself on trying to break the stigma of the 'dumb jock.'”
“Blake Griffin has shown he can be an All-NBA performer.”
“I knew becoming an analyst would allow me to see the game from a new perspective.”
“I hated Duke, and I hated everything Duke stood for. Schools like Duke didn't recruit players like me.”
“Jalen is a universal name, and girls also are named Jalen.”
“I wanted to be trustworthy to the audience.”
“There are a lot of great players that never got a chance to play for a national championship. And I got a chance to play for two.”
“When you're paying millions of dollars for somebody to coach your team, you can find somebody good.”
“With my tattoos, I've got my war side on my left side, being left handed, and a faith side on my right side, right with God.”
“Doug Collins - people just underestimate him.”
“I've always been a big-time Scottie Pippen fan. That was my guy growing up!”
“We never give Al Horford the credit he deserves as a modern big.”
“I just really felt I had to help the community I came from. I know how hard it is to make it out of here.”
“Let's face it: if you're an elite basketball player and you choose to be socially and politically active, it could harm your brand.”
“You know how certain adults feel, the older they get, the longer the walk was to school? Well, I don't feel like that.”
“If somebody says Kyrie Irving wants the Boston Celtics to win the championship without him, they're flat-out lying to you.”
“I get to talk about sports on television for a living.”