I put that on myself with not telling the Knicks. It was just bad timing but I'm not perfect, far from it. The front office and my teammates, they knew where I was coming from when I told them what happened.

Derrick Rose

It's important to focus on what we do best and master one craft at a time.

I've been blessed to find people who are smarter than I am, and they help me to execute the vision I have.

When you give without reservation, you’ll become a magnet that pulls the world toward you.

Don't ruin a good today by thinking of a bad yesterday, Let it go!

McDonald's is over with. But chips and candy and stuff, it's going to be hard to get away from that.

I never had a problem with a coach in my life, no matter what team I've been in on.

I explained to my teammates I didn't want any distractions to the team.

Right now my biggest thing is to improve my all-around game... If you don't win, something's wrong. Winning takes care of everything, so our biggest thing is winning.

I think a lot of people don't understand that when I sit out it's not because of this year. I'm thinking about long term. I'm thinking about after I'm done with basketball.

I think I work hard. I think I dedicate myself to the game and sacrifice a lot of things at a young age, and I know if I continue to do good, what I can get out of it.