Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls on why he plays. Great article on the future of his team via FanHouse.
“There is no point in playing the game if you’re not trying to be the best. I’m just trying to be the best in the NBA,” he said with his typical quiet confidence before the Bulls played the Magic Thursday night. “If that’s not the case, retire and start doing something else.”
Rose is right. But here’s more…On his playing for Team USA this past summer.
“It helped me a lot, especially when it came to learning about leadership, about being more vocal. There are different kinds of leaders. You can be quiet like Tim Duncan, or be like Kobe Bryant, always talking,” he said. “I just have to find out where I can fit in here.”
