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Derrick Rose on Dealing with His Injuries: ‘I was in a dark place’
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All posts by Basketball InsidersUpdated10 hours ago on April 25, 2024
Derrick Rose admits that his mental approach in the past — not just his physical ailments — started to lead his career astray and says he is determined to get back on track with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
“I was in a dark place years ago, man,” Rose said Saturday. “By a dark place, I mean, I was playing, like, revenge basketball, and that wasn’t my way of playing basketball.
“I enjoy competing, but when I came back it was about just trying to get back to the top and proving everybody wrong. Like, I know who I am as a man, I know who I am as a player or person. There’s no point in doing that anymore. It’s just being secure as a person and knowing who I am.”
“I’ve been preparing myself for this situation, this stage for a long time,” he said. “Preparing my body, preparing myself mentally, emotionally, spiritually, trying to be well-rounded for this stage and for this journey. Being here, the guys, I feel like I’m in a great situation. Everybody’s focused. I love the staff, I love the front office, I love everything about it and I love Cleveland. That helps a lot.”
Source: Dave McMenamin of ESPN
