62 Quotes by Malik Rose

We have to look at the positives. We are competing. We are not getting blown out. We now have to take that all-important step and learn how to win.

Unfortunately, they'll be keeping track of fouls now. I won't be able to do what I used to do in practice.

What we've gone through is one of life's most cruel tests, a test of character and will and perseverance. This year has been very trying for us as players. I know it's been trying for everyone else, management and fans, especially. We're not giving up.

We learned as we went. You learn what it takes to be good. Once you know that, you learn what it takes to stay good.

We don't want to be associated with the worst (record). If you're looking at the pick Chicago has, we don't want to finish too far in the basement because the further down we finish, the higher their pick is.

The question to me is, what do we do? You kind of can see where (commissioner David) Stern is coming from, but I wonder if he's at a game and it's someone he cares about. What would he do? What are we supposed to do? This ruling tells us, again, in no uncertain terms, don't go in the stands. So now my question is, what do we do if someone we love is getting attacked?

You got two legs and two feet, a beating heart and a brain, you're equipped to play defense. I think this team definitely has what it takes to play defense. We just have to check what's inside our shirts to see if we're going to sustain that.

There's motivation there. All we can say is we didn't quit today and there's a good chance we'll see each other in the lottery, too.

I've been yelled at plenty of times so I know how to handle it. I mainly keep quiet. You can't argue back. With him, when he says something, you can't say, 'Well I was doing this.' You just have to take it.