You gotta be able to take criticism if you want to be anything close to great. Even if it's not true. You use that as an advantage for yourself. You can use that negative energy and turn that into an… — DeMar DeRozan Copy Share Image
Other people gotta be told when to go to the gym, what to work out, what to work on, what to do. For me, it was always my own self-motivation of maybe just wanting to make it out of Compton.… — DeMar DeRozan Copy Share Image
Day 1, when I was drafted to the Toronto Raptors, they had this stigma on them: Every guy leaves. Nobody wants to be here.… — DeMar DeRozan Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, the only person to have a better Kobe sneaker game than me is Kobe himself. — DeMar DeRozan Copy Share Image
We're all human at the end of the day. That's why I look at every person I encounter the same way. — DeMar DeRozan Copy Share Image
People ask me what I would have done if it wasn't for basketball. I can never give a good story because I honestly don't… — DeMar DeRozan Copy Share Image
I told myself that if I went to Compton High, and I made something out of the school, it would mean something to me… — DeMar DeRozan Copy Share Image
I'm sure there's a long list of one-time all-stars, and I don't want to be on it. — DeMar DeRozan Copy Share Image
My mom always told me: Never make fun of anybody, because you never know what that person is going through. Ever since I was… — DeMar DeRozan Copy Share Image
My mom's one of the toughest ladies I know. I've seen her lose both her brothers, both her parents. She's been through a lot,… — DeMar DeRozan Copy Share Image
