The road to success doesn't come easy. It especially didn't when it came to Derrick Rose. A native to Chicago's south side, a tough place to grow up, has overcome a lot of hardships to be where he is today. The Englewood section of Chicago that Derrick called home is a violent neighborhood. He was born October 4th, 1988 to a single mother and the youngest of his three brothers. His mother Brenda Rose pushed all four of her children to stay away from the drugs and gangs that flood Englewood. And while she steered Derrick away from trouble, his three older brothers steered him into basketball. His talent for the sport grew and his great basketball journey began.
Rose attended high school at Simeon Career Academy. It was there where he began making a name for himself throughout Chicago and eventually nationally. He led his school to back to back championships which had never been done before by a Chicago public school team. He became a top five recruit in the nation and was chosen as the best point guard in the country by many scouts. So seeing former Memphis grizzly coach John Calipari sitting court side next to Derrick was a usual scene. Rose committed to Memphis and led his team to the NCAA championship game his freshmen year. However, they lost to Kansas in overtime.
After his freshman year at Memphis he announced that he would enter the NBA draft. He was selected the number one pick by his home town team, the Chicago Bulls. I am inspired by Derrick rose because of how he came up from nothing to now being one of the best players in the NBA.
In this blog I will explain more in depth about his life growing up and his road to success and how he has inspired others. This blog will also include Derricks return from his recent injury. I will also explain some things that you might not know about Derrick. I hope you learn a lot from this blog about Derrick Rose. Enjoy!
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