MAG Fab: Derrick Rose Covers ‘GQ’…
A lot of ladies will be swooning over this cover!
Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose suits up for the May 2012 issue of GQ magazine.
The 23-year-old reigning MVP of the NBA opens up about President Obama being a huge fan of his, being compared to Michael Jordan, his feelings towards Lebron James, this lifestyle not suiting his personality and much more in his feature titled “The Rose Revolution.”
On being compared to Michael Jordan: “…His titles drive me. What’s wrong with getting close to the best person that ever played the game? I’m not scared of him; if anything, it makes me work harder when I do train.”
On President Obama being a fan: “I remember when he wasn’t our president, when I was a kid, when he’d just be walking down the street, a state senator. He was just always there. I didn’t appreciate it then. I was in high school and just wanted to see rappers.”
On all the attention he receives: “The more you win, the more they come. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t take anything for granted. But it seems like the better I play, the more attention I get. And I can’t get away from it. You play great, you get attention. But I hate attention. It is weird. I’m in a bind.”
On being lowkey in Chicago: “Chicago isn’t used to stardom. …They don’t know how to act toward celebrity. So I always have someone with me. I can have a hat on, glasses on, whatever. People still notice me. If I go outside without a hat on, I feel like I’m naked. This life doesn’t fit my personality.”
On feeling trapped: “It gets on my nerves that I can’t just go out. It’s just boundaries now, people are like, ‘You can’t go here, you can’t go there, you got to let that person know where you’re going.’ It’s just weird. I’m never alone. Ever.”
On LeBron’s decision to go on-air about trading to the Heat: “I won’t ever put myself in a bad position so that people can say bad things about me. I make smart decisions… I’m very mature for 23 years old, and I know that whatever I do can hurt someone.”
