American - Athlete | August 7, 1989 -
I'm so quiet if you don't know me.
DeMar DeRozan
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I told myself that if I went to Compton High, and I made something out of the school, it would mean something to me later down the line because I started everything. And future kids would say, 'DeMar made it here; why can't I?' I wanted to stay home.
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My dad always played sports. He played football. I always wanted to play football because my dad played football, but my mom never wanted me to play football because she said she couldn't take me getting hit.
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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, and to see her get up every day and put a smile on her face, that shows nothing but strength.
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I'm sure there's a long list of one-time all-stars, and I don't want to be on it.
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My mindset was that I was always going to be in Toronto my whole career, but I was never naive.
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Day 1, when I was drafted to the Toronto Raptors, they had this stigma on them: Every guy leaves. Nobody wants to be here. Superstars, nobody wants to play in Canada. From Day 1, my whole mindset and approach to the game, being in Toronto, was I wanted to change that whole narrative to that whole organization.
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I took pride in everything when it came to Canada. Not even just Toronto, everything that came with Canada, wearing that Toronto Raptors jersey.
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I stay standoffish in a sense, in my own personal space, to be able to cope with whatever it is you've got to cope with.
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I don't care what shape, form, ethnicity, nothing. I treat everybody the same.
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I don't care who you are. You can be the smallest person off the street, or you could be the biggest person in the world. I'm going to treat everybody the same - with respect.
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Every time I shoot a turnaround, I feel like nobody can block it.
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