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The Breakfast Club
DeRozan's book detailed his journey in the NBA, the challenges he faced, and his mental health advocacy. He discussed his experiences, including the difficulties of maintaining his mental health throughout his career and family life.
Man trying man this is definitely a challenge something that's not easy take time it's patience gotta give yourself grace you know we go through a lot of stuff you know that we sweep under the rug and...
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DeRozan's book detailed his journey in the NBA, the challenges he faced, and his mental health advocacy. He discussed his experiences, including the difficulties of maintaining his mental health throughout his career and family life.
Man trying man this is definitely a challenge something that's not easy take time it's patience gotta give yourself grace you know we go through a lot of stuff you know that we sweep under the rug and a lot of times by the time we figure it out we deep in and it takes a lot of work to try to figure that out so you know just trying to expire get the message out there and just try to break the stigma more than anything.
First of all like you said like growing up like we didn't know nothing about training it was all like if I go to the play at the park from sun up to sundown that's what I'm gonna be able to do you know that's what I'm gonna do this in a backyard if it's making a crate playing basketball like my aspiration was always trying to escape from my reality with sports you know me whether we play football in the streets whatever whatever it may be you know we use sports as a gateway you know for peace and for a long time you don't even consider working out you just want to hoop as you get older becomes more difficult when you got to take those necessary steps to you know evolve into a true basketball player so it's definitely a long road you know and especially now I can't even imagine what social media and so much stuff that's in front of these kids now you basically famous by the time you know you're in middle school you know so it's definitely difficult these days more so than ever when before it just used to be about the game.
he taught me the art of hard working resiliency being a man sticking to your word and you know everything that he went through he never complained.
I knew my dad loved me and he was larger than life to me yeah but he was the only person that you were scared of
I felt like my dad used to discipline me for things he never taught me but also my dad was raising me out of fear and not love
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DeMar DeRozan's memoir, "Above the Noise," discussed his mental health journey and experiences in the NBA, highlighting his challenges and growth. The book also delves into his upbringing in Compton and his relationship with his father.
I love that title. When I hear that title, I know a man that's doing the work on himself.
It's definitely a challenge. Take time. It's patience. Gotta give yourself grace.
I love what you said in the New York Times about how more athletes need to open up about their mental health. And basically you said they need to show their Clark Kent side.
Everybody look at us like we're the superhero so much. We never appreciate the person before they put on the mask. And a lot of times we carry that mask more than anything.
I said I was scared of my dad growing up. Oh I'm sure the same as you. Me too I'm like damn my dad used to say that word too in the 90s.