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Rose 'chases greatness' with a passion for winning

By Andy Katz
ESPN.com

Thursday, June 19, 2008

DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Derrick Rose has cried after losing an AAU game. Not just once, but multiple times. An AAU game? Are you serious? There's usually another game in a few hours, and no one pays much attention to an AAU team's win-loss record. But once John Calipari saw Rose tear up after an AAU loss, the Memphis coach knew right then that Rose was a player he wanted. "What turned it for me was when I saw him cry after an AAU loss and the other dudes were racing to get to McDonald's," Ca ...

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