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LandenFlippin 3/17/14 3rdHour HistoricalFigureParagraph DerrickRose,oneofthemostdominantpointguardsintheNBA,isknownforhisexplosiveness andaggressiononthecourt.HeplaysfortheChicagoBullsandmanywouldntrealizethestruggleshe hadtoovercomethroughhislifetobecomeoneofthebestplayersinthegame.Thefirstexampleof Rosesperseveranceisthelocationwherehewasraised.BorninEnglewood,Chicago,Illinois,Rosewas raisedbyasinglemotherandthreeolderbrothers.Itwashardgrowingupintheareawherehelived,and thereweremanyganginfluences,drugs,violence,andoveralljustwasn'tsuchafriendlyplacetobe. Withoutperseverance,hewouldhavefallenintothetemptationofthestreets,andwouldntbewhereheis today.AnotherexampleofDerrickRosesperseverancewouldbehisgreatestaccomplishmentsinthe game.Growingup,itwasapparentthatRosehadnaturaltalent,butthroughpractice,hisskills strengthened,whichallowedhimtoscoreanaverageof25.2pointspergame,andleadhishighschooltoa recordof332.Hecarriedhissuccesstocollege,wherehewasnoticedanddraftedtotheChicagoBulls. There,heshowedoffalltheworkheputintohisgameandbecametheyoungestplayertowinanMVP award,attheageof22.AthirdexampleofRosesperseverancewashisinjury.Throughthe20112012 seasonoftheNBA,DerrickRosefoughttobringhisteamtothefirstseatintheconference,whichwould carrythemtothefinals.ButanunfortunateeventoccurredwhenRosetorehisACLwhenlandingfrom ajumpshot.Thisinjurykepthimfromplayingthroughtheplayoffsaswellasthewhole20122013 season.Though,thisdidntstopRosefromworkinghishardesttogetbackintoshapeandprepareforthe nextseason.Then,atthebeginningofthe201314season,Rosecamebackmorepowerful,dominant,

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andexplosiveasever,untilhesufferedanotherkneeinjury,butonhisrightmeniscus.Thisdidputhim downfortheseasonagain,andheiscurrentlyout.Hewillonceagainbereturning,though,inthe meantime,heispracticing,andtakingcareofhisson.Therefore,DerrickRoseisagoodexampleofa personwhoshowedgreatperseverance.HereshopingthatRosewillreturn,anddominatethegameonce more.

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WorksCited DerrickMartellRose.2014.TheBiographyChannelwebsite.Mar142014,11:29