{"id":5950,"date":"2026-09-25T17:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T09:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/philguide.com\/?p=5950"},"modified":"2026-09-28T09:44:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T01:44:53","slug":"derrick-rose-found-peace-in-bob-marley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philguide.com\/blog\/news\/derrick-rose-found-peace-in-bob-marley\/","title":{"rendered":"Before the explosive drives, Derrick Rose found peace in Bob Marley"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5950\" class=\"elementor elementor-5950\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c59382e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c59382e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a03b3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58a03b3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f76eb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f76eb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/philguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP-PR-DRose-Pre-Game-3-092026-1024x576.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5951\" alt=\"Preparation before the game was just as important to Derrick Rose as how he performed on the court.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP-PR-DRose-Pre-Game-3-092026-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/philguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP-PR-DRose-Pre-Game-3-092026-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/philguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP-PR-DRose-Pre-Game-3-092026-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/philguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP-PR-DRose-Pre-Game-3-092026-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/philguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP-PR-DRose-Pre-Game-3-092026.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Preparation before the game was just as important to Derrick Rose as how he performed on the court.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34603d20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34603d20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>MANILA, Philippines<\/strong> \u2014 There were plenty of ways to describe Derrick Rose&#8217;s game during his NBA prime.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c5f78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26c5f78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplosive, unstoppable, and electrifying come to mind.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cb79e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cb79e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>But before the noise, the speed, and the explosive drives, Rose made sure he was calm and ready for every battle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f6f08c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f6f08c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He found peace and quiet in the music of reggae icon Bob Marley.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b1a49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19b1a49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cIt may be weird, but I listen to Bob Marley,\u201d Rose said during his first visit to Cebu in August, when he returned to the Philippines with ArenaPlus, the No. 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/ap.plus\/t\/4Sa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PAGCOR-licensed online sportsbook<\/a> in the Philippines.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae0e94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cae0e94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The visit marked Rose\u2019s fifth trip to the Philippines and his third as an ArenaPlus ambassador in less than a year, highlighted by <a href=\"https:\/\/arenaplus.ph\/insider\/blog\/news\/derrick-rose-touches-down-in-cebu-ahead-of-rose-meets-the-queen-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rose Meets the Queen<\/a>: Derrick Rose in Cebu at SM Seaside City Cebu.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6583977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6583977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The event brought Rose closer to Cebuano basketball fans as part of ArenaPlus\u2019 continuing efforts to bring major sports personalities and experiences to communities beyond Metro Manila.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-235045aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"235045aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>&#8216;Calm warrior state&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f4ad5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44f4ad5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To say that Rose took the league by storm with his relentless style of play would be an understatement. Yet behind that intensity was a player who valued calm, with Marley\u2019s music helping him find the balance he needed before stepping on the court.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f571f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45f571f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m a Bob Marley fan. I listen to a lot of Bob Marley,&#8221; the ArenaPlus ambassador said. &#8220;I remember once I made it to the league, figuring him out, listening to his music. His music to me felt like warrior chants. You know, like put me in a warrior state.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e0ab3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1e0ab3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;But a calm warrior state where I was able to go out there and be poised without being too amped or like too low,&#8221; the former Most Valuable Player (MVP) added.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea03c38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ea03c38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/philguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP-PR-DRose-Pre-Game-5-092026-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5956\" alt=\"Derrick Rose: &apos;A Calm Warrior&apos;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP-PR-DRose-Pre-Game-5-092026-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/philguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP-PR-DRose-Pre-Game-5-092026-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/philguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP-PR-DRose-Pre-Game-5-092026-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/philguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP-PR-DRose-Pre-Game-5-092026-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/philguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP-PR-DRose-Pre-Game-5-092026.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Derrick Rose: 'A Calm Warrior'<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b159a9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b159a9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rose\u2019s career took off immediately after he was selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. He won Rookie of the Year before becoming the youngest MVP in NBA history three years later at just 22 years old.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a8f9ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a8f9ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>His career also brought difficult stretches that tested his ability to keep going. Through those moments, Rose said Marley\u2019s music helped him find peace and regain the mindset he needed to return to the court.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0f21bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0f21bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;So his music kind of saved my career, I would say. Because I was able to find that peace of mind while I was on the table being stretched by the trainers,&#8221; Rose said of his pregame routine.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fd681f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fd681f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Before I step on the court, he put me in a Shambhu state before I went out there,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9e7f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a9e7f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cPositive Vibration,\u201d in particular, was Rose\u2019s go-to Marley song\u2014much like the vibe he gave off to anyone who witnessed his game during his playing days.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5220b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5220b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About DigiPlus<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b200d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69b200d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDigiPlus Interactive Corp. pioneered digital entertainment in the Philippines. It introduced the leading platforms BingoPlus and ArenaPlus, widely known for their engaging interactive gaming and sports entertainment experiences. DigiPlus also operates GameZone, with more to come. 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Launched in 2023, ArenaPlus features a wide range of local and international sports and continues to expand its presence through key partnerships across major leagues, including the NBA, PBA, and PVL.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c8b9f48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c8b9f48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ArenaPlus is committed to strengthening the sports community by supporting local athletes, highlighting their dedication and the hard work behind their journeys, and inspiring community pride.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c0958a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15c0958a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67dff33d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"67dff33d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54661386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54661386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ArenaPlus is a PAGCOR-licensed sportsbook open to players aged 21 and above. 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