Mix 93.1 » derrick rose http://mix931fm.com Today's Hit Music Sat, 25 May 2013 16:52:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Derrick Rose Thanks Mother in Emotional MVP Acceptance Speech http://mix931fm.com/derrick-rose-thanks-mother-in-emotional-mvp-acceptance-speech/ http://mix931fm.com/derrick-rose-thanks-mother-in-emotional-mvp-acceptance-speech/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 22:30:20 +0000 Lisa Thomas http://mix931fm.com/?p=7282 On Tuesday, 22-year-old Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose became the youngest MVP in NBA history.

He celebrated the award with an unusually gracious acceptance speech, in which he showered praise upon the fans, his teammates and the players who had come before him.

He saved his most emotional words for his mother, attributing all of his success to her, explaining that her tireless work ethic inspired him to always give it his all.

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