I think in the history of basketball, people get hired and people get fired, but the main thing is people enjoy their careers and enjoy that they have jobs, so you really have to stay positive about everything. — Metta World Peace Copy Share Image
I wanted to play in New York when I was in my prime and I was young, fierce, lock-down [defender]. Madison Square Garden, that… — Metta World Peace Copy Share
At 19 years old, when I came out of St. John's, I was fresh out the 'hood. I was fresh out of Queensbridge. — Metta World Peace Copy Share
Of course there have been times when I've done crazy things. But I don't think I'm crazy. I just grew up in a crazy… — Metta World Peace Copy Share
I believe in order to coach, you've got to start at the ground level. The same way I learned how to play basketball. — Metta World Peace Copy Share
I'm still ghetto. That's not going to change. I'm never going to change my culture. — Metta World Peace Copy Share
For me, basketball was always about survival because I was just trying to get out the hood, right? When I got to Chicago, I'm… — Metta World Peace Copy Share
I'd heard of the name 'Big Brother' before. I didn't realize that it was on TV for 20 years. My manager told me, ''Big… — Metta World Peace Copy Share
I think coaches really do matter because they see the game, and we just play the game from a different point of view, so… — Metta World Peace Copy Share
It's weird, the evolution of a person. You understand yourself, you understand your surroundings. Then, when you understand who came before you, once you… — Metta World Peace Copy Share
I shake everybody's hand before the game, but Oklahoma City, they don't shake hands. Only some of them, but I don't think they really… — Metta World Peace Copy Share
