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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/metta-world-peace/i-think-in-the-history-of-basketball-people-get-hired-and-people-get/)

[Metta World Peace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/metta-world-peace/)

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## More by Metta World Peace

> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/metta-world-peace/i-wanted-to-play-in-new-york-when-i-was-in-my-prime-and-i-was-young/)

[Metta World Peace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/metta-world-peace/)

> [I didn't realize Oklahoma had so many fine women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/metta-world-peace/i-didn-t-realize-oklahoma-had-so-many-fine-women/)

[Metta World Peace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/metta-world-peace/)

> [At 19 years old, when I came out of St. John's, I was fresh out the 'hood. I was fresh out of Queensbridge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/metta-world-peace/at-19-years-old-when-i-came-out-of-st-john-s-i-was-fresh-out-the-hood/)

[Metta World Peace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/metta-world-peace/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/metta-world-peace/of-course-there-have-been-times-when-i-ve-done-crazy-things-but-i-don/)

[Metta World Peace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/metta-world-peace/)

> [I believe in order to coach, you've got to start at the ground level. The same way I learned how to play basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/metta-world-peace/i-believe-in-order-to-coach-you-ve-got-to-start-at-the-ground-level/)

[Metta World Peace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/metta-world-peace/)

> [I'm still ghetto. That's not going to change. I'm never going to change my culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/metta-world-peace/i-m-still-ghetto-that-s-not-going-to-change-i-m-never-going-to-change/)

[Metta World Peace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/metta-world-peace/)

> [There's a lot of negativity in the world. I'm trying to be positive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/metta-world-peace/there-s-a-lot-of-negativity-in-the-world-i-m-trying-to-be-positive/)

[Metta World Peace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/metta-world-peace/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/metta-world-peace/for-me-basketball-was-always-about-survival-because-i-was-just-trying/)

[Metta World Peace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/metta-world-peace/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/metta-world-peace/i-d-heard-of-the-name-big-brother-before-i-didn-t-realize-that-it-was/)

[Metta World Peace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/metta-world-peace/)

> [I think coaches really do matter because they see the game, and we just play the game from a different point of view, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/metta-world-peace/i-think-coaches-really-do-matter-because-they-see-the-game-and-we/)

[Metta World Peace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/metta-world-peace/)

> [Now I will bop my head to gangsta music - I'm not going to lie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/metta-world-peace/now-i-will-bop-my-head-to-gangsta-music-i-m-not-going-to-lie/)

[Metta World Peace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/metta-world-peace/)

> [I feel like I let people know I'm not a toy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/metta-world-peace/i-feel-like-i-let-people-know-i-m-not-a-toy/)

[Metta World Peace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/metta-world-peace/)

> [I just like to stay ready for whatever presents itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/metta-world-peace/i-just-like-to-stay-ready-for-whatever-presents-itself/)

[Metta World Peace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/metta-world-peace/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/metta-world-peace/it-s-weird-the-evolution-of-a-person-you-understand-yourself-you/)

[Metta World Peace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/metta-world-peace/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/metta-world-peace/i-shake-everybody-s-hand-before-the-game-but-oklahoma-city-they-don-t/)

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