Life General Quotes 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…

— Metta World Peace

I didn't realize Oklahoma had so many fine women.

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At 19 years old, when I came out of St. John's, I was fresh out the 'hood. I was fresh out of Queensbridge.

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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…

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I believe in order to coach, you've got to start at the ground level. The same way I learned how to play basketball.

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I'm still ghetto. That's not going to change. I'm never going to change my culture.

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There's a lot of negativity in the world. I'm trying to be positive.

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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…

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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…

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I think coaches really do matter because they see the game, and we just play the game from a different point of view, so…

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Now I will bop my head to gangsta music - I'm not going to lie.

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I feel like I let people know I'm not a toy.

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I just like to stay ready for whatever presents itself.

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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…

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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