I had this ego that was unstable. If you said anything about me good or bad, it really went to my head. — 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
