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Metta World Peace

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Metta Sandiford-Artest, formerly known as Ron Artest and Metta World Peace, is an American former professional basketball player who played 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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About Metta World Peace

Metta Sandiford-Artest, formerly known as Ron Artest and Metta World Peace, is an American former professional basketball player who played 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is considered one of the most feared perimeter “lockdown” defenders in NBA history. He played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm. He was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 1999 NBA draft.

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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…

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Adventurous

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

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Fine

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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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Fresh

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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…

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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…

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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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Change

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

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Being 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…

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Basketball

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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…

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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…

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Different point of view

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

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Head

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

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Feel

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I just like to stay ready for whatever presents itself.

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Just

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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,…

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Energy

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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…

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City

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I honestly didn't even know who the coach was when I was coming to New York. I just wanted to win a…

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Aunt

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I'm too direct.

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Direct

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I'm one of the best defenders to ever play basketball, so I'm still the first option on defense.

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Basketball

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Until my legs break off or I get paralyzed, I can play this way. It helps me be me.

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Break

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Everybody has different issues, good or bad, that they carry with them on the court. It affects you. And for me, it…

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Bad

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

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Anything

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The Earth is moving right now.

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Earth

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Now, you can bring up the past, but anybody can bring up the past. Even my daughter brings up the past sometimes.…

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Children

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People who have followed my career still call me Ron, and that's OK; most of the young kids call me Metta, and…

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Middle east

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I think, at the end of the game, guys gotta trust themselves more. I think sometimes - not myself, but sometimes, guys…

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End

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