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Metta World Peace

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Metta Sandiford-Artest, formerly Ron Artest, is an American former professional basketball player who spent 17 seasons in the NBA and was known as a strong perimeter defender.

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About Metta World Peace

Metta Sandiford-Artest, who was once called Ron Artest and later Metta World Peace, is an American former professional basketball player. He played 17 seasons in the NBA and was regarded as a tough perimeter lockdown defender. In college he played for the St. John’s Red Storm. He was selected in the first round of the 1999 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls.

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I'm a little obsessed with being competitive.

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Competitive

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I'll just keep working hard and see where it takes me.

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

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Feminism

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You can't prepare for something that you can't prepare for.

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Kobe is amazing. He's extremely competitive.

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Amazing

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Nothing will distract me from my focus, my galactic mind.

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As I get older, I'm learning how to just play hard.

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Always have fun but stay hungry. Find that balance.

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Balance

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My focus is on winning championships. I don't focus on anything else.

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I know we had a lot of wars on the court. The Pistons - those were the roughest games I ever played…

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Court

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I'm going to watch basketball regardless of whether I coach or watch it on TV.

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Basketball

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I'm not afraid to improve myself spiritually, emotionally, economically. I'm not afraid to take on that challenge.

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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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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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I don't care if I'm starting or sweeping the floors. You hear me? I want to win.

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Care

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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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They better not put me in the All -Star Game. I won't shoot, but I'll dominate that easy game. I'll be playing…

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All stars

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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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It's not all about becoming an NBA player; sometimes it's about becoming your best self and making the biggest impact you can…

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I don't feel bad about telling somebody I see a psychologist. I don't feel that you should feel bad about improving yourself.

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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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Having a record company and putting out my own CD. There's clothes and shoes. There's also an upcoming book deal that I'm…

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Being positive

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I'm accustomed to playing basketball really rough. When I came into the league, I was used to fighting on the court. That's…

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Basketball

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I've learned a lot from my own kids. Actually, my son was the reason why I got involved in other things outside…

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Basketball

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Earlier in my career, I just wanted to be an entertainer.

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Career

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I work hard. That's what people should know about me. I work hard. I eat right. I'm in the gym.

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Gym

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I grew up in the 'hood, but it was like growing up in Beverly Hills because there were so many superstars around.

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People can never question how hard I work. That's all I care about.

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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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A live feeder is somebody who is trying to eat everybody in the room.

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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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You know, you've got fans and 99.9 percent of them are great-and .1 percent are jerks.

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Changing my name was meant to inspire and bring youth together all around the world,

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Around the world

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I've totally sacrificed my ego. And what happens? God is giving me everything.

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Ego

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If someone is not playing defense or not giving effort, that's my specialty. I don't hold back on my words.

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Basketball was always something I felt I could dominate, something I could control.

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Basketball

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This media era is amazing. Twitter, Facebook, ESPN, news outlets everywhere.

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Amazing

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

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I've had so much great teaching, and I'm one of the best defensive players to ever play the game on the wing.

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I always had the street mentality, but when you're older, you get more mature.

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Aging

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Football (33) Play (14) Game (11) Basketball (11)