Ron Artest
Ron Artest
Metta World Peaceis an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. He was known as Ron Artest before legally changing his name in September 2011...
cursed forward looking
I'm looking forward to being bashed and cursed out. That's going to be a lot of fun.
cursed forward looking
That's cool, I'm looking forward to (being) bashed, cursed out, everything,
balance ball edgy ready sell
I'm very edgy and I'm not going to balance it, ... (Last year) it's over now. I'm back now. Ready to play ball and sell some records.
grow last learn mistakes trying
I mean, last season, I was 24 going on 25. Now, I am 25 going on 26. You grow up, you make mistakes and you learn from that. I am trying not to make the same mistakes.
ball definition
They have to find a better definition of the ball in the stands.
arena expect fans nice playing time
It was great. The fans were great. They were nice boos. They had to do that because they had nothing else to do. I will probably expect it (boos all season), but when I get to the arena and it is time to play, then it will be all about playing basketball.
gonna order road toughness trying understand
(The fans) understand that we're trying to make the playoffs. In order to do that, we're gonna need our fans. Now we have to go on the road and show some toughness on the road.
forward learned past team
I'm going to play hard. That's all I can do. Things that were distractions to my team in the past - I've learned from my mistakes, and I look forward to those things not happening.
definitely five four last people situations sure
I'm going to definitely take it upon myself to make sure we don't get in situations like we have in these last four or five games. I take it upon myself to make sure we win, and I'm sure people will follow. We did it once before, we'll do it again.
animal caged continue control handle hard needs playing wild
I'm going to continue playing hard and out of control, like a wild animal that needs to be caged in. I'll let the referees handle it.
advantage bring clutch intensity job opportunity shots special team trying
I'm not like the savior. I can bring hustle, clutch shots and intensity to the game. My job is to make this team better. We have the opportunity to do something special this year, and I'm just trying to take advantage of it.
franchise player
I made myself into a franchise player there, but I kind of sneaked up on them.
basketball gym month nba playing shape traded
I'm out of shape right now. I've been working out at my gym at home, but it's not the same as playing in an NBA game. It's going to take me about a month after I get traded for me to get back into basketball shape.
indiana worried
I'm only worried about my fans, ... That's it. Indiana fans.