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...
behind cool court gave liked stay suspension
It was really cool. I was back after the long suspension and they gave me an ovation. I liked that they were behind me. It's important that I go out there and do the right thing on the court and stay on the court this year.
coach fell gave help short team trying
I didn't know what coach was going to do. He gave me a chance. I was just trying to do things to help the team win. We just fell a little short tonight.
everybody felt front gave good people
It felt good to play in front of people again. They gave everybody good receptions, so I was happy.
ben defensive gave player steal three trouble wallace year
I feel like Ben Wallace stole it. Well, he didn't steal it, but I feel like I gave him three defensive player of the years. I gave him one that year I got in trouble ... that year I was suspended.
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.
cursed forward looking
I'm looking forward to being bashed and cursed out. That's going to be a lot of fun.
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.