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...
families family perfect situation support trying
Me and my family were trying to do something for the families in New Orleans, and this is the perfect situation to do it. I'm going to go down there and show support for those people.
trying
I was just trying to do what I do,
clicking offensive teammates trying
When we are clicking on the offensive end, making shots, you get your teammates involved. That's what I was trying to do tonight.
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.
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.
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.
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.
both kindness knack players separates strong tough trying
They both have a knack for making tough shots, and it kind of separates them from all the other players. They?re really quick, strong and can jump. So it separates them from all the other players that?s trying to get to where they are.
coming energy games home ready road san sure
There are going to be a lot of road games coming up. I'm sure San Antonio is going to be ready for us, so we've got to come in there with a lot of energy and confidence. We're on the road this whole playoffs, so that's where we've got to win. We've got to make it our home away from home.
arena energy
We've got to find energy in an arena that is not our own.
ourselves
We've just got to give ourselves a chance.
basketball both ends felt finish floor games good last playing
We just have to see what we did back then, and see what we're doing now. We're going to have to finish the last games off strong. I felt pretty good out there. Right now we're not playing both ends of the floor each game, only sometimes.
best game legitimate san shot team took win
We had a legitimate shot (at a title). We would have been the best team in the East, and (Detroit) took San Antonio to Game 7. That could have been us. I wouldn't say I feel guilty. I just feel I have to win a championship.
hear playing team waiting
You hear about them, but you never know what's true. I'm just waiting to find out which team I'll be playing for.