Quotes from Metta World Peace

I just like to stay ready for whatever presents itself.

If you can be the best from Queensbridge and actually make it out, then you must be pretty good.

What happened was, when I got into the brawl in Detroit, I was transitioning into a different type of person, that person that I've become, but that game had so many emotions involved.

I started to music when I was about 19 years old. Most people that do music, they get training, or they develop themselves before they let their music out. For myself, I was actually developing myself and putting my music out at the same time.

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

The panda is a funny, lovable animal, which defends its territory well. It's strong but calm. It suits me perfectly.

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

For me, I saw a psychologist because I wanted to connect more with people, with the earth, my environment. I want to connect more to my family.

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

I think in the history of basketball, people get hired and people get fired, but the main thing is people enjoy their careers and enjoy that they have jobs, so you really have to stay positive about everything.

I was top-10 once upon a time in this league, and I took a quick drop-off. Like, that's just not normal.

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

As far as the pros, people pay to come and see us, and I appreciate it because I'm able to take care of my family. So I don't really judge fans about what they say, good or bad.

I don't care who I align with. Things happen naturally.

I feel like I had a great career. Had some big games... I feel like I had a great time.

When I guard LeBron, I used to always want him to shoot, but he would just make the right play. He's legendary for making the right play, and it's really hard to guard when you're a team player.

I'm just happy that Jesus Christ, um, did not let me lose my teeth when I was 20 years old. 'Cause I was wondering, like, what if you kept your baby teeth until the age of 18 or 20, and then you lose 'em? That would look pretty bad.

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

I'm a goofball. I'm always going to be that. I'm not going to change. If I got a head coaching job, I'm going to continue to laugh and have fun.

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

I think coaches really do matter because they see the game, and we just play the game from a different point of view, so they're able to give us a lot of tips and a lot of pointers, and I think coaches are really, really important.

For me, basketball was always about survival because I was just trying to get out the hood, right? When I got to Chicago, I'm like, 'I'm just trying to survive, and anybody I got to step on or break, so be it.'

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

Gluten-free pasta is not a focus, which I would rather have gluten-free pasta. Hey, if I have to have regular pasta... It is what it is.