A biography for Metta World Peacehasn’t been written yet.
“It's hard to understand how you're feeling, or you don't even know. That's why sometimes people seek counseling.”
“Whatever is in the best interest of the Lakers, that's what's important to me.”
“I know we had a lot of wars on the court. The Pistons - those were the roughest games I ever played in.”
“You can tell when somebody is chosen basketball-wise. You can tell.”
“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.”
“Patience is weapon. I learned that from my Laker days.”
“People who have followed my career still call me Ron, and that's OK; most of the young kids call me Metta, and then everyone in China calls me Panda. In the Middle East, they call me World Peace.”
“It's weird, the evolution of a person. You understand yourself, you understand your surroundings. Then, when you understand who came before you, once you understand that about yourself and the energy that you came to this planet with, you understand more about yourself.”
“I grew up in the 'hood, but it was like growing up in Beverly Hills because there were so many superstars around.”
“As I get older, I'm learning how to just play hard.”
“Honestly, for me, when the Pacers win a championship, I'll feel a little bit better.”
“I feel like I let people know I'm not a toy.”
“I feel like I had a great career. Had some big games... I feel like I had a great time.”
“With MJ and Kobe, what you get is you get people who is talking trash to you and backing it up.”
“Everybody has different issues, good or bad, that they carry with them on the court. It affects you. And for me, it affected me to where sometimes I would be overly aggressive and, in other ways, it would affect people to where they can't perform on the court.”
“I'm one of the best all-around small forwards in the world.”
“I can play, it's not even a question, man. But, you know, sometimes you don't get in the game, man. What are you going to do? I'm not going to be upset; I'm going to support.”
“Big Brother makes a game where it's competitive, not just a handicap match. Mentally, physically, strategically, emotionally, it's an even match. When you compete 100%, it's a real competition.”
“Now, you can bring up the past, but anybody can bring up the past. Even my daughter brings up the past sometimes. She makes a lot of jokes about the things that I've done.”
“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.”