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.

I coach a couple players. But it's not a thing where I'm going to hide and be that perfect mentor. I just give them the best advice I can and live my life accordingly.

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.

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 not afraid to improve myself spiritually, emotionally, economically. I'm not afraid to take on that challenge.

I have a street mind. My whole mindset when I first got to the NBA was, 'I'm bringing that street to the game,' and, 'I'm going to be the hardest guy on the court; I'm going to be the hardest guy on the planet.'

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 didn't realize Oklahoma had so many fine women.

I grew up in the 'hood, but it was like growing up in Beverly Hills because there were so many superstars around.

I'm not a 'real rapper'; I just like to talk about what I've been through. When I was younger, I just said random, stupid lyrics and censored myself because I was worried about what people would think. But now I've become more mature with my words and uncensored.

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

You can tell when somebody is chosen basketball-wise. You can tell.

I grew up playing basketball on the streets of New York City, and it was very, very rough, and I started playing in the NBA in the same way.

I always had the street mentality, but when you're older, you get more mature.

When you play angry, you can't focus.

I always wanted to play in Europe for a long time. They move the ball, and they move bodies, and that's what I like doing.

As a kid, New York was in my blood, and that was it. I got a chance to play for the Knicks, so it was cool, but it was towards the end of my career.

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.

I don't want to play for any team. I prefer playing for a lower team and playing against the best. I don't like playing with them: I want to play against them... and beat them.

If it was up to me, I'd have everybody's jersey different. Each player would have their separate one. I think the game should be a joy, I think the game should be colorful.

I believe in order to coach, you've got to start at the ground level. The same way I learned how to play basketball.

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 continue to learn about myself, about my past, understanding energy between people, understanding my own energy, being healthy.

I remember I came into the NBA in 1999; the game was a little bit more rough. The game now is more for kids. It's not really a man's game anymore.

I want to go to China or coach or play arena football.

At 19 years old, when I came out of St. John's, I was fresh out the 'hood. I was fresh out of Queensbridge.

I wish I would have listened, when I was a kid, to my elders or people who had my best interests at heart, and then I wish I would have been more conscious at that age also.

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.

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.

The thing about LeBron is he's very unselfish, right? So he can pass the ball.

When I was with the Bulls, I was very dysfunctional.

I'm not going to sugarcoat myself. For what?

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.'

To me, Omarosa, she's just a nice lady, a big sister that I really love.

With MJ and Kobe, what you get is you get people who is talking trash to you and backing it up.

I shake everybody's hand before the game, but Oklahoma City, they don't shake hands. Only some of them, but I don't think they really shake hands before the game.

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

I always like to make some jokes, sometimes.

I know we had a lot of wars on the court. The Pistons - those were the roughest games I ever played in.

I don't care if I'm starting or sweeping the floors. You hear me? I want to win.

As I get older, I'm learning how to just play hard.

This media era is amazing. Twitter, Facebook, ESPN, news outlets everywhere.

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

It's not all about becoming an NBA player; sometimes it's about becoming your best self and making the biggest impact you can make.

Patience is weapon. I learned that from my Laker days.

I just like to stay ready for whatever presents itself.

Metta World brings championship mentality. That's it. One thing. That's what I do.

I'm accustomed to playing basketball really rough. When I came into the league, I was used to fighting on the court. That's how I grew up playing basketball.

I've totally sacrificed my ego. And what happens? God is giving me everything.

I spent a lot of my career fighting coaches. When coaches told me don't shoot, I'd shoot anyway.