Metta World Peace
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And different things like that.
Right, right, right, right.
It's not normal for a child.
And then Fran Faschilla said something a long time ago.
He said Meta, his passion is his gift and his curse.
Because what got us all these wins in AAU and 15 years old and Minnesink and UDC and New York, it was that fire, and people loved it.
And tough and greater defense.
Greater defense, and now I can play a little offense, and we're winning, and it doesn't matter that this kid is out of control.
You see the kid, like, for example, Rick Carlisle.
Rick Carlisle, I respect Rick Carlisle a lot to this day because he always called you out.
He never let nothing slide.
And it was annoying at times, right?
Like, oh, Rick got to say something again.
Oh, boy.
Just let it slide.
But he would not.
Some coaches would.
So you remember those things and you appreciate coaches that didn't let things slide.
Everyone in a one bedroom apartment.
It was a time when my mom and dad separated at 13.