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Metta World Peace discussed how he felt he needed to change his name to "Metta World Peace" in 2011, while playing basketball, to help activate him and change up his routine. He also discussed his book "No Malice: My Life in Basketball or: How a Kid from Queensbridge Survived the Streets, the Brawls, and Himself to Become an NBA Champion."
So it's not the same old routine. I said, you know what? I'm gonna change my name too.
— Episode: 600: Metta World Peace | Mettaphorically...
Episode: 600: Metta World Peace | Mettaphorically Speaking
Metta World Peace discussed how he felt he needed to change his name to "Metta World Peace" in 2011, while playing basketball, to help activate him and change up his routine. He also discussed his book "No Malice: My Life in Basketball or: How a Kid from Queensbridge Survived the Streets, the Brawls, and Himself to Become an NBA Champion."
So it's not the same old routine. I said, you know what? I'm gonna change my name too.
I said, you know what? I'm gonna change my name too. So in 2000s I think seven or eight I was going to change it to so heard and I was going to change it to Queens Bridge.
So in 2000s I think seven or eight I was going to change it to so heard and I was going to change it to Queens Bridge. I have so heard.
I always tell people when Chad Johnson changes name I thought that was cool and when you're playing sports you always need something to activate you.
So I was going to change it to so heard and then every year I kept evolving to different things. I was really interested in like myself to learn more about myself.
Episode: 600: Metta World Peace | Mettaphorically Speaking
The book was described as a memoir of Metta World Peace's life, detailing his journey from growing up in Queensbridge, through his NBA career, and his eventual name change to Metta World Peace.
Metta World Peace(aka Metta Sandiford-Artest, aka Ron Artest) is a former NBA All-Star, author of*No Malice: My Life in Basketball or: How a Kid from Queensbridge Survived the Streets, the Brawls, and Himself to Become an NBA Champion*, and host of the*Mettaphorically Speaking* podcast.