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06-27-2007, 10:09 AM
The Artest file
The Indianapolis Star caught up with a contrite Ron Artest, who is living outside Indianapolis when he isn't doing community service as a sanitation worker in Sacramento, punishment for his domestic violence incident. "You respect the sanitation worker more," Artest said of the experience. "Oh my goodness, some of the stuff that comes out in that garbage."
Artest said he plans to retire to Indiana when his playing career is over and added that he "reacted a little too fast" in requesting a trade in December 2005. "If I hadn't done that, I'd still be a Pacer now. I like playing for the Kings, but I wish I was still playing for Rick Carlisle.
"Nothing is going to go perfect in anybody's career," Artest said. "Certain guys in the league are mentally tough and always ready. But certain guys like me, because of how I grew up, I act out at times. Then you think about it and say, 'Man, I wish I would have gone about that differently.' When you grow up like I did, you think that every day, every second is a life-or-death situation, but it's not so. I had no reason to complain. I had a career year under Carlisle. When I look back on it, it was just stupid. Your ego takes over you sometimes."
The Indianapolis Star caught up with a contrite Ron Artest, who is living outside Indianapolis when he isn't doing community service as a sanitation worker in Sacramento, punishment for his domestic violence incident. "You respect the sanitation worker more," Artest said of the experience. "Oh my goodness, some of the stuff that comes out in that garbage."
Artest said he plans to retire to Indiana when his playing career is over and added that he "reacted a little too fast" in requesting a trade in December 2005. "If I hadn't done that, I'd still be a Pacer now. I like playing for the Kings, but I wish I was still playing for Rick Carlisle.
"Nothing is going to go perfect in anybody's career," Artest said. "Certain guys in the league are mentally tough and always ready. But certain guys like me, because of how I grew up, I act out at times. Then you think about it and say, 'Man, I wish I would have gone about that differently.' When you grow up like I did, you think that every day, every second is a life-or-death situation, but it's not so. I had no reason to complain. I had a career year under Carlisle. When I look back on it, it was just stupid. Your ego takes over you sometimes."