Biography
Friends and Family
Angelique Artest
[Sister]
(Angelique, aged 8, is Ron`s youngest sister. Angelique lives with his mother, Sarah Artest.)
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Daniel Artest
[Brother]
(Lives with his mother with 3 of the grandchildren -- Daquan 15, Frederick 14, and Ashley 12.)
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LaToya
[Sister]
(Latoya is Ron`s oldest sister.)
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Quanisha Artest
[Sister]
(Died as a baby from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. She was buried with one of Ron`s most precious basketball trophies.)
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Sarah Artest
[Mother]
(Ron`s mom (a former bank teller) lives only 2 miles away from her son (in Carmel, Ind.). She also has been seperated from his father for a long time.)
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Ron Artest Sr.
[Father]
(Artest St. was a former Golden Gloves boxer & a navy veteran.)
Trivia and Quotes
Quotes
 "He has this fear of failure, I think it is born out of not wanting to have to go back to Queensbridge without having any status. It`s a pride and competitive thing." When we are clicking on the offensive end, making shots, you get your teammates involved. That`s what I was trying to do tonight.
(thinkexist.com)
We`ve been playing really hard at home and guys have been stepping up. Kevin stepped up again. We just need to bring this intensity with us on the road. I think we`ll be fine on this trip as long as we play hard.
(thinkexist.com)
I mean, last season, I was 24 going on 25. Now, I am 25 going on 26. You grow up, you make mistakes and you learn from that. I am trying not to make the same mistakes.
(thinkexist.com)
I made myself into a franchise player there, but I kind of sneaked up on them.
(thinkexist.com)
It`s the first time in a long time that I`ve been complimented on my leadership skills. Partly it was my fault that I hadn`t been complimented in the past. Maybe some people just weren`t recognizing.
(thinkexist.com)
I tried to do what I do. I tried to go out there and play defense. Fortunately, tonight it worked.
(thinkexist.com)
That`s gonna be fun, ... I love the tension. I love when everything`s going wrong ... In the NBA, they don`t promote guys like me. They like guys who like Cheerios, good guys. But I find a way to promote myself.
(thinkexist.com)
It feels like high school again. I had a really good team, and I was a much better leader. When I got in college and the NBA, I became selfish. Now, I`m back to my high school days.
(thinkexist.com)
Our defensive intensity wasn`t there. We slacked a little bit.
(thinkexist.com)
We stayed mentally tough the whole game. That was the best feeling.
(thinkexist.com)
Trivia
Sarah and Ron Artest Sr. have 9 children, leaving Ron Jr. 8 siblings to grow up with.
When ex-Bull Michael Jordan scored his 30,000th point against Chicago in 2002, Ron got so angry he nearly punched a hole in the scorer’s table.
(jockbio.com)
When Ron was 15, his baby sister Quanisha died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. She was buried with one of Ron’s prized basketball trophies.
(jockbio.com)
Owns a rap record label named "Tru Warier."
Loves playing checkers. Has claimed in the past that he is unbeatable.
Ron was a math major in college.
Ron’s 58 three-pointers for St. John’s in 1998-99 was the second-higest total in school history. Ron’s triple-double against Seton Hall that year was just the second ever for a St. John’s player.
(jockbio.com)
Ron Artest`s AAU church team included Elton Brand and Lamar Odom as teammates.
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