King of the World

By now, you've probably all seen Artest's amazing quote from ESPN the Magazine about his favorite movie. But my favorite part of the interview is when he is asked where he's most at peace:

"At the beach. Man, give me a mango drink, some sand, that water, and it's all good. I love running in the sand. But sometimes I'm scared as hell of water. Whenever I'm out there, I'm thinking, 'Damn, some tidal wave is about to come!' Okay, so maybe I'm not totally at peace at the beach."

See! This is why we love him! He has just as much anxiety about unlikely death scenarios as the rest of us! Neurotic athletes: they're just like us!