Great Sports Quote #1: Ron Artest

“If you’re in a foxhole with somebody, you don’t want to jump out of the foxhole because of some gold.”

Ron Artest, June 2008, on not opting-out of his contract with the Kings.

CELTICS WIN!! New England still better than SoCal.

Last night, the Kelts of Boston posted a 39 point victory in game 6 to take the NBA Finals 4 games to 2 over the Lakers of Los Angeles. Paul Pierce won Finals MVP, Ray Allen quieted his critics and Kevin Garnett is free after years of hearing that he didn’t do as much as a superstar should.

I watched the game with two friends, one of whom is from L.A., the other who hasn’t watched a pro basketball game in 15 years. One engaged in light pouting. The other read a book.

Boston’s scorecard for this season:

• Celtics win the NBA title
• Red Sox win the World Series
• Patriots go undefeated in regular season and lose thriller in Superbowl
• Bruins back in the playoffs

Is this the greatest sports year in one city’s history?