53 Quotes by Patrick Ewing

When I played with the Knicks, I was just as important or just as smart as any other of the guards I played with. I still had to call out plays, notice schemes, know the systems, do everything they had to do.

I never knew what basketball was. I started playing on the playground. People used to laugh at me and joke at me because I was so tall and I didn't know the game and couldn't play it.

If I want to average 32 points a game, I can do that easily. It's just eight, eight, eight, eight. No problem. I can do that anytime. That's not being cocky. That's confidence.

Every time when they would call my name I kept hearing 'New York Knicks' instead of 'Seattle SuperSonics.

Amare, Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups - they're virtually unstoppable.

Everybody always thinks the grass is always greener.

Brooklyn, it's a great town, a great city. It's New York.

Pat Riley, Dave Checketts and Ernie Grunfeld - they brought the Knicks back to the glory days. It started with Rick Pitino. We took our first step with him, making the playoffs. When Pat came in we just kicked the door open.

This means a lot. I'm being recognized for all the blood, sweat and tears I put into a 17-year career.