Patrick Ewing Quotes

Everybody always thinks the grass is always greener.
Patrick Ewing

Everybody, Thinks, Grass

I'm just like any person who is coaching in this league, I'm just looking for an opportunity, that's all.
Patrick Ewing

Person, Looking, Coaching

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

Virtually, Anthony

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

Great, City, York

Every parent wants to see their kids excel.
Patrick Ewing

Kids, Parent, Wants

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

Time, Call, Name

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.
Patrick Ewing

Game, Laugh, Basketball

I wish I had stayed and finished my career here in New York.
Patrick Ewing

Career, Wish, Here

I'm sure at some point I will get back into coaching, but right now I need to focus completely on my kids.
Patrick Ewing

Focus, Kids, Sure

I've been an assistant for seven years now and I haven't had one head coaching interview. I'm doing something wrong.
Patrick Ewing

Wrong, Head, Seven

I've been to the Hall of Fame many times, in grade school and high school. I had field trips to the Hall of Fame and taking tours of it. I just never thought about that one day I possibly might be in it. I think it'd be great.
Patrick Ewing

Great, School, Thought

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.
Patrick Ewing

Confidence, Game, Problem

Most of the fans will still be Knick fans.
Patrick Ewing

New York is a passionate city. They want a winner. They deserve a winner. I think we did an outstanding job of bringing it back.
Patrick Ewing

Job, Winner, Deserve

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.
Patrick Ewing

Him, Door, Making

People think that just because you're a center, you're not as smart as the guards or the smaller guys.
Patrick Ewing

Smart, Guys, Center

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

Career, Put, Means

Too much negotiating and not enough work on the court - that's what happened to me during the lockout. Too much talking and not enough training. I couldn't put in my usual offseason work routine. I think that all caught up to me, with my Achilles problems.
Patrick Ewing

Work, Enough, Training

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.
Patrick Ewing

Smart, Important, Everything

Whenever my body heals and the pain and all the swelling goes away is when I'll be ready.
Patrick Ewing

Pain, Away, Body

Winning a ring is everybody's goal, whether you're a player or a coach.
Patrick Ewing

Winning, Goal, Everybody

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Nationality: Jamaican

Born: August 5, 1962

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