Jamaican - Athlete | August 5, 1962 -
Everybody always thinks the grass is always greener.
Patrick Ewing
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Brooklyn, it's a great town, a great city. It's New York.
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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.
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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.
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I'm sure at some point I will get back into coaching, but right now I need to focus completely on my kids.
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People think that just because you're a center, you're not as smart as the guards or the smaller guys.
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Whenever my body heals and the pain and all the swelling goes away is when I'll be ready.
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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.
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Amare, Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups - they're virtually unstoppable.
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Every parent wants to see their kids excel.
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Every time when they would call my name I kept hearing 'New York Knicks' instead of 'Seattle SuperSonics.'
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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.
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