Patrick Ewing
Patrick Ewing
Patrick Aloysius Ewingis a Jamaican-American retired Hall of Fame basketball player. He played most of his career with the NBA's New York Knicks as their starting center and played briefly with the Seattle SuperSonics and Orlando Magic. He is currently the associate head coach of the Charlotte Hornets, working under Steve Clifford...
NationalityJamaican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth5 August 1962
CityKingston, Jamaica
CountryJamaica
Most of the fans will still be Knick fans.
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.
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.
Umm - it was - you know - umm - a good game. You know.
Whenever my body heals and the pain and all the swelling goes away is when I'll be ready.
We feel that we are fighting for our lives and our livelihoods.
I'm sure at some point I will get back into coaching, but right now I need to focus completely on my kids.
I'm just like any person who is coaching in this league, I'm just looking for an opportunity, that's all.
Winning a ring is everybody's goal, whether you're a player or a coach.
People think that just because you're a center, you're not as smart as the guards or the smaller guys.
This means a lot. I'm being recognized for all the blood, sweat and tears I put into a 17-year career.
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.
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.
Getting the degree meant more to me than an NCAA title, being named All-American or winning an Olympic gold medal.