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
Amare, Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups - they're virtually unstoppable.
Every parent wants to see their kids excel.
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.
I wish I had stayed and finished my career here in New York.
Every time when they would call my name I kept hearing 'New York Knicks' instead of 'Seattle SuperSonics.
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.
I'm satisfied with the way I play, but I don't evaluate my performances. I worry about what I can contribute defensively. I don't need to score. As long as we win, I don't care how many points I score.
Brooklyn, it's a great town, a great city. It's New York.
Everybody always thinks the grass is always greener.
I positively, positively, positively want to play. I've got everything else so why not a gold medal? I want to play.
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.
Everybody keeps telling me how surprised they are with what I've done. But I'm telling you honestly that it doesn't surprise me. I knew I could do it.
I've been an assistant for seven years now and I haven't had one head coaching interview. I'm doing something wrong.
We might make a lot of money but, we also spend a lot of money.