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Top 25 Patrick Ewing Quotes (2025 Update)

Patrick Ewing Quote: “We might make a lot of money but, we also spend a lot of money.”

1. “We might make a lot of money but, we also spend a lot of money.”

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Patrick Ewing Quote: “It’s the person who has done nothing who is sure nothing can be done.”

2. “It’s the person who has done nothing who is sure nothing can be done.”

— Patrick Ewing

Patrick Ewing Quote: “People complain that pro athletes make a lot of money; but what they don’t understand is that we need a lot of money because we spend a lot of money.”

3. “People complain that pro athletes make a lot of money; but what they don’t understand is that we need a lot of money because we spend a lot of money.”

— Patrick Ewing

Patrick Ewing Quote: “Every parent wants to see their kids excel.”

4. “Every parent wants to see their kids excel.”

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

5. “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

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

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

— Patrick Ewing

Patrick Ewing Quote: “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.”

7. “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

Patrick Ewing Quote: “The greatest players fit with the team. They play within the team’s style, rather than asking the team to change its style.”

8. “The greatest players fit with the team. They play within the team’s style, rather than asking the team to change its style.”

— Patrick Ewing

Patrick Ewing Quote: “Getting the degree meant more to me than an NCAA title, being named All-American or winning an Olympic gold medal.”

9. “Getting the degree meant more to me than an NCAA title, being named All-American or winning an Olympic gold medal.”

— Patrick Ewing

Patrick Ewing Quote: “Whenever my body heals and the pain and all the swelling goes away is when I’ll be ready.”

10. “Whenever my body heals and the pain and all the swelling goes away is when I’ll be ready.”

— Patrick Ewing

Patrick Ewing Quote: “We feel that we are fighting for our lives and our livelihoods.”

11. “We feel that we are fighting for our lives and our livelihoods.”

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Patrick Ewing Quote: “Winning a ring is everybody’s goal, whether you’re a player or a coach.”

12. “Winning a ring is everybody’s goal, whether you’re a player or a coach.”

— Patrick Ewing

Patrick Ewing Quote: “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.”

13. “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

Patrick Ewing Quote: “Amare, Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups – they’re virtually unstoppable.”

14. “Amare, Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups – they’re virtually unstoppable.”

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Patrick Ewing Quote: “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.”

15. “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.”

— Patrick Ewing

Patrick Ewing Quote: “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.”

16. “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

Patrick Ewing Quote: “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.”

17. “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

Patrick Ewing Quote: “Umm – it was – you know – umm – a good game. You know.”

18. “Umm – it was – you know – umm – a good game. You know.”

— Patrick Ewing

Patrick Ewing Quote: “Everybody always thinks the grass is always greener.”

19. “Everybody always thinks the grass is always greener.”

— Patrick Ewing

Patrick Ewing Quote: “Brooklyn, it’s a great town, a great city. It’s New York.”

20. “Brooklyn, it’s a great town, a great city. It’s New York.”

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Patrick Ewing Quote: “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.”

21. “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

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

22. “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

Patrick Ewing Quote: “I wish I had stayed and finished my career here in New York.”

23. “I wish I had stayed and finished my career here in New York.”

— Patrick Ewing

Patrick Ewing Quote: “People think that just because you’re a center, you’re not as smart as the guards or the smaller guys.”

24. “People think that just because you’re a center, you’re not as smart as the guards or the smaller guys.”

— Patrick Ewing

Patrick Ewing Quote: “I think the people here in New York appreciated what I brought to the table, and they showed it when I retired by the way they came out and supported me, and it meant a lot to me. It made me feel like I am a part of this city, and I will remain a part of this city.”

25. “I think the people here in New York appreciated what I brought to the table, and they showed it when I retired by the way they came out and supported me, and it meant a lot to me. It made me feel like I am a part of this city, and I will remain a part of this city.”

— Patrick Ewing

Patrick Ewing Quote: “I’m just like any person who is coaching in this league, I’m just looking for an opportunity, that’s all.”

26. “I’m just like any person who is coaching in this league, I’m just looking for an opportunity, that’s all.”

— Patrick Ewing

Patrick Ewing Quote: “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.”

27. “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.”

— Patrick Ewing

Patrick Ewing Quote: “I positively, positively, positively want to play. I’ve got everything else so why not a gold medal? I want to play.”

28. “I positively, positively, positively want to play. I’ve got everything else so why not a gold medal? I want to play.”

— Patrick Ewing

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