--- title: "1 Tough Play Quotes By John Starks" description: "1 Tough Play quotes by John Starks. Plus more from John Starks and more Tough Play sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94b/john-starks-17467_covering_i-think-the-media-makes-it-tough-to-play_2244074.jpg" --- > [I think the media makes it tough to play in New York. There are so many papers and TV channels covering the Knicks and the expectations for the Knicks are so high.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-starks/i-think-the-media-makes-it-tough-to-play-in-new-york-there-are-so/) [John Starks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-starks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94b/john-starks-17467_covering_i-think-the-media-makes-it-tough-to-play_2244074.jpg) ## More by John Starks > [I think when you saw this year's playoffs, Miami and Detroit have a pretty fierce rivalry now. Also, the Suns and San Antonio look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-starks/i-think-when-you-saw-this-year-s-playoffs-miami-and-detroit-have-a/) [John Starks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-starks/) > [Not having a father helping you grow into manhood and teaching you those things about how to be a man hurts. It hurt my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-starks/not-having-a-father-helping-you-grow-into-manhood-and-teaching-you/) [John Starks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-starks/) > [That's a dream of mine, to be able to coach at the NBA level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-starks/that-s-a-dream-of-mine-to-be-able-to-coach-at-the-nba-level/) [John Starks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-starks/) > [Playing with John Stockton and Karl Malone was great. It was obviously a thrill to play with.Those two were committed to winning and were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-starks/playing-with-john-stockton-and-karl-malone-was-great-it-was-obviously/) [John Starks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-starks/) > [Michael Jordan makes you bring your game to another level. That's why I loved competing against him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-starks/michael-jordan-makes-you-bring-your-game-to-another-level-that-s-why/) [John Starks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-starks/) > [I only had one year of eligibility and I wasn't getting many offers from other schools. I jumped on it to make a mark.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-starks/i-only-had-one-year-of-eligibility-and-i-wasn-t-getting-many-offers/) [John Starks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-starks/) > [ You look at the assistant coaches under \[Pat Riley\] that played and they have become prosperous within this game. It triples all the way… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-starks/you-look-at-the-assistant-coaches-under-pat-riley-that-played-and/) [John Starks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-starks/) > [Pit Riley had a lasting effect on us as players and the coaching staff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-starks/pit-riley-had-a-lasting-effect-on-us-as-players-and-the-coaching-staff/) [John Starks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-starks/) > [ He was a great individual. People that don't know Patrick \[Ewing\] and only see what they read in the paper don't know this is… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-starks/he-was-a-great-individual-people-that-don-t-know-patrick-ewing-and/) [John Starks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-starks/) > [There were butterflies, otherwise, you're not really ready to play. The locker room, I remember, was quiet and we were very focused on playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-starks/there-were-butterflies-otherwise-you-re-not-really-ready-to-play-the/) [John Starks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-starks/) > [ New York is a different breed than any other city there is. Media can be very hard on you at times, but \[Patrick Ewing\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-starks/new-york-is-a-different-breed-than-any-other-city-there-is-media-can/) [John Starks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-starks/) > [I want to thank all the fans for their support over the years. Keep supporting the Knicks, we're moving in the right direction here…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-starks/i-want-to-thank-all-the-fans-for-their-support-over-the-years-keep/) [John Starks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-starks/) > [Michael Jordan was a great individual and a great player. You can't say enough about what he brought to the game. He took the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-starks/michael-jordan-was-a-great-individual-and-a-great-player-you-can-t/) [John Starks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-starks/) > [I had a lot of maturing I had to go through. I consider myself a smart individual in seeing that this is not the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-starks/i-had-a-lot-of-maturing-i-had-to-go-through-i-consider-myself-a-smart/) [John Starks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-starks/) > [I know that once I get a good rhythm and a good feel, no one can stop me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-starks/i-know-that-once-i-get-a-good-rhythm-and-a-good-feel-no-one-can-stop/) [John Starks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-starks/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tough-play/john-starks/#itemlist", "name": "1 Tough Play Quotes By John Starks", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think the media makes it tough to play in New York. 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