Allowed Quote by Amar'e Stoudemire

As a kid, New York was in my blood, and that was it. I got a chance to play for the Knicks, so it…

— Metta World Peace

I grew up playing basketball on the streets of New York City, and it was very, very rough, and I started playing in the…

— Metta World Peace

I went from the skinniest, worst basketball player you could ever imagine coming from my family to the starting high school center, a Division…

— Larry Nance, Jr

I was the kid who would join a sports team and be the biggest liability at first and a star player by the time…

— Bill Pullman

I grew up as a kid and the Knicks were great.

— Tom Thibodeau

My goal from an early age was always to play in the NBA.

— Harrison Barnes

I always wanted to be in the NBA as a kid.

— Nick Young

I've been lucky to have great coaching, great teammates, and a desire to keep getting better. That, slowly over time, helped me grow from…

— John Stockton

My late grandfather, rest in peace, he was the biggest Knicks fan and he always told me I'd play for the Knicks, so it…

— RJ Barrett

It was tough [to move to the Golden State Warriors] because of my success level in New York. To leave this city and go…

— John Starks

I feel like the Knicks drafted me because they knew what I could do.

— RJ Barrett

I had a great job with the Knicks.

— Jeff Van Gundy