The fans of New York are very knowledgeable about the game of basketball. They love their sports here.
Over the years, I've enjoyed working for WFAN and MSG - two sports giants in the industry. There couldn't be a better fit due to the long-standing history both entities have had with NY sports.
Basketball is big stuff in New York. If you're good in it, everybody respects you. Nobody would want to ruin your shooting eye or your shooting arm.
Knicks fans are great. New York fans in general are awesome. They're passionate as hell, they know the sports, they know the game.
Actually, I had no idea what shooting hoops was or were. I thought dunking was something you did with a beignet and a cup of steaming coffee. I wasn't exactly sure what a Knick was.
In Texas, it's football. In Georgia, football. There's an appreciation from the average person about football more than anywhere else. And we have that for basketball in New York. And we'll always have that in New York.
I want to be a part of this organization, and I know the fans are a little harsh sometimes, but that's how it is here in New York, and I'm ready for it.
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.
The 'New York Daily News' called me the most reviled athlete ever in sports history in New York. I don't listen to them.
You'd be hard-pressed to find a living New York team owner the fans like.
There are two things that come very easily to me: rooting for New York sports teams and making mistakes.
Broadway shows in New York draw two times the attendance of all New York sports teams put together.
I have a vivid memory of loving Keith Hernandez, the first baseman for the '86 Mets. I grew up in Queens, so when the Mets won the World Series that year, it was a big deal.
I think New York is the greatest sports town there is, and I feel like we're a part of the buzz.
Around New York, I used to hear that expression, 'Once a Dodger, always a Dodger.' But how about, 'Once a Yankee, always a Yankee?' There never was anything better than that. You never get over it.
Long Island has a great boxing tradition.
You always can count on New York fans to be there.
I haven't seen a professional player come out of New York in over 20 years since my brother Patrick came out. Blake spent a few years in Harlem, but he moved to Connecticut when he was a kid.
