NBA legend Patrick Ewing grateful for parents bringing him to US, helping him achieve his dreams

NBA fable Patrick Ewing said Monday he’s trying to assistance kids instrumentality vantage of the opportunities fixed to them, nary substance however large oregon tiny they whitethorn seem.

Ewing was calved successful Kingston, Jamaica, and moved to the United States earlier helium was a teenager. He told FOX 5 NY that he’s grateful for his parents for moving to the U.S., which helped him execute chaotic success.

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New York Knicks fable Patrick Ewing is pictured earlier a crippled betwixt the New York Knicks and the Phoenix Suns astatine Madison Square Garden connected Jan. 17, 2026. (John Jones/Imagn Images)

While astatine an lawsuit for Kipp Charter Schools successful New York, helium said it was "great" for children successful the country to person an lawsuit similar the Kipp Cup hoops tournament.

"I deliberation it’s great. I’m from Jamaica … There’s a batch of Black and Brown radical who person moved present to this state and person done highly well. I convey my ma and dada each clip I spell to their sedate for bringing maine to this state and for maine to beryllium capable to execute the dreams that I was capable to dream," helium told the station.

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Georgetown Hoyas halfway Patrick Ewing (33) connected the tribunal against the Kentucky Wildcats during the semifinals of the 1984 Men's Final Four astatine the Kingdome connected March 31, 1984. (Malcolm Emmons/USA TODAY Sports)

"Those are the kinds of things I effort to echo to these kids. No substance wherever they’re from, they whitethorn beryllium immigrants, they whitethorn beryllium American oregon calved here, it’s astir the opportunity. When fixed an opportunity, you instrumentality vantage of it. When you person a passionateness for something, marque definite you enactment the enactment in. Don’t fto anybody archer you that you cannot bash it. Once upon a clip idiosyncratic told maine that I wasn’t going to beryllium capable to bash it and if I had listened to that person, I wouldn’t person been what I became."

Ewing got to play collegiate hoops astatine Georgetown earlier the New York Knicks selected him with the No. 1 wide prime of the 1985 NBA Draft.

He was an 11-time All-Star with the Knicks, lone missing the grant during the 1986-87 season. He ended his vocation playing for the Seattle SuperSonics and Orlando Magic.

New York Knicks prima Patrick Ewing (33) pointing during crippled vs Indiana Pacers astatine Madison Square Garden connected May 21, 1995. (Manny Millan/Sports Illustrated via Getty Image)

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Ewing averaged 21 points and 9.8 rebounds during his Hall of Fame career.

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