Earl Monroe

“Winning a championship in New York is the ultimate. There's nothing like it.”

“I was a street kid. I think that has a lot to do with my style of play.”

“People say, 'He's a hot dog.' But I'm no hot dog. I'm a guy who loves to play the game, and I play it with a lot of flair.”

“I don't know what it is with me and I can't be like this, but I love the dramatic. I love the exciting. I love the gutsy. I always have.”

“The thing is, they don't know what I'm going to do. I don't know what I'm going to do, so how can they know?”

“If I was a freak, I'd be a good freak.”

“When I leave the floor, I just want to feel like I've given it all.”

“I had to be creative. I wasn't blessed with the greatest of jumpshots.”

“I think that my game is a lot more cerebral than people give me credit for.”

“It's just that I'm not a ball hog and I'm not a selfish player.”

“I know that my fans want to see me play my best and I do.”

“I was never the fastest guy, or the quickest, or the highest jumper. I just had a feel for the game.”