“First time I saw the Garden I was 10 years old, me and my dad took the trip up from North Carolina to see the Knicks.  Second you walk into the place; you know something is special.  That feeling, when you see those banners, see that ceiling, is something that’s special.  That building has been with me through it all, and to tear it down would be tearing down the heart of the City.  There is no New York, without the Garden.  I hate saying it, but I played ball here cause of that building. It got me through some tough places. Was there when I went away, there when I came out. But you tear down that building, you’ll be taking my home from me, and taking the heart right out of the City- The fight right out of the City.”

(Far Rockaway, New York)