Stephon Marbury : (6) " It was a steppingstone. The NBA, for me, was preparation for me to do something someplace else. " - Stephon Marbury " People don’t even know how hard it is to play in China. People think it is easy for the foreign players, but it is really not. It’s difficult. " - Stephon Marbury " I still want to see the Knicks do well; I do. I promise I do. That’s my team. After all the stuff that happened, people say to me, ‘You still like the Knicks?’ Well, that’s just the way it is. That’s what happens when you’re a kid. Your team is your team, and everything is die-hard. " - Stephon Marbury " People ask me about China all the time. You gotta come to China to see for yourself. " - Stephon Marbury " I learned more in that first year in the NBA than I could have in four years of college. " - Stephon Marbury " Playing basketball at MSG is a lot of fun when you are winning, but when you are not, it’s not fun. " - Stephon Marbury