“I love Coney Island. I saw all different kinds of people - Russian, Italian, black, Puerto Rican, rich people in Sea Gate and in the co-ops. You'd see people in the co-ops or in the houses, and it was like, Man, I wish I could have this. I wish my mother and father could buy me this. Me being an independent thinker, I was like, I'm gonna get that.”

American former professional basketball player and coach

Stephon Marbury is an American former professional basketball player and coach, known as a point guard who played in the NBA and later in China. Born in 1977, he played one season of college basketball for Georgia Tech before being taken fourth overall in the 1996 NBA draft. He spent 13 seasons in the NBA with five teams, made two All-Star teams, and earned two All-NBA selections. After his NBA career ended in 2009, he played in the Chinese Basketball Association until 2018, where he won three championships and was named Finals MVP in 2015. He later coached the Beijing Royal Fighters from 2019 to 2023.