Amar'e Stoudemire
Amar'e Stoudemire
2003 NBA Rookie of the Year and 6-time NBA All-Star who was drafted 9th overall by the Phoenix Suns in 2002, straight out of high school. After eight productive years in Phoenix, he signed with the New York Knicks in 2010, then after agreeing on a buyout with the team in 2015, he signed with the Dallas Mavericks.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth16 November 1982
CityLake Wales, FL
CountryUnited States of America
I've thought about (not coming back this season) more this week than I have. Every time I play hard, the next day there is a lot of pain and discomfort. If this was my left knee, I probably would have played (by now). But my right knee is hurting more than my left, and I didn't count on that.
I see myself as a revolutionary, as a fashion rebel.
I used to play Bulls versus Blazers on Sega Genesis when I was growing up, but now the games are so realistic and now you can see know why.
Be yourself. Don't try too hard - it shows.
I tell you what, man, it's been a long process. It's been a long time coming. I just can't wait to set foot back on that Phoenix logo.
I think I'm a little more mature than the average guy.
I think it will get better. Hopefully, I'll feel better (today).
Basketball, man: it is a land of giants.
Of course New York is the Mecca of style in America, but don't knock Phoenix - it's not as big, but there are lots of people with style there.
No one in my family is Jewish; no one was raised as a Jew, me included.
My father used to always give me a basketball, a skate board, and a bike every Christmas. That's all I wanted every year.
I have been aware since my youth that I am a Hebrew through my mother, and that is something that has played a subtle but important role in my development.
I have never hid my spiritual roots. They just weren't something that came under the spotlight.
What I've achieved now is something that I always figured I would as a kid. I've had that type of determination since I was a youngster playing around the playgrounds, getting dirty after school.