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
On paper we might be the best team in the league. We’ve got great players on this team who accomplished so much. We just couldn’t put it together.
To be a great player or a good player in the NBA, I have to work on my perimeter game.
A lot of people think I grew up with just my brother and me, but mom was there even when she wasn't. We had a good household.
A woman's outfit says a lot about her.
Anytime I get the chance to play for the USA, I'm in for it. You can count me in.
As a player, you should look at the teams you might want to play for. The city you may want to live in. The system you may want to play in. The economy. The cost of living. Everything. It's about what's best for you.
Once you see it up close and personal, it is pretty rough to take. It just isn't a certain area.
It hit me personally because I've been in that type of situation when I was a kid (living in a number of different homes in Florida), when I really didn't have a household to go to. When I see those families and kids down there, I see myself.
I think swagger's a confidence. It's a confidence of you knowing that you work hard for your success. A lot of times, you can't develop swagger if you haven't worked hard to succeed.
Just going to Africa is amazing; it all comes back to the motherland. It's pretty much where everything started.
I was just a regular kid in poverty, struggling.
I went from just a regular nappy-headed kid in poverty to Amar'e Stoudemire, New York Knicks captain superstar. But there's a lot in between that allowed me to get from point A to point B.
If it feels good, then it's possible that I'll play.
He is the Matrix. Any lob you throw to him, he's going to throw it down. He's blocking shots. He's defending. He's scoring the ball. I don't think you can ask for too much more from Shawn.