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'm real close. I may catch you by surprise one of these days.
It's getting close. My thing is still being patient and making sure the work I do, I do 100 percent and do it perfectly so I can get a perfect healing. Once I start feeling less pain and less discomfort, I'll get more anxious to want to play, but I'm not going to push myself.
It's not over, man. I still feel we can win the ring. I'm going to bounce back stronger than ever.
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'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.
You can tailor garments all you want, but if it doesn't fit in the arms or legs, it never will.
Be yourself. Don't try too hard - it shows.
I prefer the path of peace over war.
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.
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.
You've got to have the right attire for the right event. I attend a lot of dinners, a lot of concerts, and I have to be on the red carpet; each has its own dress code, and I have to be prepared. Jeans and a hoodie are great for a concert, but a dinner party?
There's been injuries to where my perseverance may have gotten overlooked-just my hard work and what I bring to a franchise and to a team may have gotten overlooked. But it's a matter of staying professional and playing the game of basketball and ultimately doing whatever it takes to win a championship for your teammates.
I feel dominant - I feel the triangle offense utilizes all my skills.
Every year I will stock my locker up with body wash, different lotions, different oils, and different creams.