Amar'e Stoudemire

To be a great player or a good player in the NBA, I have to work on my perimeter game.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

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…

— Amar'e Stoudemire

A lot of people think I grew up with just my brother and me, but mom was there even when she wasn't.…

— Amar'e Stoudemire

I want to reach my full potential.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

I knew I was good because I was the only 14-year-old who could dunk backward.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

I grew up playing football and baseball.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

I'm not a religious person; I'm more of a spiritual person, so I follow the rules of the Bible that coordinate with…

— Amar'e Stoudemire

I study Torah all the time.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

I see myself as a revolutionary, as a fashion rebel.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

I'm glad many Jews attend Knick games.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

I feel dominant - I feel the triangle offense utilizes all my skills.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

If you research history, I think we are all Jewish. It's the original culture.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

Of course New York is the Mecca of style in America, but don't knock Phoenix - it's not as big, but there…

— Amar'e Stoudemire

I believe religion is man-made.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

Perseverance is always the way to go. You have to stay mentally prepared. You have to make sure you have some self…

— Amar'e Stoudemire

You can tailor garments all you want, but if it doesn't fit in the arms or legs, it never will.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

I have never hid my spiritual roots. They just weren't something that came under the spotlight.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

Basketball, man: it is a land of giants.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

Just going to Africa is amazing; it all comes back to the motherland. It's pretty much where everything started.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

No one in my family is Jewish; no one was raised as a Jew, me included.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

I can't really dwell on the past.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

Shawn Kemp was the player that I grew up watching, when he was with the SuperSonics.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

I was just a regular kid in poverty, struggling.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

I have been aware since my youth that I am a Hebrew through my mother, and that is something that has played…

— Amar'e Stoudemire

In the NBA, there is a guy guarding you, and you really have to try shooting over him.

— Amar'e Stoudemire