80 Quotes by Amar'e Stoudemire

I was just a regular kid in poverty, struggling.

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 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.

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.

People have times when they want to go through different looks.

Swag is something that I've had for a long time.

My parents always made me dress up for church. I really didn't want to.

My mom, she was, at a young age, caught up in the worldly ways. At that time, it was very intriguing to be out partying and having fun. As a young mother, she was caught in that.