Amare Stoudemire Profile,Biography & Images 2012

Thursday, 2 February 2012

Amare Stoudemire Profile,Biography & Images 2012

Name: Amare Carsares Stoudemire
Nickname: STAT (Standing Tall and Talented)
Team: New York Knicks
Position: Power Forward / Center
Jersey Number: 32 with Suns / 1 with Knicks
Height: 6-10 / 2,08
Weight: 245 lbs. / 111,1 kg.
All-Star: 6 Times
Born: November 16, 1982
High-School: Cypress Creek (Orlando, FL)
Drafted: by the Phoenix Suns in the first round (#9 pick overall) in the 2002 NBA Draft.

Amare Stoudemire was born on November 16, 1982, in Lake Wales, Florida. (Click here for a complete listing of today's sports birthdays.) His parents, Carrie and Hazell, already had one son, Hazell Jr. Amare later welcomed a younger half-brother named Marwan.
Lake Wales is an hour’s drive from Disney World, but a planet-and-a-half away in every other sense. Things move slowly in this part of central Florida. Too slowly for some. The lure of Lincoln Avenue can be overpowering, and the chance to make easy money when hard work (or no work) is all you know can lead even the best young people astray.
Amare joined an AAU team over the summer and proved that there was only so much coaching he needed. His power and anticipation made him a force as a defender and rebounder. His quickness gave him a move that no one could defend. Amare would grab a pass in the low post, get his defender to commit one way or the other, then twirl and simply dunk the ball over them. He also had a nice little jumper he used when facing the basket. In his first AAU tournament, he was named MVP.