Amar'e Stoudemire on Kobe Bryant, Yao Ming, Steve Nash, the Knicks & More

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🗓️ 4 April 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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As one of the rare players to come straight from high school into the NBA and be named Rookie Of The Year, there is no denying Amar'e Stoudemire's illustrious career. The retired NBA Big Man joined Boardroom's Eddie Gonzalez for a candid conversation to discuss his recent, long awaited jersey retirement after a call from Matt Ishbia and the Phoenix Suns, the many ways that the NBA shaped him from such a young age and more. Stoudemire explains how getting into the league at a young age gave him a desire to navigate life in the right ways, notably by surrounding himself with NBA veterans and retired players who could keep him in line. He also discusses the impact that playing alongside Steve Nash had on him and how Steve never failed to show up for Stoudemire no matter the setting. Gonzalez and Stoudemire also discuss how his inevitable election into the NBA Hall Of Fame is abound and how another Hall-Of-Famer, Kobe Bryant's work ethic was pivotal in showcasing what it takes to be a champion. Lastly, the two discuss his time with the New York Knicks and his iconic parties and red wine baths that led to the creation of his newer venture and passion, Stoudemire Wines.

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0:00.0	The energy is back. The excitement's back. It feels like a next team.
0:03.3	It's a different thing man and to watch the guys play now and the way they're playing.
0:07.3	The playoff hopes, the determination, the competitiveness that we see, I think that energy is definitely back for sure.
0:13.0	Welcome to Boardroom Talks. I'm your host Eddie Gonzales and today I am joined by a six-time all-star
0:22.4	five-time all-MBA.
0:24.4	The first player in history to go from high school to the NBA
0:26.7	and women work in the year.
0:28.0	Correct.
0:28.6	The latest member of the Phoenix Sons Ring of Honor of Marry Stidermy.
0:34.6	Marry, how you living man?
0:35.6	I'm feeling good brother, feeling good.
0:37.3	How is life these days for you retirement life?
0:40.3	Like sometimes retirement life isn't that all retired are you busy or you you jumping around you
0:44.9	tell me you bounce around New York Miami how's life these days life is good bro?
0:49.2	Busy busy is you know still happens right you still have your investments that's still
0:55.1	working for you and also being spending time the children with all the sporting
0:59.7	activities and what and what not and then also just training and just learning all those still apply
1:06.1	to in today's time so my without without playing and not being in season I have
1:11.3	more time for those for those situations but retirement
1:15.2	so it feels good bro. How are the little ones doing I know you have Amore is it
1:19.3	junior like I would yeah yeah my guys are getting big I'm'm seeing on my Instagram. They're getting up there.
1:24.0	Yeah, my little guy baseball, my son basketball, my daughter plays basketball, my oldest daughter, she's taking
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