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From NBA Star to Torah Life — Amar'e Stoudemire's Journey

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  2. 1:31You can't build anything without having a manual or your instructions. So we have our we…
  3. 3:32right? We I I go and play against the Celtics, score 41 points, and then that…
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  5. 7:05affliction, whenever there's more pressure, whenever there's more, you know, hatred toward us, we have to…
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