Lamar Odom Quotes

There's pressure every night to be the best on the court. I put a lot of pressure on myself. Pressure is part of the game. It is also part of life. I want to prove I can do the work and be a success off the court as well as on it.

Organizations are trying to save extra money. Players are trying to get extra money. That's the way it is.

I'm a role model. I have overcome the negativity, and I'm playing.

I just try to focus on the basketball game and not get caught up in all the media.

I'm always going to be under a microscope, and I haven't always handled it well.

I don't think nobody's doubting I can play basketball.

You've got to play with pride and guts.

I think a lot of the media love the game and hate the people who play it.

People tell me that I'm always smilin' on the court. I don't think about it. I just get emotional out there.

My mother and grandmother raised me. Queens raised me.

There was a possibility I could have been out of the NBA. It's taught me something that was a little deeper than basketball. I'm talking about life decisions.

I'm going to say my favorite thing is to eat salads, and I'll be like the altar boy.

If your dad always has candy, how cool is he? Coolest dude in the world. My kids think I'm cool.

The Lakers are family. My kids don't have to switch schools. Little things like that are important. People don't think about things like that. I feel like something special is going to happen in this town.

My grandmother was always upbeat, a naturally happy person. I think I got that from her.

Respect goes a long way when you carry yourself a certain way and show manners when you first meet someone. If you do that, then it's hard for somebody not to like you.

I think it's easy for people to say, 'Because you do this, you must be this kind of person, vain or uptight or mean to people.' People have a sense of who you may be because of the job you do. That's unfair judgment.

I'm just a basketball player, you know? Just put me where you need me.

I'm one of those players that I think I can do what's asked of me. Whether it's putting the ball in the basket, rebounding the ball, diving on the floor, making other people better, I'm willing to do anything just to win.

The young men in the inner city are without guidance, robbing and shooting each other with no remorse ... Our system is crazy because we're planning to fail. Everybody needs something to grasp on to.

The thing I love about the NBA game is that it's a playmaker's league.

People making it like I sit there and eat a whole plate of candy before I play a basketball game. I don't think anyone could do that.

I was going to fight for what I wanted first, and that was being in L.A. and being a Laker. L.A. was the first place that came to my mind. That's where my heart was at.

Either you can do it or you can't. I think I can overcome anything I put my mind to.

For years I've been seeing my young brothers wearing Scarface T-shirts, John Gotti T-shirts, Rick James T-shirts. We don't have any icons or idols to look up to, just rappers and professional athletes.

We're all products of our environment. The key is not to fall.

My grandma always said bad things don't last forever.

Perception rules the world. Everyone knows that. Where we live and where we're from, you just can't escape it.

Me. I like to have fun. I'm like a kid in a candy story out there.

Sometimes I still don't know if I'm prepared to go through the entire season, dealing with the different personalities, the crowds, the politics.

When I'm on the court, it's like I'm in heaven.

Negative publicity makes people forget your best times.

I don't want a girlfriend because that means I've got a responsibility. I have a responsibility to call you. I have a responsibility not to be with another woman. I have a responsibility to be there on time when you need me.

Where I'm from, you're a square if you go to church or if you decide to read the Koran or Bible.

You want to remain hungry and stay in a good place as a competitor; at the same time, you want to be confident but not cocky. You have to realize that you can lose. We have to stay hungry, because losing is the worst thing that can happen now. That's a road we don't want to go down.

You walk in our locker room and you see Pau Gasol, you see Andrew Bynum, you see Kobe, you see Ron Artest ... we have so many players that can play.

If I put my mind to something and really want it, I'll go after it and get it.