Lamar Odom
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.Collection: Respect
I've got a winner mentality, the mentality of a champion.
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.
I have candy around my bed. I just kinda like reach over and eat it and then go back to sleep, no problem.
We all have regrets, but the thing is to learn from life.
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.
Negative publicity makes people forget your best times.
My mother and grandmother raised me. Queens raised me.
Most people don't want to get married. Being married, that's a responsibility.
Death always seems to be around me.
When I had to bury my child, I probably didn't start grieving until a year and a half later.
I don't think nobody's doubting I can play basketball.
Being humbled has been a part of my life for a long time.
I consider myself a little weak.
The Mavericks and I have mutually agreed that it's in the best interest of both parties for me to step away from the team.
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.
Remember when Jay-Z wore a Che Guevara T-shirt? Nobody knew who Che was. Then Jay-Z wears it, and it's everywhere.
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.
Where I'm from, you're a square if you go to church or if you decide to read the Koran or Bible.
My grandmother was always upbeat, a naturally happy person. I think I got that from her.
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.
Organizations are trying to save extra money. Players are trying to get extra money. That's the way it is.
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.
It's good that I put my personal ego aside. My basketball ego was, 'Why we negotiating?' But my personal ego didn't take it personal. I put my personal ego aside a little bit.
If your dad always has candy, how cool is he? Coolest dude in the world. My kids think I'm cool.
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'm going to say my favorite thing is to eat salads, and I'll be like the altar boy.
The Lakers have been nothing but great to me, and I want to keep the relationship great.
I did some things I regret, and I know there are people who think they know me. I've heard the things they say, and some of them are hurtful.Collection: Regret
My grandma always said bad things don't last forever.Collection: Grandma
You've got to play with pride and guts.Collection: Pride
We're all products of our environment. The key is not to fall.Collection: Fall
If I put my mind to something and really want it, I'll go after it and get it.Collection: Mind
Either you can do it or you can't. I think I can overcome anything I put my mind to.Collection: Thinking
A little adversity can't hold me down.Collection: Adversity
Perception rules the world. Everyone knows that. Where we live and where we're from, you just can't escape it.Collection: Perception
When I'm on the court, it's like I'm in heaven.Collection: Heaven
I'm a role model. I have overcome the negativity, and I'm playing.Collection: Role Models
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.Collection: Winning
People have always told me, 'Yo, you're too unselfish. Shoot more.'Collection: People
I've always been taught to care what other people think. My grandmother and mother taught me to project a positive image of myself.Collection: Mother
I just try to focus on the basketball game and not get caught up in all the media.Collection: Basketball
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.Collection: Cocky
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.Collection: Basketball
Me. I like to have fun. I'm like a kid in a candy story out there.Collection: Fun
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.Collection: Player
I'm always going to be under a microscope, and I haven't always handled it well.Collection: Microscopes
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.Collection: Night
I've always felt that I'm a natural leader.Collection: Leader
In New York, the dunk is not the thing. To break somebody down and shoot a J-that's as big as a dunk in New York.Collection: New York