Lamar Odom
Lamar Odom
Lamar Joseph Odom is an American retired professional basketball player. As a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association, he won NBA championships in 2009 and 2010 and was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2011...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth6 November 1979
CityNew York City, NY
role-models negativity overcoming
I'm a role model. I have overcome the negativity, and I'm playing.
mind want ifs
If I put my mind to something and really want it, I'll go after it and get it.
night games want
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.
thinking mind overcoming
Either you can do it or you can't. I think I can overcome anything I put my mind to.
fun kids stories
Me. I like to have fun. I'm like a kid in a candy story out there.
emotional thinking people
People tell me that I'm always smilin' on the court. I don't think about it. I just get emotional out there.
microscopes wells havens
I'm always going to be under a microscope, and I haven't always handled it well.
nba games league
The thing I love about the NBA game is that it's a playmaker's league.
leader natural felt
I've always felt that I'm a natural leader.
perception world knows
Perception rules the world. Everyone knows that. Where we live and where we're from, you just can't escape it.
mother thinking 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.
heaven court
When I'm on the court, it's like I'm in heaven.
personality crowds different
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.
player lockers rooms
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.