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
grandmother thinking upbeat
My grandmother was always upbeat, a naturally happy person. I think I got that from her.
basketball talking nba
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.
basketball player needs
I'm just a basketball player, you know? Just put me where you need me.
grandma forever lasts
My grandma always said bad things don't last forever.
hate thinking media
I think a lot of the media love the game and hate the people who play it.
basketball media games
I just try to focus on the basketball game and not get caught up in all the media.
winning player thinking
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.
adversity littles hold-me
A little adversity can't hold me down.
people unselfish
People have always told me, 'Yo, you're too unselfish. Shoot more.'
fall keys environment
We're all products of our environment. The key is not to fall.
cocky want losing
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.
new-york down-and break
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.
pride play guts
You've got to play with pride and guts.
change culture leave
The hip-hop culture is part of the NBA, ... It's not going to leave just because we change what we wear.