Greg Oden
Greg Oden
Gregory Wayne Oden, Jr.is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association. Oden, a 7 ft 0 in, 273-pound center, played college basketball at Ohio State University for one season, during which the team was the Big Ten Champion and the tournament runner-up in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. He currently serves as a student manager for the Ohio State Buckeyes...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth22 January 1988
CityBuffalo, NY
cable everybody food lay sure wants watch
Everybody wants to show him off, but I don't do that, ... If he wants to lay there, I make sure he has cable to watch and food to eat.
except guys played
I haven't played with a lot of guys like that except in all-star games, and those are just all-star games.
challenged coach good improve love point time
Coach Conley made the point that I've challenged myself from the time I was young and goofy. It would be a good thing to challenge myself and see what I've got to improve on. I'd love to do it (Olympic workouts).
driver drop rode walking
He was like, 'Big G, what up? Who you walking with?' ... I said, 'Nobody. I'm just sightseeing.' He was like, 'Get in.' He was going to a party, so I rode with him, then he had his driver drop me off.
driver drop rode walking
He was like, 'Big G, what up? Who you walking with?' ... I said, 'Nobody. I'm just sightseeing.' He was like, 'Get in.' He was going to a party, so I rode with him, then he had his driver drop me off.
angry argue broke mom
I was just angry at my mom, ... I don't know if it was because they broke up, but I used to argue with my mom a lot, just over little things.
attending coach experience learning sonny work
I told him that I don't think I'm ready, but the big thing he and coach Conley and Sonny all said was, without me attending and playing, that I won't know where I stand. If anything, it'll be a learning experience to see what I have to work on.
raised understand
You are who raised you. I've never been into entourages and stuff, and I know Zoe hasn't either, ... That's why I understand when he comes here and doesn't want to be bothered.
nba knows
I know I'm one of the biggest busts in NBA history
cities african-american portland
For starters, Portland isn't a great city to live in if you're a young, African American male with a lot of money,
breaks christmas entire forgot summers
When they (Greg Jr. and his brother, Anthony) started basketball, I couldn't see them as much, ... I used to have them for summers and entire Christmas breaks because I never wanted them to think I forgot about them.