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
certainly
We'll do it. If we have to do it, we'll certainly do it.
When we were down at halftime, (Bryant) was ticked. He said nothing and that was scary.
defensive game point worst
We've got to make every game a defensive game. ... When you play the worst defensive game of the year, you get beat. Point blank.
anybody cold defeated effective emotional figure lose odds people
This was not like having a cold or the flu, this was a complicated surgery. Some people lose their lives, not just their career. When you figure he's been able to play for us, and even to be effective for us, anybody has to be inspired. He's defeated some long odds to be here and now he's an emotional part of this team.
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.
role-models negativity overcoming
I'm a role model. I have overcome the negativity, and I'm playing.
perception world knows
Perception rules the world. Everyone knows that. Where we live and where we're from, you just can't escape it.
adversity littles hold-me
A little adversity can't hold me down.
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.
mind want ifs
If I put my mind to something and really want it, I'll go after it and get it.
microscopes wells havens
I'm always going to be under a microscope, and I haven't always handled it well.
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.
fun kids stories
Me. I like to have fun. I'm like a kid in a candy story out there.
nba games league
The thing I love about the NBA game is that it's a playmaker's league.