A biography for Lamar Odomhasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“My mother and grandmother raised me. Queens raised me.”
“I'm going to say my favorite thing is to eat salads, and I'll be like the altar boy.”
“We all have regrets, but the thing is to learn from life.”
“If your dad always has candy, how cool is he? Coolest dude in the world. My kids think I'm cool.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I've got a winner mentality, the mentality of a champion.”
“Being humbled has been a part of my life for a long time.”
“When I had to bury my child, I probably didn't start grieving until a year and a half later.”
“Most people don't want to get married. Being married, that's a responsibility.”
“My grandmother was always upbeat, a naturally happy person. I think I got that from her.”
“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.”
“I consider myself a little weak.”
“The Lakers have been nothing but great to me, and I want to keep the relationship great.”
“Organizations are trying to save extra money. Players are trying to get extra money. That's the way it is.”
“Death always seems to be around me.”
“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.”
“Negative publicity makes people forget your best times.”
“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.”