Quotes from Greg Oden

I know it's a team game, but, you know, the great ones can do that - have their team involved and take over a game.

Is there any proof that I'm a bust? All there is proof of is that I have bad luck with injuries.

I don't want to be one of those guys that people just talk about. I'm not good with people talking about me. I'd rather be the guy that just goes out and proves himself, and there's nothing left to say.

You gotta be nice. The way I look at it, why not be a nice guy to people?

There's been so many times when I've heard people not pulling for me. So I just play and try not to think about it.

Fundamentals - everybody has that. I definitely have that.

I started to play in the fourth grade and didn't score for, like, a whole year.

Since I've been in fourth grade, all I've known was basketball.

It's a game. Don't put too much pressure on yourself that you can't have fun.

I wouldn't say I regret anything. I would say I just wish I did things better.

I'm not really worried about individual stats.

It's frustrating that my body can't do what my mind wants it to do sometimes. But worrying or complaining about it isn't going to fix anything.

I'll be remembered as the biggest bust in NBA history. But I can't do nothing about that.

My cousin got wrapped up in the NBA lifestyle and threw parties at my house all the time. So I got wrapped up in it, too.

Just basketball in general in Indiana is just huge, so that's everybody's getaway. That's our main thing, to think about the history. Obviously, Larry Bird is a very, very big part of that.

I'm from the inner city of Buffalo.

Everyone else has days when they don't want to smile, when you just want to come in and be regular.

I can be fine and not smile.

I hear it each day. If I'm not smiling, if I don't have the biggest grin on my face, then it's like I'm always down.

I'm going to try to jump over people, and I'm going to try to run all day. If my body lets me, I'll do it.

I know we're going to be connected for a long time, Kevin Durant and Greg Oden. He's a really, really good player. I'm a pretty decent player. So I hope things work out.

I know I'm one of the biggest busts in NBA history, and I know it will only get worse as Kevin Durant continues doing big things.

When my knee feels good, I'm always going to feel I can do more.

I know my knee's going to heal. I know it's going to get back. I just don't know when.