Quotes from Lamar Odom

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.

I consider myself a little weak.

I don't think nobody's doubting I can play basketball.

Organizations are trying to save extra money. Players are trying to get extra money. That's the way it is.

For years I've been seeing my young brothers wearing Scarface T-shirts, John Gotti T-shirts, Rick James T-shirts. We don't have any icons or idols to look up to, just rappers and professional athletes.

Remember when Jay-Z wore a Che Guevara T-shirt? Nobody knew who Che was. Then Jay-Z wears it, and it's everywhere.

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.

I'm going to say my favorite thing is to eat salads, and I'll be like the altar boy.

I was going to fight for what I wanted first, and that was being in L.A. and being a Laker. L.A. was the first place that came to my mind. That's where my heart was at.

Negative publicity makes people forget your best times.

I've got a winner mentality, the mentality of a champion.

My mother and grandmother raised me. Queens raised me.

Most people don't want to get married. Being married, that's a responsibility.

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.

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.

We all have regrets, but the thing is to learn from life.

The Lakers have been nothing but great to me, and I want to keep the relationship great.

Being humbled has been a part of my life for a long time.

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.

When I had to bury my child, I probably didn't start grieving until a year and a half later.

People making it like I sit there and eat a whole plate of candy before I play a basketball game. I don't think anyone could do that.

The thing I love about the NBA game is that it's a playmaker's league.