Quotes from Lamar Odom

I have candy around my bed. I just kinda like reach over and eat it and then go back to sleep, no problem.

The young men in the inner city are without guidance, robbing and shooting each other with no remorse... Our system is crazy because we're planning to fail. Everybody needs something to grasp on to.

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.

If I put my mind to something and really want it, I'll go after it and get it.

Where I'm from, you're a square if you go to church or if you decide to read the Koran or Bible.

My grandmother was always upbeat, a naturally happy person. I think I got that from her.

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.

People tell me that I'm always smilin' on the court. I don't think about it. I just get emotional out there.