Odom Quotes & Sayings

I'm just a basketball player, you know? Just put me where you need me. — Lamar Odom

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

The truth is everything in the end. It is the greatest power in the world to make all people equal. If everyone knows what the truth is, no one can use lies to separate those people and turn them against one another. — Mel Odom

As many critics have pointed, out, terrorism is not an enemy. It is a tactic. Because the United States itself has a long record of supporting terrorists and using terrorist tactics, the slogans of today's war on terrorism merely makes the United States look hypocritical to the rest of the world. — William Eldridge Odom

Firing off 1,000 or 500 or 2,000 nuclear warheads on a few minutes' consideration has always struck me as an absurd way to go to war. — William Odom

By the time you have finished reading this book, you should be comfortable and confident in your understanding of IP addresses, their formats, the grouping concepts, how to subdivide groups into subnets, how to interpret the documentation for existing networks' IP addressing, and so on. Simply put, you had better know addressing and subnetting! — Wendell Odom

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. — Lamar Odom

Idly, Wick wondered if he should feel insulted. Then he decided there really wasn't any room for considering an insult with all the fear running rampant in his mind. Maybe he was quiet on the outside, but he knew he was running around screaming inside his thoughts. — Mel Odom

It takes real planning to organize this kind of chaos. — Mel Odom

Me. I like to have fun. I'm like a kid in a candy story out there. — Lamar Odom

It was, however, in the interest of Osama bin Laden for us to destroy a secular Arab leader; it was very much in the interest of the Iranians because they wanted revenge against Saddam Hussein for Iraq's invasion in 1980. — William Odom

So the idea that you could put Kurds, Shiite Arabs, and Sunni Arabs in a nice, liberal, federal system in Iraq in a short amount of time, six months or a year, boggles the mind. — William Odom

People have always told me, 'Yo, you're too unselfish. Shoot more.' — Lamar Odom

Military officers from different countries, when they meet each other, tend to sort of fall in love, become mutual admiration societies, at the expense of realities. — William Odom

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

You've got to play with pride and guts. — Lamar Odom

Death always seems to be around me. — Lamar Odom

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

I've always felt that I'm a natural leader. — Lamar Odom

I think a lot of the media love the game and hate the people who play it. — Lamar Odom

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. — Lamar Odom

When Harlem residents Michael McMichael and Anthony Odom drove down 161st Street in a new-looking Range Rover, police immediately profiled the car as being bought with illegal income. But when Stevie Cohen claimed to be 400 percent more efficient than the entire investing world fifteen years running, talked publicly about his billion-bucks-a-year income, and bought a 6,000-square-foot, Zamboni-treated skating rink for his mansion just a few years after opening his own business, nobody blinked until decades had passed and multiple companies had been destroyed. — Matt Taibbi

You walk in our locker room and you see Pau Gasol, you see Andrew Bynum, you see Kobe, you see Ron Artest ... we have so many players that can play. — Lamar Odom

Lamar is just Lamar. My teammates probably can explain that a little better than I can. If I just go out there and do what I do and be myself, it shouldn't be a problem. — Lamar Odom

The presidents I served under don't have anything to do with my politics. — William Odom

Also, General Zinni, who commanded central command, was very much opposed to the war in the first place, as I was. We were both quoted to that effect in February of 2003. — William Odom

We need to go to the niceties of approaching the U. N. and let them have a chance to take it over, but we should set some sort of date and begin to move out and leave it to whoever takes over. — William Odom

Either you can do it or you can't. I think I can overcome anything I put my mind to. — Lamar Odom

I remember serving in Vietnam in that war, and many of us at the major Lieutenant Colonel, colonel level were frustrated that no one in the U.S. wanted to debate it that way. — William Odom

We've already seen proliferation. We started it with Britain, then France. Then we benignly let the Israelis do it. The Pakistanis and the Indians have recently done it. The Chinese have nuclear weapons. — William Odom

One of the frustrations of having a mind trained to think and consider possibilities was that it couldn't simply be stopped once engaged. — Mel Odom

I had a blast writing the Ranger in 'The Great Dinosaur Rush' for the Moonstone collection. The story turned out to be twice as long as it was supposed to be, but I was having fun. I even showed the Ranger in his 'old prospector' disguise, and I had some nice exchanges between the Ranger and Tonto. — Mel Odom

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. — Lamar Odom

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

I don't think that the war serves U.S. interests. I think Osama bin Laden's interests and the Iranian interests are very much served by it, and it's becoming a huge drain on our resources both material and political. — William Odom

I did some things I regret, and I know there are people who think they know me. I've heard the things they say, and some of them are hurtful. — Lamar Odom

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

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

Negative publicity makes people forget your best times. — Lamar Odom

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. — Lamar Odom

The whole notion of land property rights in the Arab world is different from that in Europe. — William Odom

In reality, I don't think that many of the policies we've attempted to apply to deal with it are going to have any serious effect. — William Eldridge Odom

Perception rules the world. Everyone knows that. Where we live and where we're from, you just can't escape it. — Lamar Odom

People who know me now can't believe I used to be shy, but in some ways I still am. — Mel Odom

In fact, it struck me when we invaded last year that if we did it without European and East Asian support, we were risking losing our alliance in Europe in exchange for Iraq, and that is a very undesirable exchange. — William Odom

The Lone Ranger is going to be one of those iconic characters that never rides off into the sunset. We need heroes like him - an underdog who fights the good fight, doesn't kill, and has some serious mojo when the chips are down. — Mel Odom

I think we're experiencing a resurgence of fantasy-type conventions in general because people want to get out around kindred spirits. Cons are a great place to meet people you've been tweeting and FB'ing with, and since you've had an online relationship with them, it's not like meeting for the first time. — Mel Odom

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

He hated sounding guilty. Terrible things always followed. — Mel Odom

I've decided that the political context is such that the only way reform will finally come about in the Russian military is that the deterioration goes beyond the point to which these old generals can stand up there and resist it. — William Odom

In World War II in Germany, we had a ration for one U.S. soldier, or one allied soldier for every twenty inhabitants. The ratio in Iraq is about one for a hundred and sixty. — William Odom

Once we destroyed the Saddam regime, we knew there was going to be a civil war. — William Odom

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

In New York, the dunk is not the thing. To break somebody down and shoot a J-that's as big as a dunk in New York. — Lamar Odom

Therefore, once U.S. forces leave, it is almost inevitable that an anti-Western, anti-U.S. regime will arise. — William Odom

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

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

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. — Lamar Odom

Vanaboding pares down and eliminates hundreds of expenses and many tasks and pursuits that steal your time; your life . Simplification is essential. The fact is you only need these five things in order to have a great life: excellent food, great sleep, good personal hygiene, healthy sex, and protection from the elements. I call these the Essentials of a Great Life. The pursuit of anything else will cost you dearly and will rarely adequately reward you. — Jason Odom

I shudder to think of an eternity spend without books. I have hopes that every book that was ever lost is somewhere waiting for me when my life here finally ends. — Mel Odom

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. — Lamar Odom

While people out there on the spot certainly have to be held accountable for what they've done personally, the chain of command responsibility for this strikes me as just as important and should be dealt with. — William Odom

You ever met one of those guys who, in a totally calm and composed way, can scare the shit out of you? Like an MMA fighter, or the fat Kardashian sister who married Lamar Odom? — Tucker Max

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. — Lamar Odom

Second, recent polls over there show that the majority of Iraqis want us to leave precipitously. — William Odom

Does any Watcher ever know that he is suddenly watching the Slayer until that moment is announced to him? — Mel Odom

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. — Lamar Odom

My mother and grandmother raised me. Queens raised me. — Lamar Odom

There's pressure every night to be the best on the court. I put a lot of pressure on myself. Pressure is part of the game. It is also part of life. I want to prove I can do the work and be a success off the court as well as on it. — Lamar Odom

Sometimes I still don't know if I'm prepared to go through the entire season, dealing with the different personalities, the crowds, the politics. — Lamar Odom

I'm always going to be under a microscope, and I haven't always handled it well. — Lamar Odom

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. — Lamar Odom

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. — Lamar Odom

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

We're all products of our environment. The key is not to fall. — Lamar Odom

I'm a role model. I have overcome the negativity, and I'm playing. — Lamar Odom

Another thing: if you should decide you must kill me before you talk to [ ... ], do not do it while we are still inside the inn. You will need help to get out. — Mel Odom

I've always been taught to care what other people think. My grandmother and mother taught me to project a positive image of myself. — Lamar Odom

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. — 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. — Lamar Odom

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

I will make a general statement that we have not had anything like the policy of holding people in high office responsible for their acts that I think we should. — William Odom

Acts of terror have never brought down liberal democracies. Acts of parliament have closed a few. — William Eldridge Odom

To say that you now trust the Russian military command and control system because some Russian general told you from the bottom of his heart that's the case, strikes me as most unrealistic. — William Odom

Sarcasm, as it turned out
even when it was instinctive and quick
cut into the time one had to manufacture one's escape. — Mel Odom

It was not in our interest to enter Iraq in the first place. — William Odom

He had fought wizards (though not because he wished to), battled goblinkin (only because running hadn't been an option at the time), and faced incredible monsters (drat the luck he sometimes had when he thought about it). — Mel Odom

A little adversity can't hold me down. — Lamar Odom

But I would make it unambiguously clear that we are going to withdraw, and if Iraq falls into civil war and if all these unhappy things occur, we're just going to have to accept them. — William Odom

I just try to focus on the basketball game and not get caught up in all the media. — Lamar Odom

I have never belonged to a party. I don't have party affiliation. — William Odom

If your dad always has candy, how cool is he? Coolest dude in the world. My kids think I'm cool. — Lamar Odom

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

At 2:26 AM on 3 June 1980, Colonel William Odom of the Strategic Air Command alerted National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski that the US nuclear warning system had detected an imminent 220-missile nuclear attack on the US. Shortly thereafter, the automated system revised its projection from 220 missiles to an all-out attack of 2200 missiles. Just before Brzezinski was about to wake up President Carter to authorize a counterattack, he was told that the 'attack' was an illusion caused by 'a computer error in the system'. — Stansfield Turner

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

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. — Lamar Odom

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. — Lamar Odom

Secrets are such hard things to manage whwn you're not the only one who knows. — Mel Odom

My grandma always said bad things don't last forever. — Lamar Odom

I think it's better to be a legend while ye're alive to enjoy it. — Mel Odom