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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

Bible, Square, Read, Koran

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

- Lamar Odom

Start, Year, Half, Grieving

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

- Lamar Odom

Play, Think, Play Basketball, Doubting

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

Young, Been, Brothers, Rick

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

- Lamar Odom

Think, Candy, Always, Dude

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

Feel, Lakers, About, Something Special

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

- Lamar Odom

Responsibility, Want, Most, Get Married

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

Personal, Why, Little Bit, Negotiating

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

- Lamar Odom

Like, Going, Favorite Thing, Salads

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

Young, Other, Everybody, Young Men

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

- Lamar Odom

Money, Trying, Players, Extra

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

- Lamar Odom

Think, Always, I Think, Happy Person

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

- Lamar Odom

Winner, Mentality, Got, Champion

My mother and grandmother raised me. Queens raised me.

- Lamar Odom

Mother, Grandmother, Raised, Queens

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

Goes, Like, Certain Way, Manners

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

Best, Away, Mutually, Mavericks

Negative publicity makes people forget your best times.

- Lamar Odom

Negative, Forget, Times, Publicity

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

Knew, Remember When, Wears, Wore

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

Think, I Think, May, Uptight

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

Bed, Candy, Over, No Problem

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

Woman, Need, Means, Another Woman

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

Play, Think, Making, Plate

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

- Lamar Odom

Want, Nothing, Been, Lakers

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

- Lamar Odom

My Life, Been, Humbled, Long Time

I consider myself a little weak.

- Lamar Odom

Myself, Little, Consider, Weak

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

Mind, Going, Being, First Place

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

- Lamar Odom

Life, Learn, Thing, Regrets

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