GREG ODEN

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.

I want an Ohio State degree, and not all of their classes are online, so it might have to be after I retire.

There's more to life than basketball, and at some point, it's going to end anyway.

My mom didn't have a lot of money.

That's the worst part about all of the injuries and the criticism. It would be one thing if I had been healthy for five years and just sucked when I was on the court. But I can't prove what I can do because I can't stay healthy. Not having control over the situation makes it tough.

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

I'd be lying if I said that it didn't suck to see Durant doing so well.

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.

Like I would love to be a ladies man, but it's like... uh, you're seven feet tall, and you need to shave!

I lived in Indiana, and Reggie Miller was everywhere.

Me being in shape allows me to be more mobile and do better things, make bigger plays.

I'm just trying to work on my game and get better. That's all I can do. Keep working hard, keep trying.

I've been strong my whole entire life.

Growing up in Terre Haute, Indiana, there's not a whole lot to do. What I did was I just went to the basketball court at the Boys & Girls Club and literally stayed there all day until my mom got off of work.

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

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

I wanted to be a dentist when I was younger. But then I started to get big and realized that my hands were so big, I'd kind of scare the little kids away.

I'm not really worried about individual stats.

Everybody would love to be able to be great and make it to the NBA All-Star Game as a rookie. I mean, that is everybody's goal.

When I was out there on the floor, I think I did pretty good for myself... I've never really had enough time to play and actually improve.

It doesn't say how much you played on your championship ring.

I've played against LaMarcus Aldridge, and he kills me every time.

My favorite player, growing up, was David Robinson. He was really the first person that I actually knew about and actually watched.

I Bust-A-Move! Old-school style too: like, I'll bust a Robot out in a second.

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.