Greg Oden Quotes

I don't smile all the time. Trust me, there have been days when I have been a mess.

People forget that I'm a human being, just because I play a sport that everybody loves. We're human. We're not invincible. We share the same feelings and emotions that people on the outside feel. I don't think people really understand that.

Why should you care for a woman like me? I'm always nervous or sick, or sad or too gay.

Sometimes when you're fighting, fighting, fighting, the mind needs some time off and you regroup and get back to normal.

I'm human, just like anybody else.

Do I have my days when I've thrown a little pity party for myself? Absolutely.

I'm just like anybody. I have my ups and downs.

I have a hard time being happy, and I think a lot of creative people suffer with that when life gets real happy.

I'm a human being. I feel all emotions. I'm not just happy all the time. Sometimes, I'm sad and feel the blues. Sometimes I even want to feel the blues. Sometimes, you want to feel down.

I don't think it's a bad thing to share how you feel, especially if people can relate to it.

Tears come from the heart and not from the brain.

A certain amount of anger doesn't make us less empathetic, less humane, less loving. It just makes us real.

People go through periods when things are dark and cloudy, and they talk dark and cloudy.

I cry a lot when I feel empathy. I can feel heartbroken by life, and I cry quite easily, sometimes for no reason. It's healthy, I think.

Nobody understands me, I'm really sensitive.

I'm really, really emotional.

There's nothing I love more than a good cry.

You can cry, ain't no shame in it.

People tend to put entertainers on pedestals. We're human beings, just like you. You may see us smiling, and whether we have money or not, we still have bills to pay, we still have our stresses. I think a lot of people want to focus on others' shortcomings to make themselves feel better. And it's a very sad thing.

I'm like everybody else. I get tired sometimes.

People see footballers as different beings, as if we're untouchable, as if nothing ever happens to us, but we're people. Of course we're privileged, but in the tangibles, we're the same.

I'm not brave, I'm not fantastic. I'm like any other woman. I'm unhappy. I'm difficult. I'm sad. Am I strong, too? Maybe, but not always. There are days when I don't want to see anyone. The most important thing you learn? You can live with it.

Things hurt me just as much as anyone else. My insecurities, failures. I'm vulnerable to comparisons.

I am as miserable as anyone - sometimes.

It's one thing to have forced time off as an actor, and another thing when you actually say, 'I don't want to read anything, and I don't want to talk to anybody.'