Greg Oden Quotes

I just wanted to be an athlete.

That's why I play basketball. To play a lot of minutes, and to help my team win.

My job is to get out there and try to become the best basketball player I can be.

I feel like I should be an NBA player.

I just gotta go out there and play basketball the way I know how to.

You can play a particular sport as long as you take good care of your body and you're confident enough and still have that hunger to where you want to be a part of an organization, a group of individuals where you feel you can contribute to the success of that team.

I play basketball all the time. Me and my band play every week on the road. That's something that I've never really given up since high school.

I'm pretty athletic and I play basketball a lot.

I always wanted to be an athlete growing up.

I love the game of basketball. I love being able to work every day. I love being able to watch film, be a student of the game. It may not show emotionally, but I just love that I'm able to do this.

I don't do anything else but play basketball.

I did pursue to be a good basketball player.

I just go out there and play basketball.

When you think about basketball, and you watch someone like Michael Jordan play basketball - even if you're a baseball player, there's still a lot to learn from there.

I always just take pride in being a basketball player.

I've always been a self-motivated guy for basketball.

I'm just here to play basketball and have fun and try to win another championship.

My dream is to play football as long as I can and that's what I want to do.

Sports is my passion.

Athletics is in my blood.

In football, I need full concentration even though I really enjoy it.

But I like to think an athlete is an athlete.

I was not a very good football player when I started out.

For me, I've lived a life as an athlete.

I have great admiration for athletes. They are just like actors in a lot of ways. They have tremendous pressures and conflicts. They have to compete, and they can't stay home just because they have a head cold.