Lamar Odom Quotes

Deliverance is about what I went through the first time. And I chalk it up as a learning experience.

Adversity teaches a man a lot about himself.

I guess if a person never quit when the going got tough, they wouldn't have anything to regret for the rest of their life.

Adversity builds character and character takes you places money can't.

Everybody has difficult years, but a lot of times the difficult years end up being the greatest years of your whole entire life, if you survive them.

I've learned at the book signings that everyone has obstacles.

God already knows what we're made of, but perhaps He wants us to learn what we're made of. I think we would all agree that we learn more from our tough times than from our easy times.

I've learned a lot from the experiences that I went through in high school, through college and overseas, and just everything in life. That is what prepared me for coming into the NBA, being undersized, no recognition, not getting anything easy, and I have been fortunate to prosper in this league.

Every journey that is successful has culs-de-sac and speed bumps. I carry a wisdom gene through my life through the good, the bad, and the ugly.

It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually.

Adversity has a way of introducing a man to himself.

Who hath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

But life is a great school. It thrashes and bangs and teaches you.

Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I'm pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take the good.

I didn't lead a very wise life, myself, but it was a full one and a grown-up one. You come of age very quickly through shipwreck and disaster.

Seven and half years ago I began my own journey. For me and my family it was a time of adversity. But during that adversity I derived a deeper faith. And born out of that adversity was a commitment to devote myself to those people and to those issues that truly matter to me.

Difficulty creates the opportunity for self-reflection and compassion.

Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself.

I think, in every person's life, you have ups and downs. You learn so much about yourself, sometimes even more, in the down times. Unfortunately, I had to go through it in public, which was not easy.

I'm going to talk about my struggles and come-up.

I think without struggle, you can't grow as a person - I think you need that in your life.

You learn from adversity more than anything because it allows you to see so much. It really allows you to see things in a different way.

I've been through a lot off the field. I think that kind of translates onto the field. Football serves for a lot of life lessons, and so it allows me to stay humble and continue to work.

I went through a lot, but as I went through it, I learned from the situations.

Struggle teaches you a lot of things, and I am happy that I witnessed a roller coaster ride. The journey has improved me as a person and made me more mature.