Greg Oden

I've been strong my whole entire life. ”

I was a professional rehab/workout guy for four years. I wasn't even a basketball player - just a guy who got paid to exercise. ”

Don't get me wrong: if I was healthy, I would love to continue playing, but I'm not healthy. ”

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

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. ”

If you're out there, and you can't do it, that makes you a bust. Well, I was never really out there. I was never Greg Oden in the NBA. ”

Marking success, for me, is walking onto a court and just walking off healthy, no matter if it is one minute or two minutes. ”

I'm from the inner city of Buffalo. ”

For starters, Portland isn't a great city to live in if you're a young, African American male with a lot of money. But that's especially true if you don't have anybody to guide you. ”

I just realized that basketball and going to the NBA was a possibility, and that's something that I want to use to better my family and possibly help the world if I can. ”