“During an era when young hoopsters are taught big talent should come with a bigger ego, Greg Oden is so effusively humble it's unnerving.”

“I thanked her effusively and told her that it was a more thoughtful, suitable gift for me than anything I'd probably get from my own family.”

“I found him to be a totally honest witness, but he is voluble and answers questions quite effusively, not always directly.”