Odion grew up as a young footballer watching the likes of Kanu Nwankwo, Samson Siasia, Jay Jay Okocha, Samuel Eto'o, Andy Cole etc. They were his role models who inspired him to be a striker.
Odion ໄດ້ເຕີບໂຕຂຶ້ນເປັນນັກກິລາຫນຸ່ມທີ່ເບິ່ງແຍງກັນ Kanu Nwankwo, Samson Siasia, Jay Jay Okocha, Samuel Eto'o, Andy Cole ຯ ລະຯ ພວກເຂົາເປັນຕົວແບບພາລະບົດບາດຂອງເຂົາທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບແຮງບັນດານໃຈໃຫ້ເຂົາເປັນຕົວແທນ.