People say that, but I think the NBA was bigger than Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. Oscar Robertson More Quotes by Oscar Robertson More Quotes From Oscar Robertson You've got to learn the footwork, the positioning, how to box out, how to pass, how to shoot your free throws. All these things are necessary, not to be the No. 1 player in the world, but maybe you can play against him. Oscar Robertson basketballsuccesssports It's like all guys want to do is make a dunk, grab their shirt and yell out and scream - they could be down 30 points but that's what they do. Okay, so you made a dunk. Get back down the floor on defense! Oscar Robertson guybasketballmotivational When you play against different people from all walks of life you can't do the same thing against every player defensively or offensively. You have to change up the way you go at a player. Oscar Robertson basketballplayerpeople It's a sad commentary when I have to say that sometimes in our country we are real sensitive to race. Oscar Robertson basketballrealcountry They should have a rule: in order to be a sportswriter, you have to have played that sport, at some level; high school, college, junior college, somewhere. Or, you should have had to have been around the game for a long time. Oscar Robertson basketballsportsschool I played when I played, and played, I think, against the greatest players in the greatest time in the history of basketball. Oscar Robertson basketballplayerthinking When I came into the league, once a team drafted you, they owned you forever. If they didn't like the clothes you wore, or the car you drove, they could blackball you. Oscar Robertson clothesteambasketball I think that everyone should be able to dribble. Everyone should be able to pass. Otherwise, why are you out there? Oscar Robertson ablebasketballthinking When you play guard, you're not going to block a lot of shots. Inside, you're going to block shots. Oscar Robertson blockbasketballplay But I think the image that's thrown out on television is a bad image. Because you see players who want to imitate hip-hop stars. And the NBA is taking advantage of the situation. Oscar Robertson starsbasketballthinking Actually, Magic and the Lakers beat Philadelphia for Magic's first NBA Championship. Oscar Robertson nba-championshipsphiladelphiabasketball But after that you don't see a lot of real good fundamental play. You see a showboat-type basketball which is almost parallel to street basketball. Oscar Robertson basketballrealplay I don't think that players learn how to play any other aspect of the game in high school or college. Oscar Robertson basketballplayerschool The Olympics were great, because you had to make the team, and then go to the games. Now, I don't know, these guys today don't want to do anything like that. Oscar Robertson teambasketballgames Some players are more physical than others, some play with more finesse. Some are just really great all-around players. So you have to change your game. Oscar Robertson basketballplayergames The triple-double is just a stat. It's a test of your strength and stamina and playing ability, really. Oscar Robertson abilitytestsbasketball You don't cut anywhere, don't pick down anywhere, don't double screen, no weak side picking. All these things that should happen in a game of basketball don't happen anymore. Oscar Robertson cuttingbasketballgames I played on an all-black high school team and we didn't want people saying that we were clowns. Oscar Robertson teambasketballschool I don't blame David Stern because a player gets on the court and he doesn't put out competitively. No one can make you play if you don't want to play. Oscar Robertson basketballplayerwant College coaches want to power the ball inside, they want (their post players) to power the ball up, but no one can shoot from that 15-foot area anymore. Oscar Robertson basketballplayercollege
