Top 30 Quotes by Oscar Robertson

When you play guard, you're not going to block a lot of shots. Inside, you're going to block shots.

I think that basketball players should get the job done no matter how it looks on the screen.

If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot.

I was taught to play that way when I was in high school and even before I got to high school.

I think that everyone should be able to dribble. Everyone should be able to pass. Otherwise, why are you out there?

I'd like to think that the nature of the two teams - Boston being a championship team over the years and the Lakers, same thing - was a lot bigger than Larry Bird or Magic Johnson.

But if people are buying the products, naturally they're gonna use them.

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.

This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money.

Now, I guess, people want stars. People are trying to invent stars.