93 Quotes by Oscar Robertson

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.

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.

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

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

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.

You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os.

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

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.

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.