People say that, but I think the NBA was bigger than Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
There's so many young peoople who start to play basketball and never learn the fundamentals. — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money. — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
We're all Americans trying to compete. Magic was competing for his team and Larry for his team. — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
I think that basketball players should get the job done no matter how it looks on the screen. — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
Actually, Magic and the Lakers beat Philadelphia for Magic's first NBA Championship. — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
When you play guard, you're not going to block a lot of shots. Inside, you're going to block shots. — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
Just fundamental things - I played guard and I played forward, so you get into a position where you are pivoting out… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
The players have no real self-esteem when it comes to putting the best image out there in a real competitive fashion. — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
You look at today, it's a different situation. You have a game that has been transformed into a game where almost every… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
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… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
I'd like to think that the nature of the two teams - Boston being a championship team over the years and the… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
The thing about it is almost everyone could pass that way, but we were kept from doing it by our coaches. — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
But I think the image that's thrown out on television is a bad image. Because you see players who want to imitate… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
It's like all guys want to do is make a dunk, grab their shirt and yell out and scream - they could… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
Who do I think was the greatest? This might shock you: Elgin Baylor. He did so many great things. Nobody could guard… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
When you go into a game on offense, you make a couple moves and see what the defender is going to do.… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
When you play against different people from all walks of life you can't do the same thing against every player defensively or… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
But after that you don't see a lot of real good fundamental play. You see a showboat-type basketball which is almost parallel… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
I don't blame David Stern because a player gets on the court and he doesn't put out competitively. No one can make… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
I don't know hardly any of the players who have the in-between game like me, who can go to any position on… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
You see what happens in college and high school games today - a three-point shot or a dunk. I think that's the… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
People will think there are no other great ballplayers. Look at Garnett. Look at Duncan, Shaq, Kobe. Look at the players with… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
I think no one has written a history of the great coaches who were around 30 to 40 years ago who taught the fundamentals. — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
Some players are more physical than others, some play with more finesse. Some are just really great all-around players. So you have… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
When I started playing, I wasn't fast, I was gangly, my jumpshot was terrible. — Oscar Robertson Copy Share
It's a sad commentary when I have to say that sometimes in our country we are real sensitive to race. — Oscar Robertson Copy Share
College coaches want to power the ball inside, they want (their post players) to power the ball up, but no one can shoot from… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share
People will think there are no other great ballplayers. Look at Garnett. Look at Duncan, Shaq, Kobe. Look at the players with Sacramento. The… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share
Just because it is an All-Star Game doesn't mean that you are playing as efficiently as you should. — Oscar Robertson Copy Share
This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money. — Oscar Robertson Copy Share
Look, I think you should promote the game, but I think you should make it what it ought to be. Not some kind of… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share
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… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share
They should have a rule: in order to be a sportswriter, you have to have played that sport, at some level; high school, college,… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share
But when I did it (the triple-double), I didn't even know it until someone told me. — Oscar Robertson Copy Share
You have to teach now - tell a kid how to box out, tell him how to pass, teach him footwork. Players don't understand… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share
You see what happens in college and high school games today - a three-point shot or a dunk. I think that's the reason that… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share
