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> [My thing is, when Barkley played basketball, he didn't practice, he wasn't a leader, he wasn't this or that, he just had natural talent so he got chosen to the Dream Team, All Star team because he had the talent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-oakley/my-thing-is-when-barkley-played-basketball-he-didn-t-practice-he-wasn/)

[Charles Oakley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-oakley/)

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## More by Charles Oakley

> [Every team has a main guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-oakley/every-team-has-a-main-guy/)

[Charles Oakley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-oakley/)

> [Even though I retired, I work out four to five days a week, run two to three miles, I play ball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-oakley/even-though-i-retired-i-work-out-four-to-five-days-a-week-run-two-to/)

[Charles Oakley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-oakley/)

> [I was in New York, I went to a Yankees game and I called and said, 'Can I get tickets to the Knicks game?'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-oakley/i-was-in-new-york-i-went-to-a-yankees-game-and-i-called-and-said-can/)

[Charles Oakley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-oakley/)

> [I'm all about having a good time and respecting my teammates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-oakley/i-m-all-about-having-a-good-time-and-respecting-my-teammates/)

[Charles Oakley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-oakley/)

> [In the old days Michael Jordan and Larry Bird worked for everything they got. They worked hard on their game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-oakley/in-the-old-days-michael-jordan-and-larry-bird-worked-for-everything/)

[Charles Oakley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-oakley/)

> [You can't play Around the World in the NBA, you've gotta go to the basket.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-oakley/you-can-t-play-around-the-world-in-the-nba-you-ve-gotta-go-to-the/)

[Charles Oakley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-oakley/)

> [My thing was, if somebody talks about you this and that, you got to go prove them wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-oakley/my-thing-was-if-somebody-talks-about-you-this-and-that-you-got-to-go/)

[Charles Oakley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-oakley/)

> [You can't shut somebody up by losing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-oakley/you-can-t-shut-somebody-up-by-losing/)

[Charles Oakley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-oakley/)

> [If I would compare anybody to Michael Jordan, it would be Kobe Bryant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-oakley/if-i-would-compare-anybody-to-michael-jordan-it-would-be-kobe-bryant/)

[Charles Oakley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-oakley/)

> [I'm always willing to work stuff out, because I'm that type of guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-oakley/i-m-always-willing-to-work-stuff-out-because-i-m-that-type-of-guy/)

[Charles Oakley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-oakley/)

> [I like Chicago. I've visited Chicago before and have family here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-oakley/i-like-chicago-i-ve-visited-chicago-before-and-have-family-here/)

[Charles Oakley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-oakley/)

> [You can't say, 'You're a scorer, you score. You rebound, you rebound.' Basketball is more than that. Basketball is knowing the next step, knowing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-oakley/you-can-t-say-you-re-a-scorer-you-score-you-rebound-you-rebound/)

[Charles Oakley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-oakley/)

> [I'm in New York every two weeks. I don't have to ring a bell when I come to the city. I just do what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-oakley/i-m-in-new-york-every-two-weeks-i-don-t-have-to-ring-a-bell-when-i/)

[Charles Oakley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-oakley/)

> [Coming from the inner city of Cleveland and growing up you never expected a street to be named after you or anything. It's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-oakley/coming-from-the-inner-city-of-cleveland-and-growing-up-you-never/)

[Charles Oakley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-oakley/)

> [I shoot five or six times, go out and play defense and make sure everything is clicking. I'm like a transmission in a car.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-oakley/i-shoot-five-or-six-times-go-out-and-play-defense-and-make-sure/)

[Charles Oakley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-oakley/)

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