Back in our day and era, you had to have your potential and be ready to play right away. Everybody was talented. — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
Even though I retired, I work out four to five days a week, run two to three miles, I play ball. — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
I was in New York, I went to a Yankees game and I called and said, 'Can I get tickets to the Knicks game?'… — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
In the old days Michael Jordan and Larry Bird worked for everything they got. They worked hard on their game. — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
You can't play Around the World in the NBA, you've gotta go to the basket. — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
My thing was, if somebody talks about you this and that, you got to go prove them wrong. — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
If I would compare anybody to Michael Jordan, it would be Kobe Bryant. — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
I'm always willing to work stuff out, because I'm that type of guy. — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
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… — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
