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title: "3 Dunk Quotes By Oscar Robertson"
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> [You see what happens in college and high school games today - a three-point shot or a dunk. I think that's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-robertson/you-see-what-happens-in-college-and-high-school-games-today-a-three/)

[Oscar Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-robertson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/382/oscar-robertson-13490_basketball_you-see-what-happens-in-college-and-high_784107.png)

> [It's like all guys want to do is make a dunk, grab their shirt and yell out and scream - they could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-robertson/it-s-like-all-guys-want-to-do-is-make-a-dunk-grab-their-shirt-and/)

[Oscar Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-robertson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/217/oscar-robertson-13490_basketball_it-s-like-all-guys-want-to-do-is-make-a_3004524.jpg)

> [You look at today, it's a different situation. You have a game that has been transformed into a game where almost every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-robertson/you-look-at-today-it-s-a-different-situation-you-have-a-game-that-has/)

[Oscar Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-robertson/)

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## Other authors on Dunk

## More by Oscar Robertson

> [When I started playing, I wasn't fast, I was gangly, my jumpshot was terrible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-robertson/when-i-started-playing-i-wasn-t-fast-i-was-gangly-my-jumpshot-was/)

[Oscar Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-robertson/)

> [It's a sad commentary when I have to say that sometimes in our country we are real sensitive to race.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-robertson/it-s-a-sad-commentary-when-i-have-to-say-that-sometimes-in-our/)

[Oscar Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-robertson/)

> [College coaches want to power the ball inside, they want (their post players) to power the ball up, but no one can shoot from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-robertson/college-coaches-want-to-power-the-ball-inside-they-want-their-post/)

[Oscar Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-robertson/)

> [Basketball is basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-robertson/basketball-is-basketball/)

[Oscar Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-robertson/)

> [Now, I guess, people want stars. People are trying to invent stars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-robertson/now-i-guess-people-want-stars-people-are-trying-to-invent-stars/)

[Oscar Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-robertson/)

> [People will think there are no other great ballplayers. Look at Garnett. Look at Duncan, Shaq, Kobe. Look at the players with Sacramento. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-robertson/people-will-think-there-are-no-other-great-ballplayers-look-at/)

[Oscar Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-robertson/)

> [But I like to think an athlete is an athlete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-robertson/but-i-like-to-think-an-athlete-is-an-athlete/)

[Oscar Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-robertson/)

> [Just because it is an All-Star Game doesn't mean that you are playing as efficiently as you should.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-robertson/just-because-it-is-an-all-star-game-doesn-t-mean-that-you-are-playing/)

[Oscar Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-robertson/)

> [This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-robertson/this-is-where-young-players-today-want-to-land-they-want-to-be-nba/)

[Oscar Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-robertson/)

> [Look, I think you should promote the game, but I think you should make it what it ought to be. Not some kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-robertson/look-i-think-you-should-promote-the-game-but-i-think-you-should-make/)

[Oscar Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-robertson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-robertson/i-don-t-blame-david-stern-because-a-player-gets-on-the-court-and-he/)

[Oscar Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-robertson/)

> [They should have a rule: in order to be a sportswriter, you have to have played that sport, at some level; high school, college,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-robertson/they-should-have-a-rule-in-order-to-be-a-sportswriter-you-have-to/)

[Oscar Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-robertson/)

> [But when I did it (the triple-double), I didn't even know it until someone told me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-robertson/but-when-i-did-it-the-triple-double-i-didn-t-even-know-it-until/)

[Oscar Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-robertson/)

> [You have to teach now - tell a kid how to box out, tell him how to pass, teach him footwork. Players don't understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-robertson/you-have-to-teach-now-tell-a-kid-how-to-box-out-tell-him-how-to-pass/)

[Oscar Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-robertson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-robertson/you-see-what-happens-in-college-and-high-school-games-today-a-three/)

[Oscar Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-robertson/)

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