When you play 40 minutes a game, you're going to average a lot of rebounds. — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
Most coaches are mostly small guards because they think guards have more knowledge. — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
If I would compare anybody to Michael Jordan, it would be Kobe Bryant. — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
I guess I'm going to have to go Google myself and see why people think I shouldn't be coaching. — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
I just want to let the fans know I don't hate the Knicks. I love the Knicks. — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
You can't just score more points than last year without playing defense. — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
In Chicago, they wanted Michael to do his thing and me to be just rebound. I'm more than a rebounder. — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
Some guys get by on natural athletic ability. And then when they reach a certain point, they got to put in the… — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
The guys who beat me didn't get 1,000 rebounds. I did. It's not my fault the other guys didn't play as many games. — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
I'm not a troublemaker. People say, 'You got into a lot of incidents.' Yeah, but it was on the basketball floor. — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
Your offense might not be great every game, but defense is just about working hard and outworking your opponents. — 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… — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
We had guys come out of high school, Moses Malone, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, but all these guys could play. — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
Why complain to the NBA and to the officials all the time, just like Tyrone Hill, always complaining about me on the… — 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
I ask everybody, who's the best between Magic and LeBron? Everyone says Michael's greatest. But, OK, well, we'll give him his props.… — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
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… — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
There's been a thing with Detroit and the Bulls ever since I've been in the league. — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
I don't like 7-footers shooting threes, it's a disrespect to the game for me. — Charles Oakley Copy Share Image
You put in what you get out. If you don't put time into your game, you're not going to get better. — 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
I'm a veteran. I understand the game. I can control a game. I understand systems. I can play several positions. — 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
