All-star game Quote by Oscar Robertson

When I started playing, I wasn't fast, I was gangly, my jumpshot was terrible.

— Oscar Robertson

It's a sad commentary when I have to say that sometimes in our country we are real sensitive to race.

— 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…

— Oscar Robertson

Basketball is basketball.

— Oscar Robertson

Now, I guess, people want stars. People are trying to invent stars.

— 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…

— Oscar Robertson

But I like to think an athlete is an athlete.

— Oscar Robertson

This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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,…

— Oscar Robertson

But when I did it (the triple-double), I didn't even know it until someone told me.

— Oscar Robertson