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 if you don't want to play.
- Oscar Robertson Quote

I don't think that players learn how to play any other aspect of the game in high school or college.
- Oscar Robertson Quote

I think that teaching coaches are the norm now.
- Oscar Robertson Quote

I was taught to play that way when I was in high school and even before I got to high school.
- Oscar Robertson Quote

I'd like to think that the nature of the two teams - Boston being a championship team over the years and the Lakers, same thing - was a lot bigger than Larry Bird or Magic Johnson.
- Oscar Robertson Quote

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

Now, I guess, people want stars. People are trying to invent stars.
- Oscar Robertson Quote

Some players are more physical than others, some play with more finesse. Some are just really great all-around players. So you have to change your game.
- Oscar Robertson Quote

The thing about it is almost everyone could pass that way, but we were kept from doing it by our coaches.
- Oscar Robertson Quote

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

We're all Americans trying to compete. Magic was competing for his team and Larry for his team.
- Oscar Robertson Quote

When you play against different people from all walks of life you can't do the same thing against every player defensively or offensively. You have to change up the way you go at a player.
- Oscar Robertson Quote

When you play guard, you're not going to block a lot of shots. Inside, you're going to block shots.
- Oscar Robertson Quote

You don't cut anywhere, don't pick down anywhere, don't double screen, no weak side picking. All these things that should happen in a game of basketball don't happen anymore.
- Oscar Robertson Quote

You look at today, it's a different situation. You have a game that has been transformed into a game where almost every shot is either an outside shot - a three-point shot - or a dunk.
- Oscar Robertson Quote

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 you see a lot of that in the pros today.
- Oscar Robertson Quote

You've got to learn the footwork, the positioning, how to box out, how to pass, how to shoot your free throws. All these things are necessary, not to be the No. 1 player in the world, but maybe you can play against him.
- Oscar Robertson Quote