Quotes by Oscar Robertson

About Oscar Robertson:

Oscar Palmer Robertson is a retired American National Basketball Association player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks. The 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), 220 lb (100 kg) Robertson played the shooting guard and point guard position, and was a 12-time All-Star, 11-time member of the All-NBA Team, and one-time winner of the MVP award in 14 professional seasons. He is the only player in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season. He was a key player on the team which brought the Bucks their only NBA title in the 1970–71 NBA season. His playing career, especially during high school and college, was plagued by racism.
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But I like to think an athlete is an athlete.

Oscar Robertson

But I think the image that's thrown out on television is a bad image. Because you see players who want to imitate hip-hop stars. And the NBA is taking advantage of the situation.

Oscar Robertson

But if people are buying the products, naturally they're gonna use them.

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 if you don't want to play.

Oscar Robertson

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

Oscar Robertson

I think that basketball players should get the job done no matter how it looks on the screen.

Oscar Robertson

I think that everyone should be able to dribble. Everyone should be able to pass. Otherwise, why are you out there?

Oscar Robertson

I think that teaching coaches are the norm now.

Oscar Robertson

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

Oscar Robertson

If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot.

Oscar Robertson

It's like all guys want to do is make a dunk, grab their shirt and yell out and scream - they could be down 30 points but that's what they do. Okay, so you made a dunk. Get back down the floor on defense!

Oscar Robertson

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

Oscar Robertson

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

Oscar Robertson

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

Oscar Robertson

When you go into a game on offense, you make a couple moves and see what the defender is going to do. Then you pretty much can figure out what he is going to do against you - whether he carries his hands low or high, whether he is bumping or pushing,...

Oscar Robertson

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

Oscar Robertson

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

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

You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os.

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 you see a lot of that in the pros today.

Oscar Robertson

Author Bio

  • NameOscar Robertson
  • DescriptionAmerican NBA player
  • AliasesThe Big O; Oscar Palmer Robertson
  • BornNovember 24, 1938
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionBasketball Player; Basketball Coach
  • AwardsNBA Most Valuable Player Award