Charles Oakley

“You can't play Around the World in the NBA, you've gotta go to the basket.”

“When you play 40 minutes a game, you're going to average a lot of rebounds.”

“I'm cool with whatever. I'll just keep eating my bread, sipping my soup and serving my time. But the chicken is going to lay some more eggs one day.”

“Every team has a main guy.”

“Just because there's glass on the road don't mean there's been an accident.”

“David Stern is the mastermind behind a lot of stuff, he controls a lot of stuff, he dictates a lot of stuff so he's going to make himself look good.”

“I don't just hop in the car. I have destinations. I drive to relax. I'll be gone for two weeks, hit four or five major cities. I don't like being nowhere for more than two or three days. I just go. I don't have a schedule.”

“I'm not a high jumper, but you don't see guys intimidating me or posting me up.”

“I like Chicago. I've visited Chicago before and have family here.”

“There's always someone who wants to make you look bad.”

“You put in what you get out. If you don't put time into your game, you're not going to get better.”

“Knicks fans are the smartest in the world and they know you can't just play one end of the court.”

“They told me many times throughout my career to bite my tongue and I told them my tongue's been bleeding since I was born.”

“I'm just a piece of the pie, a slice of the pound cake.”

“You can't just score more points than last year without playing defense.”

“You can't throw a hook on the side of the road and expect to catch a fish in the grass.”

“If you have a horse that isn't winning any races, sooner or later you have to get a new jockey.”

“I love New York, gave my whole heart.”

“Back in our day and era, you had to have your potential and be ready to play right away. Everybody was talented.”

“A gentleman pays his debt within a week or two.”