Charles Oakley

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

A lot of guys do the pretty things. Dunking, tattoos, earrings, sagging jeans. That's the league now. They have athletic ability, but they don't know the game.

I'm not the kind of guy you threaten.

In the old days Michael Jordan and Larry Bird worked for everything they got. They worked hard on their game.

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

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 the next play, knowing how to make things happen.

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 want to do what's best for the team, always.

I'm all about having a good time and respecting my teammates.

I don't have any specialties. Anything I cook, I just make it special.

When I first got into this league, I knew a lot. But I made myself better by listening and working hard.

One of the things about the NBA is anybody could be traded.

Chicago was a good place for me. Maybe New York will be better.

I was in New York, I went to a Yankees game and I called and said, 'Can I get tickets to the Knicks game?' They said, 'We can't get you tickets no more to the Knicks game.'... They had tickets, but they said they didn't have no tickets for me.

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

I just want to let the fans know I don't hate the Knicks. I love the Knicks.

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.

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

If you're picky, you have to learn about cooking.

I just don't like when you preach one thing and do something else.