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Oscar Robertson Quotes

«I've got a system in place where the university gets a lot of money from me, especially when I die, ... I will still help the basketball program, too.»
«The most important thing is what the returning starters think, ... Can they get themselves together and play basketball? You've got to grow up right now. These things happen in sports.»
«There have been a couple of coaches there, through the years, that I didn't always agree with what was going on, ... Today, a lot of these guys at the university have my cell phone number.»
«Basketball wasn't what it is today, ... Being brought up in the ghetto, my parents were told, long before I came along, that education was the way out.»
«So many kids think that, ... But when you look at the history of players coming out (of college) early, only a handful really make it.»
«The whales are so many. They eat all the smaller fish and we fish all the smaller fish,»
«It's just good to be out here, ... I'm just glad to supply these guys.»
«Of course I think with my 14 years in the NBA I never made a million dollars,»
«It's a sad day for Bob, but what I don't understand is all these people pulling their (financial) support and things like that, ... There are a lot of things at UC I haven't liked over the years, but I still support the university.»
«Pete Newell was the Olympic coach and was a fine person. It was a great honor to play on that team, ... Jack McMahon of the Royals was another coach I enjoyed playing for in the NBA and I got the opportunity to play with and against so many great players.»