Charles Oakley Quotes

I thought the lanes opened up when Michael Jordan used to drive. I used to be like, 'Wow.'

In Chicago, they wanted Michael to do his thing and me to be just rebound. I'm more than a rebounder.

When people start comparing him with (Michael) Jordan then that's not a fair comparison. Jordan was a far more superior player in a very tough league, he was very creative. That's not taking away anything from LeBron because he is a great player, but it is not a fair comparison because Jordan is a far superior player.

There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either.

I'm a Michael Jordan fan just like everyone else. I just don't think he's the greatest player ever.

I can shoot a three pointer in basketball, and I can kick a soccer ball.

LeBron James can get a shot off under any and all circumstances and he makes them.

I love to cook like a mad man. If I could do it all over again? I would be a NBA basketball player.

I would like to say I do some pretty good impressions. I'm also one of the best basketball players in the world. I just chose not to go the NBA route, but people say I'm better than Kobe and LeBron.

Everybody knows that LeBron James is my favorite basketball player and I love the way he goes to the rack.

LeBron James - I'm such a big basketball fan, and to be in his body for a day and be able to just dunk at will, have that level of court awareness and size, oh my goodness, that would be a treat.

It's a different animal when you're in the NBA. You come in this league and you've got 7-footers who play 7 foot who are going to protect that rim come hell or high water.

I'm definitely not the caliber player that LeBron is, but I find it funny how people can criticize him and the way he plays the game. So it's pretty easy to criticize me if they are still able to criticize LeBron.

I don't like one-foot jumpers like LeBron James. It looks better jumping off two feet. Every time Michael Jordan jumped off two feet, it looked so much better.

The NBA fits my game.

I'm no slouch, but when comparing LeBron's game, I'm usually left out.

When I moved to Mississippi, I was playing in high school, and there wasn't a lot of talent around me. I figured out that I wasn't going to be able to get to the bucket a lot anymore.

I guess, if it wasn't for Jordan, there would be no LeBron or Kobe who plays like that.

I feel like my game is more like LeBron's than Kobe's, so that's why I think I gravitated toward his game more.

I can play three positions - five in college - but realistically three in the NBA.

I think there are much bigger differences between players in this league than between coaches. There is a big gap between LeBron James and the small forward for whoever. Far bigger than between two coaches.

Adam [Sandler] is a good basketball player, so he is a natural athlete, he worked with Sean Salisbury to make his footwork and delivery smooth, and he did a great job.

Doug Christie, what skill, what strenght, what power, what quickness. The visionof Magic Johnson, the athletisicm of Michael Jordan, the toughness of larry Bird. Dough Christie has it all

Michael Jordan on the court is a completely different guy. If the play requires him to leap out all the way and grab the ball, that's what he'll do. He may be a completely shy, withdrawn sort of person [off the court].

He's very knowledgeable. That's the one advantage that I see in Kobe Bryant's career compared to Michael Jordan. Ten years into Kobe Bryant's career, we're seeing a very polished 27-year-old player who's probably got another seven or eight great years ahead of him.