Charles Oakley Quotes

I don't care what you say about me. Just spell the name right.

If you don't take your clothes seriously, why should your viewers take you seriously?

Presentation skills are key. People who work for you represent your brand. You want them to present themselves - and represent you - in a certain way.

I wanted to be my'self and I wanted the play'ers to take pride in ev'ery'thing they did. We rep'resent the Pitts'burgh Steel'ers but we also rep'resent the city of Pitts'burgh. You're a leader and a role model, whether you want to be or not.

That's what you want to keep sharing with the players in today's world: knowing that you represent yourself and your family each time you step on the court and to be the best at it because you never know where it leads to after it's all said and done.

Mum used to say that when I went out of the house, I represented her. I took that seriously. So I didn't get involved with a lot of things. I held myself in a particular way.

When I say something, I want people to take it to the bank that I mean it and believe in it. It humbles me that companies want me. It's a challenge to uphold their values and make their product look good. I take that personally.

For stage I try to dress down, because I want people to take me seriously.

If you want to be taken seriously, always check your fly.

There is no job a man can do that is undignified - if he does it well.

Never dress down for the poor. They won't respect you for it. They want their First Lady to look like a million dollars.

There is no labor a person does that is undignified; if they do it right.

When I'm interviewing someone, I want to make sure that he thought enough to take care of himself - to dress appropriately and to groom himself properly.

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

I think it's undignified if you don't do your job.

I realise that every time my face is on TV or I'm playing in a tournament, that I am a role model for a lot of people and a lot of kids do look up to me. I try to do my best in that regard and put myself across as honestly and as modestly as possible, as well.

My father used to say, 'Let them see you and not the suit. That should be secondary.'

It just makes that person feel that what his work is is going to be more valid. But who wants to see a guy standing in front, looking like a bum, doing something that a bums don't do? This don't make sense.

No one person should be bigger than the office he represents.

All you can do is be your best self. I've always felt that I had to be that much more aware of how I present myself. I'm representing more than just me. I think every person should think that way.

I become the face of the company, and that's a responsibility.

We shouldn't be too hard on vanity. It can be a mark of respect for the world.

It'd be nice if people consider me somewhat of an ambassador.

I think it's important how I come across to my students. I want them to see how professional women dress.

Every Motown act dressed classy, and we were clean-cut. Whenever you saw a Motown act, they were polished, and they knew how to treat people.