American - Athlete | November 24, 1938 -
If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot.
Oscar Robertson
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Some players are more physical than others, some play with more finesse. Some are just really great all-around players. So you have to change your game.
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I think that everyone should be able to dribble. Everyone should be able to pass. Otherwise, why are you out there?
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When you play against different people from all walks of life you can't do the same thing against every player defensively or offensively. You have to change up the way you go at a player.
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Basketball is basketball.
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I don't think that players learn how to play any other aspect of the game in high school or college.
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You've got to learn the footwork, the positioning, how to box out, how to pass, how to shoot your free throws. All these things are necessary, not to be the No. 1 player in the world, but maybe you can play against him.
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It's like all guys want to do is make a dunk, grab their shirt and yell out and scream - they could be down 30 points but that's what they do. Okay, so you made a dunk. Get back down the floor on defense!
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You look at today, it's a different situation. You have a game that has been transformed into a game where almost every shot is either an outside shot - a three-point shot - or a dunk.
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But I like to think an athlete is an athlete.
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But I think the image that's thrown out on television is a bad image. Because you see players who want to imitate hip-hop stars. And the NBA is taking advantage of the situation.
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But if people are buying the products, naturally they're gonna use them.
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