Quotes from Charles Oakley

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

I'm not a troublemaker. People say, 'You got into a lot of incidents.' Yeah, but it was on the basketball floor.

Some things don't just walk away. A dog got a broken leg, he ain't just going to walk away. He going to try to get himself together.

If I would compare anybody to Michael Jordan, it would be Kobe Bryant.

Even though I retired, I work out four to five days a week, run two to three miles, I play ball.

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

We had guys come out of high school, Moses Malone, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, but all these guys could play.

I'm in New York every two weeks. I don't have to ring a bell when I come to the city. I just do what I'm supposed to do when I'm in the city. I don't shy away.

I don't just hop in the car. I have destinations. I drive to relax. I'll be gone for two weeks, hit four or five major cities. I don't like being nowhere for more than two or three days. I just go. I don't have a schedule.

Coming from the inner city of Cleveland and growing up you never expected a street to be named after you or anything. It's a special honor.

When you walk out here with the Bobcats logo, stand for something. Not wearing your hat to the back, sagging jeans. Be a professional, that's how I present myself to them.

I always try to treat people with respect and I just don't know. I got three assault cases for no reason.

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.

Why complain to the NBA and to the officials all the time, just like Tyrone Hill, always complaining about me on the court?

I'm a veteran. I understand the game. I can control a game. I understand systems. I can play several positions.

My thing was I had attitude every night. No matter who I played, who I went against, what team, you've got to have an attitude.