"I think he probably was the best player to ever play the game."

Wayne Embry

"Every time I get on a basketball court, I'm chasing Oscar Robertson's legend. He set the standard for guys like me. I can only hope, when I'm done playing, that I've come close to what he's accomplished."

Jason Kidd

"Oscar Robertson is an incomparable superstar. He is also a thoughtful man and a man of vision. If you want insight into what formed Oscar in the crucial years of his youth, look here. It's a great book."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

"Oscar Robertson was never a rookie. He was the measuring stick for how a player should play. It is an honor to know him and to have competed against him. He is a man for the ages."

Jerry West

"Oscar was one of basketball's great leaders, and his life is one of basketball's great stories. He was unafraid, unabashed and unmatched in everything he did. There will never be another like him."

Bill Russell