Best Oakland Quotes to Inspire, Uplift & Motivate You Every Day

“I could have been an artist painting pictures and I would have fell in love with Oakland.”

“I wasn't really happy in Oakland or anything like that.”

“The trash-talking, I think I would like to take that back. I really didn't want to get known as that, but that was just the way I was, the way I grew up back in Oakland, Calif., back on the playgrounds.”

“Oakland's got a lot of character.”

“I haven't been on too many winning teams - in Oakland, we were in first place most of the year, and it was pretty fun, pretty exciting.”

“Living in Ohio, I grew up an Oakland Raiders fan.”

“Being from Oakland, you see a lot of thing. You see friends turn on friends all the time. You see family turn on family.”

“I'm from Oakland and I started doing comedy around 2001.”

“I grew up in Ohio. I was born in a suburb of Oakland, but I grew up in Ohio.”

“My first two seasons in Oakland, I was still learning how to be a professional. But then right before the 2009 season, the wheels really came off.”

“My mom started working at the California Shakespeare Theater in Oakland when I was two years old, so I've always grown up around theater.”

“I grew up in L.A., I moved to Oakland when I was 14.”

“I always knew that one day my time with the Oakland Raiders would come to an end, but I have to say, that never would have been too soon.”

“Oakland kids are always the best.”

“The Warriors are a lifestyle. I love every Warrior that stayed. They represented Oakland with pride. I love the Warriors. I love Oakland. I love the people.”

“Oakland's time is coming. In fact, Oakland's time is already here. Tech is coming to Oakland, and it's terribly exciting.”

“As a Raider fan, I'll say we never want the Raiders to ever leave Oakland.”

“If you're from Oakland, and you're not a Raiders fan, then you're not from Oakland.”

“Let's make Oakland a model city.”