As long as anti-gay legislation exists in any state, I strongly believe big events such as the Final Four and Super Bowl should not be held in those states’ cities.
CHARLES BARKLEYUnfortunately, as I tell my white friends, we as black people, we’re never going to be successful not because of you white people but because of other black people.
More Charles Barkley Quotes
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Preseason is just a way to screw fans out of money.
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When you get arrested it’s in big letters. When you get acquitted it’s in small letters.
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I came to the realization a couple months ago that I am fat. If you get tired from walking – and that’s all that golf is – then you are officially fat.
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If ifs were gifts, every day would be Christmas.
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If I weren’t earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming.
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I’m not a role model. Just because I dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.
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I’d never buy my girl a watch… she’s already got a clock over the stove.
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Christian is going to be the strongest man in the NBA next year, because all he’s been doing all summer is carrying around the luggage for 11 guys.
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Kids are great. That’s one of the best things about our business, all the kids you get to meet. It’s a shame they have to grow up to be regular people and come to the games and call you names.
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These are my new shoes. They’re good shoes. They won’t make you rich like me, they won’t make you rebound like me, they definitely won’t make you handsome like me. They’ll only make you have shoes like me. That’s it.
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The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.
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There’s only 5 real jobs in the world. Teacher, fireman, policeman, doctor and somebody who is in the armed service. If you don’t have one of those 5 jobs, you shouldn’t take your life that serious.
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You can talk without saying a thing. I don’t ever want to be that type of person.
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I don’t believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.
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Being black or white isn’t an accomplishment. What you do with your life – or what you accomplish with your life – dictates what you should be proud of.
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