You know what I always say about basketball whenever anybody tried to tell me the Knicks are gonna be good: They’re old. Old people don’t get healthy. They die.
CHARLES BARKLEYThe only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.
More Charles Barkley Quotes
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The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.
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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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My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character.
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I’m afraid of the skeletons in my closet. I’ve got a whole cemetery full of them.
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I played against him (Wilkins) in college. Getting nominated with him, that’s pretty cool.
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You got to believe in yourself. Hell, I believe I’m the best-looking guy in the world and I might be right.
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Well, when I went off to college, the guys I used to hang with were pumping gas and voting Democrat. Today they’re still pumping gas and voting Democrat. Guess the Democrats didn’t do much for them.
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It’s the kind of game that makes you go home and beat your wife.
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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 just thank God for Dennis [Rodman], cause he makes me look like a saint.
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When you read the book you see that these guys aren’t holding any punches. They’re straightforward. They’re honest. They’re giving you their honest opinion.
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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 think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.
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He’ll never be Jordan. This clearly takes him out of the conversation. He can win as much as he wants to.
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If all babies are so cute, how the hell do we have so many ugly people in the world?
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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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I think you have an obligation to be honest.
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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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This is why I hate white people. You guys try to turn everything into a racial issue.
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Half Man, Half Sit-Out-The-Season.
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I’m really disturbed about the gay marriage thing. Because I think gay people should get married, cause it’s their own business. Because as a Black man, I think you’ve got to be against any form of discrimination.
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We’re not all supposed to think alike.
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Poor white people and poor black people just don’t know how much they have in common. Rich people don’t give a damn about either group.
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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.
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Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last 50 years and they’re still poor.
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I just wish all these young black kids would realize how significant it is to stop acting a fool out there, killing each other, not getting their education. You know, people have died to put us in a situation to be successful.
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