White folks are not going to come to see a bunch of guys with tattoos, with cornrows. I’m sorry, but anyone who thinks different, they’re stupid.
CHARLES BARKLEYIf 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.
More Charles Barkley Quotes
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When you’re black, you have to deal with so much crap in your life from other black people. It’s a dirty, dark secret; I’m glad it’s coming out.
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I’m not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.
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Yeah Ernie, its called defense, I mean I wouldn’t know anything about it personally but I’ve heard about it through the grapevine.
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I know I’m never as good or bad as one single performance. I’ve never believed in my critics or my worshippers, and I’ve always been able to leave the game at the arena.
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We’re just playing basketball. It’s not like we’re going out to have unprotected sex with Magic.
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We’re not all supposed to think alike.
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What does politically correct mean? If you’re fat, don’t ask me if you’re fat, because I’m gonna tell you the truth. You’re fat.
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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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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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We don’t need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do.
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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’m just what America needs: another unemployed black man.
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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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Listening to a woman is almost as bad as losing to one. There are only three things that women are better at than men: cleaning, cooking, and having sex.
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People always say turn the other cheek. If you turn the other cheek, I’m gonna hit you in the other cheek too.
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