I’m not a role model. Just because I dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.
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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I don’t hate anyone, at least not for more than 48 minutes, barring overtime.
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The older I get, the faster I was.
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The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.
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I want to be a politician. I think I understand how the system works, I think a lot of politicians are corrupt, and it’s about time we put some people in there who are going to look out for the majority of the people instead of the rich people.
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I think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.
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I like to help poor people who got no chance. If rich people don’t, who will? Not other poor people, that’s for sure.
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But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.
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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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If Michael Jordan was a damn plumber, he couldn’t get a date. Any guy got $500 million looks good.
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Half Man, Half Sit-Out-The-Season.
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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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People say I eat a lot. I really don’t. More or less I just eat all the time.
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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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We’re just playing basketball. It’s not like we’re going out to have unprotected sex with Magic.
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It’s the kind of game that makes you go home and beat your wife.
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