I don’t think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.
CHARLES BARKLEYCurling is not a sport. I called my grandmother and told her she could win a gold medal because they have dusting in the Olympics now.
More Charles Barkley Quotes
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People always say he can run and he can jump. So can a deer and you wouldn’t put a deer in the game.
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If ifs were gifts, every day would be Christmas.
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I read that heavy drinking is bad for your health. I decided I better stop reading.
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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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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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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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I know a lot of people did a lot of heavy lifting to make me successful and I do everything in my power not to screw it up.
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The older I get, the faster I was.
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Well, all I can say is that people know I’m not saying anything out of malice.
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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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I remember sitting down with the Rockets and saying, ‘Yeah. I’m going to retire.’ They said, ‘Well, we’ll give you $9 million.’ And I said, ‘You got a pen on you?’
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I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I’ve got a technique. It’s called just go get the damn ball.
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Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny.
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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 played against him (Wilkins) in college. Getting nominated with him, that’s pretty cool.
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