Just because you say something doesn’t make it controversial, and it doesn’t make you a bad person.
CHARLES BARKLEYYou know it’s going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.
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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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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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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 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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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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My message is simple: take control of your life.
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I’m not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.
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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 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 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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When you get arrested it’s in big letters. When you get acquitted it’s in small letters.
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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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I don’t think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.
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Curling 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.
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