I don’t think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.
CHARLES BARKLEYI don’t think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.
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The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.
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I was a Republican until they lost their minds.
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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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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.
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I just thank God for Dennis [Rodman], cause he makes me look like a saint.
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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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When I speak to kids I tell them, ‘Hey, you think your parents are a pain in the ass now, but they’re going to get smarter as you get older.’
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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 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’m not paid to be a role model. I’m paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court.
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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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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 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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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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Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.
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