I came to the realization a couple months ago that I am fat. If you get tired from walking – and that’s all that golf is – then you are officially fat.
CHARLES BARKLEYWhen 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.’
More Charles Barkley Quotes
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The older I get, the faster I was.
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When you read the book you see that these guys aren’t holding any punches. They’re straightforward. They’re honest. They’re giving you their honest opinion.
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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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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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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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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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Preseason is just a way to screw fans out of money.
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Social media is where losers go to feel important.
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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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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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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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You can’t start a diet in the middle of the week, that’s just stupid.
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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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I played against him (Wilkins) in college. Getting nominated with him, that’s pretty cool.
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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 read that heavy drinking is bad for your health. I decided I better stop reading.
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I think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.
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This is why I hate white people. You guys try to turn everything into a racial issue.
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I don’t have time to put up with the politics. Who’s a Democrat? Who’s a Republican? Who’s liberal? Who’s conservative? Man, can my daughter just go to a school and not get killed? Can these people get a good job? That’s what I’m concerned about.
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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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If Michael Jordan was a damn plumber, he couldn’t get a date. Any guy got $500 million looks good.
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I’d never buy my girl a watch… she’s already got a clock over the stove.
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I don’t care what people think. people are stupid.
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We’re not all supposed to think alike.
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I was a Republican until they lost their minds.
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