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I’m not paid to be a role model. I’m paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court.

Charles Barkley

I think it sucks that in our country [the USA] there is such a double standard education-wise. Which part of the city you live in, or something like that, determines if you’ll be successful, and that’s not fair.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Country Determination Myself Ourselves Success Thinking
I’m afraid of the skeletons in my closet. I’ve got a whole cemetery full of them.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Collection Haunted Myself Scare
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Athlete Gold Herself Reward Sports
You know it’s going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Best Black Goal Hell White Yourself
What does politically correct mean? If you’re fat, don’t ask me if you’re fat, because I’m gonna tell you the truth. You’re fat.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Myself Politics Right Truth Yourself
I don’t think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Interview Myself Thinking Trouble
I’d never buy my girl a watch… she’s already got a clock over the stove.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Funny Gift Myself Relationship Woman
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Help Myself People Poor Rich
Half Man, Half Sit-Out-The-Season.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Funny Man One Liner Sports
Every time I think about changing a diaper, I run a little bit harder and a little bit faster to make sure I can afford a nanny until my daughter’s old enough to take care of that herself.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Care Enough Myself Old Run Thinking Time
Unfortunately, as I tell my white friends, we as black people, we’re never going to be successful not because of you white people but because of other black people.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Black Friendship Myself People Success White
Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last 50 years and they’re still poor.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Democracy People Politics Poor Vote
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.’
CHARLES BARKLEY

Children Growth Myself Pain Parents Smart Talk Thinking
When you get arrested it’s in big letters. When you get acquitted it’s in small letters.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Big Difference Oppression Yourself
We don’t need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Man Need Sports White
You can’t start a diet in the middle of the week, that’s just stupid.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Food Start Stupidity Yourself
It’s the kind of game that makes you go home and beat your wife.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Funny Game Home Kind Wife Yourself
I was a Republican until they lost their minds.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Friendship Identity Lost Myself
If ifs were gifts, every day would be Christmas.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Deep Festival Gift
There’s nobody you’d rather beat than your good friend.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Friendship Goodness Hit Yourself
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Appearance Myself People Politics Rich Thinking Understand
My message is simple: take control of your life.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Control Inspirational Life Myself Simplicity
I’m not paid to be a role model. I’m paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Idol Myself Pay Price Role
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Better Cook Listening Lose Men Sex Woman
I don’t believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Athlete Believe Idol Myself Parents Role
I’m really disturbed about the gay marriage thing. Because I think gay people should get married, cause it’s their own business. Because as a Black man, I think you’ve got to be against any form of discrimination.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Business Difference Disturb Marriage Myself Oppression People Right
I’m not a role model. Just because I dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Children Idol Myself Role Sports

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