People always say turn the other cheek. If you turn the other cheek, I’m gonna hit you in the other cheek too.
CHARLES BARKLEYHalf Man, Half Sit-Out-The-Season.
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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.
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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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You know it’s going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.
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He’s got to bring something stronger than that. That’s like bringing milk to a bar, it’s not strong enough
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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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We’re just playing basketball. It’s not like we’re going out to have unprotected sex with Magic.
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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 don’t believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.
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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’d never buy my girl a watch… she’s already got a clock over the stove.
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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.
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If all babies are so cute, how the hell do we have so many ugly people in the world?
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My message is simple: take control of your life.
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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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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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