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 BARKLEYUnfortunately, 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.
More Charles Barkley Quotes
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You can talk without saying a thing. I don’t ever want to be that type of person.
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I read that heavy drinking is bad for your health. I decided I better stop reading.
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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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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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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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I’m not a role model. Just because I dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.
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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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I don’t worry about playing basketball; that comes natural. I just want to have fun.
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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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I think you have an obligation to be honest.
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If ifs were gifts, every day would be Christmas.
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My message is simple: take control of your life.
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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 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 don’t care what people think. people are stupid.
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