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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.

Charles Barkley

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

Man Need Sports White
There’s nobody you’d rather beat than your good friend.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Friendship Goodness Hit Yourself
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
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Business Children Game Greatness Growth Ourselves People Shame
These are my new shoes. They’re good shoes. They won’t make you rich like me, they won’t make you rebound like me, they definitely won’t make you handsome like me. They’ll only make you have shoes like me. That’s it.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Appearance Goodness Myself Rich Sports Yourself
You can’t start a diet in the middle of the week, that’s just stupid.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Food Start Stupidity Yourself
My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Character Myself Reality
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
Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Control Destiny Education Government Need People Poor Sports Time Yourself
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Direction Money Myself People Run Sports
I think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Black Myself Race Thinking White
The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Inspirational Talent Work Yourself
The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Bad Difference Goodness Sports Success
I don’t care what people think. people are stupid.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Care Myself People Stupidity Thinking
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
It’s the kind of game that makes you go home and beat your wife.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Funny Game Home Kind Wife Yourself

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