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?’
CHARLES BARKLEYWe’re not all supposed to think alike.
More Charles Barkley Quotes
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I was asked for years about being a Republican, probably because most black people are Democrats. My mother heard it once and called me and said ‘Charles, Republicans are for the rich people.’ And I said, ‘Mom, I’m rich.’
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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 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.
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If you’re scarde to fail, you don’t deserve to be successful.
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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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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 think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.
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I’m not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.
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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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If Michael Jordan was a damn plumber, he couldn’t get a date. Any guy got $500 million looks good.
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Just because you say something doesn’t make it controversial, and it doesn’t make you a bad person.
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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.
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I played against him (Wilkins) in college. Getting nominated with him, that’s pretty cool.
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I think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.
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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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