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.
CHARLES BARKLEYI have nothing against old people; I want to be one myself one day.
More Charles Barkley Quotes
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I’m not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.
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I’m just what America needs: another unemployed black man.
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You got to believe in yourself. Hell, I believe I’m the best-looking guy in the world and I might be right.
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I played against him (Wilkins) in college. Getting nominated with him, that’s pretty cool.
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You can’t start a diet in the middle of the week, that’s just stupid.
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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.
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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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I just wish all these young black kids would realize how significant it is to stop acting a fool out there, killing each other, not getting their education. You know, people have died to put us in a situation to be successful.
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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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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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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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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.
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Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last 50 years and they’re still poor.
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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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I don’t think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.
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