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When you read the book you see that these guys aren’t holding any punches. They’re straightforward. They’re honest. They’re giving you their honest opinion.

Charles Barkley

We’re not all supposed to think alike.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Different Inspirational Thinking
But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Black Myself Oppression People See Story
You can talk without saying a thing. I don’t ever want to be that type of person.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Myself Person Talk Yourself
He’ll never be Jordan. This clearly takes him out of the conversation. He can win as much as he wants to.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Be Yourself Himself Idol Win
You can’t start a diet in the middle of the week, that’s just stupid.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Food Start Stupidity Yourself
I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I’ve got a technique. It’s called just go get the damn ball.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Laughter Myself People Sports Technique
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
My message is simple: take control of your life.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Control Inspirational Life Myself Simplicity
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
People always say he can run and he can jump. So can a deer and you wouldn’t put a deer in the game.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Animal Game Himself People
I think you have an obligation to be honest.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Attitude Honesty Myself Responsibility Thinking
When you get arrested it’s in big letters. When you get acquitted it’s in small letters.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Big Difference Oppression Yourself
I’m really disturbed about the gay marriage thing. Because I think gay people should get married, cause it’s their own business. Because as a Black man, I think you’ve got to be against any form of discrimination.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Business Difference Disturb Marriage Myself Oppression People Right
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.’
CHARLES BARKLEY

Black Democracy Mom Myself People Rich
Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.
CHARLES BARKLEY

End Light Perspective Possible Time
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 know I’m never as good or bad as one single performance. I’ve never believed in my critics or my worshippers, and I’ve always been able to leave the game at the arena.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Bad Believe Game Goodness Leaving Myself Performance
Preseason is just a way to screw fans out of money.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Fans Money Season Way
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 BARKLEY

Funny Money Myself Remember Yourself
Just because you say something doesn’t make it controversial, and it doesn’t make you a bad person.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Bad Person Talk Yourself
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Carry Man Strong Summer
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

Myself People Power Success
I don’t hate anyone, at least not for more than 48 minutes, barring overtime.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Hate Myself Time
If ifs were gifts, every day would be Christmas.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Deep Festival Gift
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Job Life Reality Serious Service World Yourself
We don’t need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Man Need Sports White
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Help Myself People Poor Rich

When you read the book you see that these guys aren’t holding any punches. They’re straightforward. They’re honest. They’re giving you their honest opinion.

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