I don’t believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.
CHARLES BARKLEYWhen 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.
More Charles Barkley Quotes
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Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.
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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.
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White folks are not going to come to see a bunch of guys with tattoos, with cornrows. I’m sorry, but anyone who thinks different, they’re stupid.
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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.
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My message is simple: take control of your life.
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He’ll never be Jordan. This clearly takes him out of the conversation. He can win as much as he wants to.
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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.
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People say I eat a lot. I really don’t. More or less I just eat all the time.
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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.’
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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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Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last 50 years and they’re still poor.
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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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I just thank God for Dennis [Rodman], cause he makes me look like a saint.
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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.
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If all babies are so cute, how the hell do we have so many ugly people in the world?
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