We’re just playing basketball. It’s not like we’re going out to have unprotected sex with Magic.
CHARLES BARKLEYI 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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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.
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You can’t start a diet in the middle of the week, that’s just stupid.
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If ifs were gifts, every day would be Christmas.
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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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Poor white people and poor black people just don’t know how much they have in common. Rich people don’t give a damn about either group.
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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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He’s got to bring something stronger than that. That’s like bringing milk to a bar, it’s not strong enough
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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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People always say turn the other cheek. If you turn the other cheek, I’m gonna hit you in the other cheek too.
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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’d never buy my girl a watch… she’s already got a clock over the stove.
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I don’t worry about playing basketball; that comes natural. I just want to have fun.
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Well, when I went off to college, the guys I used to hang with were pumping gas and voting Democrat. Today they’re still pumping gas and voting Democrat. Guess the Democrats didn’t do much for them.
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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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