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 BARKLEYI’m not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.
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Preseason is just a way to screw fans out of money.
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The older I get, the faster I was.
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Yeah Ernie, its called defense, I mean I wouldn’t know anything about it personally but I’ve heard about it through the grapevine.
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I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I’ve got a technique. It’s called just go get the damn ball.
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I think you have an obligation to be honest.
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We’re just playing basketball. It’s not like we’re going out to have unprotected sex with Magic.
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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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Half Man, Half Sit-Out-The-Season.
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If ifs were gifts, every day would be Christmas.
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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 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?’
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I’m not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.
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Social media is where losers go to feel important.
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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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I don’t have time to put up with the politics. Who’s a Democrat? Who’s a Republican? Who’s liberal? Who’s conservative? Man, can my daughter just go to a school and not get killed? Can these people get a good job? That’s what I’m concerned about.
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