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.
CHARLES BARKLEYI’m not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.
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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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Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.
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The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.
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We don’t need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do.
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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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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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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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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 think you have an obligation to be honest.
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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 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.
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I’m afraid of the skeletons in my closet. I’ve got a whole cemetery full of them.
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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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I don’t believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.
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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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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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When you get arrested it’s in big letters. When you get acquitted it’s in small letters.
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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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Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last 50 years and they’re still poor.
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I was a Republican until they lost their minds.
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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’m not paid to be a role model. I’m paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court.
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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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You can’t start a diet in the middle of the week, that’s just stupid.
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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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I have nothing against old people; I want to be one myself one day.
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