“I’m afraid of the skeletons in my closet. I’ve got a whole cemetery full of them.”

I came to the realization a couple months ago that I am fat. If you get tired from walking – and that’s all that golf is – then you are officially fat.

I don’t believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.

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

I played against him (Wilkins) in college. Getting nominated with him, that’s pretty cool.

Just because you say something doesn’t make it controversial, and it doesn’t make you a bad person.

I’m not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.

The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.

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.’

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.

I just thank God for Dennis [Rodman], cause he makes me look like a saint.

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.

If Michael Jordan was a damn plumber, he couldn’t get a date. Any guy got $500 million looks good.

I think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.

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.

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.

I have nothing against old people; I want to be one myself one day.

A beautiful literary collection that tells of today’s country doctor, somewhat removed from our romantic black-bag image of days gone by, but still fulfilling an essential need in caring for spread-out populations.

Like a garbage truck, we need a ‘lie-truck’ which will collect lies from everyone’s houses every morning, even every hour!

And I’m kind of the end product of a collection of a really good vibe, and feeling, and creativity on the field.

People with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.

Smoking dope and hanging up Che’s picture is no more a commitment than drinking milk and collecting postage stamps.

I have a huge record and cd collection of all kinds of great classical, jazz and all music but I find the internet very accessible and quick.

The manner in which I learned to read and write, not only had great influence on my own mind, as I acquired it with the most perfect ease, so much so, that I have no recollection whatever of learning the alphabet.

Neither the army nor the treasury, but friends, are the true supports of the throne; for friends cannot be collected by force of arms, nor purchased with money; they are the offspring of kindness and sincerity.