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?’
CHARLES BARKLEYI played against him (Wilkins) in college. Getting nominated with him, that’s pretty cool.
More Charles Barkley Quotes
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Half Man, Half Sit-Out-The-Season.
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The older I get, the faster I was.
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Christian is going to be the strongest man in the NBA next year, because all he’s been doing all summer is carrying around the luggage for 11 guys.
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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’m not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.
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I think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.
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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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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 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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I’d never buy my girl a watch… she’s already got a clock over the stove.
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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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I like to help poor people who got no chance. If rich people don’t, who will? Not other poor people, that’s for sure.
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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 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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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.
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