The meek may inherit the earth, but they wont get the ball from me.
CHARLES BARKLEYI always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I’ve got a technique. It’s called just go get the damn ball.
More Charles Barkley Quotes
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There’s only 5 real jobs in the world. Teacher, fireman, policeman, doctor and somebody who is in the armed service. If you don’t have one of those 5 jobs, you shouldn’t take your life that serious.
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I read that heavy drinking is bad for your health. I decided I better stop reading.
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I think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.
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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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Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last 50 years and they’re still poor.
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This is why I hate white people. You guys try to turn everything into a racial issue.
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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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People always say he can run and he can jump. So can a deer and you wouldn’t put a deer in the game.
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If you’re scarde to fail, you don’t deserve to be successful.
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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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You can talk without saying a thing. I don’t ever want to be that type of person.
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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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We’re just playing basketball. It’s not like we’re going out to have unprotected sex with Magic.
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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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You can’t start a diet in the middle of the week, that’s just stupid.
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I played against him (Wilkins) in college. Getting nominated with him, that’s pretty cool.
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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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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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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.
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There’s nobody you’d rather beat than your good friend.
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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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It’s the kind of game that makes you go home and beat your wife.
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I just wish all these young black kids would realize how significant it is to stop acting a fool out there, killing each other, not getting their education. You know, people have died to put us in a situation to be successful.
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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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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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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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