The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.
CHARLES BARKLEYMy message is simple: take control of your life.
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I’m really disturbed about the gay marriage thing. Because I think gay people should get married, cause it’s their own business. Because as a Black man, I think you’ve got to be against any form of discrimination.
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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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I’m not paid to be a role model. I’m paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court.
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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 don’t think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.
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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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The older I get, the faster I was.
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There’s nobody you’d rather beat than your good friend.
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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 think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.
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I don’t hate anyone, at least not for more than 48 minutes, barring overtime.
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I’m just what America needs: another unemployed black man.
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But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.
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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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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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