I don’t believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.
CHARLES BARKLEYWe’re just playing basketball. It’s not like we’re going out to have unprotected sex with Magic.
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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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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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The meek may inherit the earth, but they wont get the ball from me.
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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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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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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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The older I get, the faster I was.
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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’re just playing basketball. It’s not like we’re going out to have unprotected sex with Magic.
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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 don’t care what people think. people are stupid.
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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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Well, when I went off to college, the guys I used to hang with were pumping gas and voting Democrat. Today they’re still pumping gas and voting Democrat. Guess the Democrats didn’t do much for them.
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I think it sucks that in our country [the USA] there is such a double standard education-wise. Which part of the city you live in, or something like that, determines if you’ll be successful, and that’s not fair.
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My message is simple: take control of your life.
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