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.
CHARLES BARKLEYWe don’t need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do.
More Charles Barkley Quotes
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I think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.
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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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Being black or white isn’t an accomplishment. What you do with your life – or what you accomplish with your life – dictates what you should be proud of.
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I’m not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.
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The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.
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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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People say I eat a lot. I really don’t. More or less I just eat all the time.
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I’m just what America needs: another unemployed black man.
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I’m not a role model. Just because I dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.
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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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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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Well, all I can say is that people know I’m not saying anything out of malice.
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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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The older I get, the faster I was.
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I don’t hate anyone, at least not for more than 48 minutes, barring overtime.
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