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.
CHARLES BARKLEYThese 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.
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 read that heavy drinking is bad for your health. I decided I better stop reading.
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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 just thank God for Dennis [Rodman], cause he makes me look like a saint.
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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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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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If ifs were gifts, every day would be Christmas.
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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 was a Republican until they lost their minds.
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My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character.
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I’m not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.
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Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny.
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I played against him (Wilkins) in college. Getting nominated with him, that’s pretty cool.
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I think you have an obligation to be honest.
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You know what I always say about basketball whenever anybody tried to tell me the Knicks are gonna be good: They’re old. Old people don’t get healthy. They die.
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