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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.

Charles Barkley

I don’t think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Interview Myself Thinking Trouble
People always say he can run and he can jump. So can a deer and you wouldn’t put a deer in the game.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Animal Game Himself People
I think you have an obligation to be honest.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Attitude Honesty Myself Responsibility Thinking
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Bad Believe Game Goodness Leaving Myself Performance
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Appearance Goodness Myself Rich Sports Yourself
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Accomplishment Black Identity Life Proud Race White Yourself
If all babies are so cute, how the hell do we have so many ugly people in the world?
CHARLES BARKLEY

Appearance Beautiful Children People Ugly World
But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Black Myself Oppression People See Story
This is why I hate white people. You guys try to turn everything into a racial issue.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Hate Issues Myself Race White
We don’t need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Man Need Sports White
Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.
CHARLES BARKLEY

End Light Perspective Possible Time
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Business Difference Disturb Marriage Myself Oppression People Right
Every time I think about changing a diaper, I run a little bit harder and a little bit faster to make sure I can afford a nanny until my daughter’s old enough to take care of that herself.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Care Enough Myself Old Run Thinking Time
Unfortunately, as I tell my white friends, we as black people, we’re never going to be successful not because of you white people but because of other black people.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Black Friendship Myself People Success White
Curling is not a sport. I called my grandmother and told her she could win a gold medal because they have dusting in the Olympics now.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Athlete Gold Herself Reward Sports
He’ll never be Jordan. This clearly takes him out of the conversation. He can win as much as he wants to.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Be Yourself Himself Idol Win
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Act Black Children Death Education Kill Myself Stop Success Young
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Democracy Education Effort Myself Vote
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Myself Politics Right Truth Yourself
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Control Destiny Education Government Need People Poor Sports Time Yourself
I’m not paid to be a role model. I’m paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Idol Myself Pay Price Role
I don’t worry about playing basketball; that comes natural. I just want to have fun.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Fun Myself Play Sports Worry
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Direction Money Myself People Run Sports
I’m just what America needs: another unemployed black man.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Employment Man Myself Nation Need
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Daughter Democracy Goodness Job Kill Liberty Man Myself Oppression People Politics Time
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.’
CHARLES BARKLEY

Children Growth Myself Pain Parents Smart Talk Thinking
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Job Life Reality Serious Service World Yourself

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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