I think you have an obligation to be honest.
CHARLES BARKLEYI 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?’
More Charles Barkley Quotes
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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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I was asked for years about being a Republican, probably because most black people are Democrats. My mother heard it once and called me and said ‘Charles, Republicans are for the rich people.’ And I said, ‘Mom, I’m rich.’
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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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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 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.
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I just thank God for Dennis [Rodman], cause he makes me look like a saint.
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When you get arrested it’s in big letters. When you get acquitted it’s in small letters.
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But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.
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I have nothing against old people; I want to be one myself one day.
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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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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 just what America needs: another unemployed black man.
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I’m not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.
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I was a Republican until they lost their minds.
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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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