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Charles Barkley

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 BARKLEY

Help Myself People Poor Rich
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.’
CHARLES BARKLEY

Black Democracy Mom Myself People Rich
My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Character Myself Reality
He’s got to bring something stronger than that. That’s like bringing milk to a bar, it’s not strong enough
CHARLES BARKLEY

Enough Himself Strong
Kids are great. That’s one of the best things about our business, all the kids you get to meet. It’s a shame they have to grow up to be regular people and come to the games and call you names.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Business Children Game Greatness Growth Ourselves People Shame
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
There’s nobody you’d rather beat than your good friend.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Friendship Goodness Hit Yourself
I’m not a role model. Just because I dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Children Idol Myself Role Sports
I’m afraid of the skeletons in my closet. I’ve got a whole cemetery full of them.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Collection Haunted Myself Scare
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 don’t believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Athlete Believe Idol Myself Parents Role
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Death Goodness Healthy Old People Try Yourself
This is why I hate white people. You guys try to turn everything into a racial issue.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Hate Issues Myself Race White
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
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
Just because you say something doesn’t make it controversial, and it doesn’t make you a bad person.
CHARLES BARKLEY

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

Interview Myself Thinking Trouble
You can talk without saying a thing. I don’t ever want to be that type of person.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Myself Person Talk Yourself
I just thank God for Dennis [Rodman], cause he makes me look like a saint.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Appearance God Himself Myself Thankful
Social media is where losers go to feel important.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Feeling Important Lose Social Media
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
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
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
But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Black Myself Oppression People See Story
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Myself People Power Success
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
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

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