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.
CHARLES BARKLEYThere’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.
More Charles Barkley Quotes
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I don’t hate anyone, at least not for more than 48 minutes, barring overtime.
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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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You can’t start a diet in the middle of the week, that’s just stupid.
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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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As long as anti-gay legislation exists in any state, I strongly believe big events such as the Final Four and Super Bowl should not be held in those states’ cities.
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The meek may inherit the earth, but they wont get the ball from me.
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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.
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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.
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The older I get, the faster I was.
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We’re just playing basketball. It’s not like we’re going out to have unprotected sex with Magic.
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Just because you say something doesn’t make it controversial, and it doesn’t make you a bad person.
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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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But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.
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When you read the book you see that these guys aren’t holding any punches. They’re straightforward. They’re honest. They’re giving you their honest opinion.
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People always say turn the other cheek. If you turn the other cheek, I’m gonna hit you in the other cheek too.
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