The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.
CHARLES BARKLEYI’m just what America needs: another unemployed black man.
More Charles Barkley Quotes
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The meek may inherit the earth, but they wont get the ball from me.
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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.
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When you’re black, you have to deal with so much crap in your life from other black people. It’s a dirty, dark secret; I’m glad it’s coming out.
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If ifs were gifts, every day would be Christmas.
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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.
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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 don’t worry about playing basketball; that comes natural. I just want to have fun.
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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.
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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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He’s got to bring something stronger than that. That’s like bringing milk to a bar, it’s not strong enough
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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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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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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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We’re just playing basketball. It’s not like we’re going out to have unprotected sex with Magic.
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But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.
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