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 BARKLEYBut when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.
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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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White folks are not going to come to see a bunch of guys with tattoos, with cornrows. I’m sorry, but anyone who thinks different, they’re stupid.
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Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.
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I don’t worry about playing basketball; that comes natural. I just want to have fun.
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Listening to a woman is almost as bad as losing to one. There are only three things that women are better at than men: cleaning, cooking, and having sex.
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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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You can’t start a diet in the middle of the week, that’s just stupid.
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Preseason is just a way to screw fans out of money.
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We’re not all supposed to think alike.
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You got to believe in yourself. Hell, I believe I’m the best-looking guy in the world and I might be right.
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If Michael Jordan was a damn plumber, he couldn’t get a date. Any guy got $500 million looks good.
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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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I’m not paid to be a role model. I’m paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court.
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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.
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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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