Preseason is just a way to screw fans out of money.
CHARLES BARKLEYBut when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.
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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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You know it’s going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.
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I read that heavy drinking is bad for your health. I decided I better stop reading.
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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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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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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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Poor white people and poor black people just don’t know how much they have in common. Rich people don’t give a damn about either group.
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You can talk without saying a thing. I don’t ever want to be that type of person.
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It’s the kind of game that makes you go home and beat your wife.
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I just thank God for Dennis [Rodman], cause he makes me look like a saint.
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I don’t care what people think. people are stupid.
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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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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.
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Well, when I went off to college, the guys I used to hang with were pumping gas and voting Democrat. Today they’re still pumping gas and voting Democrat. Guess the Democrats didn’t do much for them.
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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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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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Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny.
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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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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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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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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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You can’t start a diet in the middle of the week, that’s just stupid.
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I’d never buy my girl a watch… she’s already got a clock over the stove.
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I’m not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.
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Every time I think about changing a diaper, I run a little bit harder and a little bit faster to make sure I can afford a nanny until my daughter’s old enough to take care of that herself.
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This is why I hate white people. You guys try to turn everything into a racial issue.
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