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 BARKLEYIf 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.
More Charles Barkley Quotes
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I read that heavy drinking is bad for your health. I decided I better stop reading.
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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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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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I don’t believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.
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We’re not all supposed to think alike.
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Yeah Ernie, its called defense, I mean I wouldn’t know anything about it personally but I’ve heard about it through the grapevine.
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I don’t hate anyone, at least not for more than 48 minutes, barring overtime.
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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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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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I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I’ve got a technique. It’s called just go get the damn ball.
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I know I’m never as good or bad as one single performance. I’ve never believed in my critics or my worshippers, and I’ve always been able to leave the game at the arena.
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If ifs were gifts, every day would be Christmas.
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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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There’s nobody you’d rather beat than your good friend.
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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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This is why I hate white people. You guys try to turn everything into a racial issue.
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My message is simple: take control of your life.
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I have nothing against old people; I want to be one myself one day.
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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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You can talk without saying a thing. I don’t ever want to be that type of person.
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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’d never buy my girl a watch… she’s already got a clock over the stove.
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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.
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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’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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I think it sucks that in our country [the USA] there is such a double standard education-wise. Which part of the city you live in, or something like that, determines if you’ll be successful, and that’s not fair.
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