Charles Barkley Quotes

I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids.
Charles Barkley

Mean, Basketball, Kids

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.
Charles Barkley

Sports, Good, Rich

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.
Charles Barkley

Education, Government, Help

I don't care what people think. people are stupid.
Charles Barkley

Somebody hits me, I'm going to hit him back. Even if it does look like he hasn't eaten in a while.
Charles Barkley

Anger, Him, While

You know it's going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.
Charles Barkley

Sports, Best, Black

My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character.
Charles Barkley

Character, Her, Realized

My family got all over me because they said Bush is only for the rich people. Then I reminded them, 'Hey, I'm rich'.
Charles Barkley

Family, Rich, Said

Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.
Charles Barkley

End, Light, Sometimes

Any professional league that goes on strike right now - that's just suicide.
Charles Barkley

Goes, Strike, League

I love New York City; I've got a gun.
Charles Barkley

Love, Gun, City

One thing about being famous is the people around you, you pay all their bills so they very rarely disagree with you because they want you to pick up the check.
Charles Barkley

Famous, Around, Pay

I don't know what that gas is made of, but it can't smell any worse than Ernie Johnson 's gym bag.
Charles Barkley

Made, Gym, Worse

I think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.
Charles Barkley

Black, Idiot, Whether

If somebody hits you with an object you should beat the hell out of them.
Charles Barkley

Hell, Somebody, Beat

We're not all supposed to think alike.
Charles Barkley

Alike, Supposed

But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.
Charles Barkley

Black, Show, Story

I don't think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.
Charles Barkley

Giving, Trouble, Interviews

I think that the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five.
Charles Barkley

Game, Win, Team

I'm not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.
Charles Barkley

Parents, Role, Paid

We don't need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do.
Charles Barkley

Guys, White, Guess

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.
Charles Barkley

Good, Bad, Game

I know that I'm never as good or bad as any single performance. I've never believed my critics or my worshippers, and I've always been able to leave the game at the arena.
Charles Barkley

Good, Bad, Game

I never would say a player stinks. Ever. I'll tell you their team stinks, and first of all, they know their team stinks. And the fans know their team stinks.
Charles Barkley

Team, Tell, Player

I think you have an obligation to be honest.
Charles Barkley

Honest, Obligation

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Nationality: American

Born: February 20, 1963

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