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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I'm no role model.
Charles Barkley

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

If 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.
Charles Barkley

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

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 Barkley

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

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

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

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

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

The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.
Charles Barkley

The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.
Charles Barkley

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