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Charles Barkley [1963-0] American

Rank: 101
Athlete, Basketball player

Charles Wade Barkley is an American retired professional basketball player and current analyst on the television program Inside the NBA.

Sports, Good, Anger, Education, Family, Famous, Government, Positive

Quote	Tags	Rank
Somebody hits me, I'm going to hit him back. Even if it does look like he hasn't eaten in a while.	Anger	101
The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.	Good	102
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.	Good	103
Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.		104
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.	Education, Government	105
My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character.		106
You know it's going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.	Sports	107
My family got all over me because they said Bush is only for the rich people. Then I reminded them, 'Hey, I'm rich'.	Family	108
The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.		109
I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids.		110
Just because you say something doesn't make it controversial, and it doesn't make you a bad person.		111
But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.		112
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.	Famous	113
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.	Sports	114
I don't care what people think. people are stupid.		115
I think that the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five.		116
I don't think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.		117
I don't know what that gas is made of, but it can't smell any worse than Ernie Johnson 's gym bag.		118
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.	Sports	119
We don't need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do.		120
I think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.		121
This place? Nothing positive. OK, I want to say something positive. It's positively a dump.	Positive	122
I'm not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.		123
What I try to do is, I just want the fans to enjoy the game.		124
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.		125
If somebody hits you with an object you should beat the hell out of them.		126
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.		201
I'm no role model.		202
I'm a mad dog whose only concern is winning.		203
We're not all supposed to think alike.		204
It ain't like we're curing cancer or anything, we're watching basketball.		205
Any professional league that goes on strike right now - that's just suicide.		206
See, my hope and dream is that people have a good time watching basketball. It's not church. It's not serious.		207
Well, all I can say is that people know I'm not saying anything out of malice.		208
I love New York City; I've got a gun.		209
I think you have an obligation to be honest.		210
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.		211
One of the worst days of my life was telling Dick Ebersol I was going to TNT.		212
Look, I'm in the top 20 of players who ever lived.		213

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