Charles Barkley Quotes

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

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.

The older I get, the faster I was.

I don't know anything about Angola, but Angola's in trouble.

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

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.

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

I was asked for years about being a Republican, probably because most black people are Democrats. My mother heard it once and called me and said 'Charles, Republicans are for the rich people.' And I said, 'Mom, I'm rich.'

I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I've got a technique. It's called just go get the damn ball.

Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last 50 years and they're still poor.

They run like deer, jump like deer and think like deer.

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.

I don't believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.

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.

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

Those Grizzlies are more like pandas.

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

I read that heavy drinking is bad for your health. I decided I better stop reading.

What does politically correct mean? If you're fat, don't ask me if you're fat, because I'm gonna tell you the truth. You're fat.

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

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.

If Michael Jordan was a damn plumber, he couldn't get a date. Any guy got $500 million looks good.

I want to be a politician. I think I understand how the system works, I think a lot of politicians are corrupt, and it's about time we put some people in there who are going to look out for the majority of the people instead of the rich people.

Social media is where losers go to feel important.

On his homesickness during the Barcelona Olympics -I miss America. I miss crime and murder. I miss Philadelphia. There hasn't been a brutal stabbing or anything here the last 24 hours. I've missed it.

If you're scarde to fail, you don't deserve to be successful.

People always say turn the other cheek. If you turn the other cheek, I'm gonna hit you in the other cheek too.

I May Be Wrong but I Doubt It.

If ifs were gifts, every day would be Christmas.

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.

People always say he can run and he can jump. So can a deer and you wouldn't put a deer in the game.

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.

My message is simple: take control of your life

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.

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.

You got to believe in yourself. Hell, I believe I'm the best-looking guy in the world and I might be right.

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.

He'll never be Jordan. This clearly takes him out of the conversation. He can win as much as he wants to.

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.

When you're black, you have to deal with so much crap in your life from other black people. It's a dirty, dark secret; I'm glad it's coming out.

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.

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

I'm not paid to be a role model. I'm paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court.

If all babies are so cute, how the hell do we have so many ugly people in the world?

We're just playing basketball. It's not like we're going out to have unprotected sex with Magic.

I'm serious. I've got to get people to realize that the government is full of it. Republicans and Democrats want to argue over stuff that's not important, like gay marriage or the war in Iraq or illegal immigration... When I run - if I run - we're going to talk about real issues like improving our schools, cleaning up our neighborhoods of drugs and crime and making Alabama a better place for all people.

I don't worry about playing basketball; that comes natural. I just want to have fun. David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Michael Jordan: this is like spring break in the ghetto.

I'd never buy my girl a watch... she's already got a clock over the stove.

I think you have an obligation to be honest.

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