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title: "3 Alabama Quotes By Charles Barkley"
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> [I just grew up a poor black kid in Alabama with a single mom and two brothers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-just-grew-up-a-poor-black-kid-in-alabama-with-a-single-mom-and-two/)

[Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fd/charles-barkley-1266_alabama_i-just-grew-up-a-poor-black-kid-in-alaba_258928.png)

> [They don't let many black people in the governor's mansion in Alabama, unless they're cleaning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/they-don-t-let-many-black-people-in-the-governor-s-mansion-in-alabama/)

[Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad8/charles-barkley-1266_alabama_they-don-t-let-many-black-people-in-the_1466256.png)

> [I'm serious. I've got to get people to realize that the government is full of it. Republicans and Democrats want to argue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-m-serious-i-ve-got-to-get-people-to-realize-that-the-government-is/)

[Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e81/charles-barkley-1266_alabama_i-m-serious-i-ve-got-to-get-people-to-re_2805853.jpg)

## Other authors on Alabama

## More by Charles Barkley

> [What bothers me the most are the Republicans and the Democrats: they act like little kids. They are lying to real people out here…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/what-bothers-me-the-most-are-the-republicans-and-the-democrats-they/)

[Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/)

> [I think people got more common sense than people give 'em credit for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-think-people-got-more-common-sense-than-people-give-em-credit-for/)

[Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/)

> [I played against him (Wilkins) in college. Getting nominated with him, that's pretty cool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-played-against-him-wilkins-in-college-getting-nominated-with-him/)

[Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/)

> [Everybody in the world has an ego. The only difference between us is we have a reason to have an ego.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/everybody-in-the-world-has-an-ego-the-only-difference-between-us-is/)

[Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/)

> [There's no medical term for what I've got.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/there-s-no-medical-term-for-what-i-ve-got/)

[Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/)

> [One of the reasons I don't trust the media is you can't have a double standard for guys you like and dislike.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/one-of-the-reasons-i-don-t-trust-the-media-is-you-can-t-have-a-double/)

[Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/)

> [I'm no role model.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-m-no-role-model/)

[Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/)

> [I just wish all these young black kids would realize how significant it is to stop acting a fool out there, killing each other,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-just-wish-all-these-young-black-kids-would-realize-how-significant/)

[Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/)

> [I wish the American public wasn't so stupid if they realized that half the people on television make a living just to insult the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-wish-the-american-public-wasn-t-so-stupid-if-they-realized-that/)

[Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/)

> [If a guy drew a charge on me, I tried to kick him in the balls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/if-a-guy-drew-a-charge-on-me-i-tried-to-kick-him-in-the-balls/)

[Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/)

> [Golf is fun - until you hit somebody in the head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/golf-is-fun-until-you-hit-somebody-in-the-head/)

[Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/)

> [If you get a chance to play with great players, that's half the battle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/if-you-get-a-chance-to-play-with-great-players-that-s-half-the-battle/)

[Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/)

> [Everything gets blamed on the Clintons, every single thing in this world. I think Bill Clinton shot JFK, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/everything-gets-blamed-on-the-clintons-every-single-thing-in-this/)

[Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/)

> [I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-m-not-a-role-model-just-because-i-dunk-a-basketball-doesn-t-mean-i/)

[Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/)

> [We, as black people, we have a lot of crooks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/we-as-black-people-we-have-a-lot-of-crooks/)

[Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/)

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