--- title: "2 Barkley Quotes By Ernie Johnson Jr" description: "2 Barkley quotes by Ernie Johnson Jr. Plus more from Ernie Johnson Jr and more Barkley sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86e/ernie-johnson-jr-7733_alive_there-are-just-certain-nuances-of-the-ga_583327.jpg" --- > [There are just certain nuances of the game that cannot be defined by stats and that's why you can't rely on them. That's why Popeye Jones was Charles Barkley's biggest headache, not Kevin McHale. That's why Big Country Reeves is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernie-johnson-jr/there-are-just-certain-nuances-of-the-game-that-cannot-be-defined-by/) [Ernie Johnson Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernie-johnson-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86e/ernie-johnson-jr-7733_alive_there-are-just-certain-nuances-of-the-ga_583327.jpg) > [There's no act. That's the whole Charles Barkley package. That's why people like him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernie-johnson-jr/there-s-no-act-that-s-the-whole-charles-barkley-package-that-s-why/) [Ernie Johnson Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernie-johnson-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89e/ernie-johnson-jr-7733_act_there-s-no-act-that-s-the-whole-charles_873818.jpg) ## More by Ernie Johnson Jr > [Every time I do a game on TBS, I wear these: my dad's cuff links from 1958.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernie-johnson-jr/every-time-i-do-a-game-on-tbs-i-wear-these-my-dad-s-cuff-links-from/) [Ernie Johnson Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernie-johnson-jr/) > [There was a time I worshipped at the altar of Rudy Martzke.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernie-johnson-jr/there-was-a-time-i-worshipped-at-the-altar-of-rudy-martzke/) [Ernie Johnson Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernie-johnson-jr/) > [If I ever complain about my job, hit me with a rubber hose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernie-johnson-jr/if-i-ever-complain-about-my-job-hit-me-with-a-rubber-hose/) [Ernie Johnson Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernie-johnson-jr/) > [Golf teaches you about yourself. You haven't got anyone else to blame when things go wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernie-johnson-jr/golf-teaches-you-about-yourself-you-haven-t-got-anyone-else-to-blame/) [Ernie Johnson Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernie-johnson-jr/) > [I was a news anchor in Macon for a year and a half, and a news reporter for exactly one year in Spartanburg before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernie-johnson-jr/i-was-a-news-anchor-in-macon-for-a-year-and-a-half-and-a-news/) [Ernie Johnson Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernie-johnson-jr/) > [It's fun to go to a job where you know you're going to laugh before the day is over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernie-johnson-jr/it-s-fun-to-go-to-a-job-where-you-know-you-re-going-to-laugh-before/) [Ernie Johnson Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernie-johnson-jr/) > [I'm a Christian. I follow a guy named Jesus, you might have heard of him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernie-johnson-jr/i-m-a-christian-i-follow-a-guy-named-jesus-you-might-have-heard-of-him/) [Ernie Johnson Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernie-johnson-jr/) > [You may hate the pilot but you don't want the plane to crash.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernie-johnson-jr/you-may-hate-the-pilot-but-you-don-t-want-the-plane-to-crash/) [Ernie Johnson Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernie-johnson-jr/) > [Sometimes early in my career I thought what I did was who I was. As you mature, I've learned that is not the case.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernie-johnson-jr/sometimes-early-in-my-career-i-thought-what-i-did-was-who-i-was-as/) [Ernie Johnson Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernie-johnson-jr/) > [I kind of like the three-point shoot-out. It's very easy to understand, very simple.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernie-johnson-jr/i-kind-of-like-the-three-point-shoot-out-it-s-very-easy-to-understand/) [Ernie Johnson Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernie-johnson-jr/) > [A lot of times the interview relies not so much on the interviewee, but on the interviewer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernie-johnson-jr/a-lot-of-times-the-interview-relies-not-so-much-on-the-interviewee/) [Ernie Johnson Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernie-johnson-jr/) > [I'm going to pray for Donald Trump.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernie-johnson-jr/i-m-going-to-pray-for-donald-trump/) [Ernie Johnson Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernie-johnson-jr/) > [We're blessed we're working in sports, it's all fun and I never lose the fact there are three billion guys out there who would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernie-johnson-jr/we-re-blessed-we-re-working-in-sports-it-s-all-fun-and-i-never-lose/) [Ernie Johnson Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernie-johnson-jr/) > [There were trust issues with Hillary Clinton I couldn't get past, and there was this inflammatory rhetoric from Donald Trump, which to me was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernie-johnson-jr/there-were-trust-issues-with-hillary-clinton-i-couldn-t-get-past-and/) [Ernie Johnson Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernie-johnson-jr/) > [If I were doing any better I'd be jealous of myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernie-johnson-jr/if-i-were-doing-any-better-i-d-be-jealous-of-myself/) [Ernie Johnson Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernie-johnson-jr/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/barkley/ernie-johnson-jr/#itemlist", "name": "2 Barkley Quotes By Ernie Johnson Jr", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are just certain nuances of the game that cannot be defined by stats and that's why you can't rely on them. 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