I remember sitting down with the Rockets and saying, 'Yeah. I'm going to retire.' They said, 'Well, we'll give you $9 million.'… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
When you read the book you see that these guys aren't holding any punches. They're straightforward. They're honest. They're giving you their… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
I was asked for years about being a Republican, probably because most black people are Democrats. My mother heard it once and… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
Every time I think about changing a diaper, I run a little bit harder and a little bit faster to make sure… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
I think it's a travesty that the NBA can't just tell these guys to play basketball two days in a row. It's… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
If you go out with a girl and they say she has a great personality, she's ugly. If they tell you a… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
I think the biggest problem is parents are so concerned with being friends with their kids. You're not their friend. You're their… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
On his homesickness during the Barcelona Olympics -I miss America. I miss crime and murder. I miss Philadelphia. There hasn't been a… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
Yeah Ernie, its called defense, I mean I wouldn't know anything about it personally but I've heard about it through the grapevine. — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
When I speak to kids I tell them, 'Hey, you think your parents are a pain in the ass now, but they're… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
Being black or white isn't an accomplishment. What you do with your life - or what you accomplish with your life -… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
Poor white people and poor black people just don't know how much they have in common. Rich people don't give a damn… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
What I told [my teammates] after the game was I'm just fortunate [for] my 16 years because, this [injury] can happen every… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
You know what I always say about basketball whenever anybody tried to tell me the Knicks are gonna be good: They're old.… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
I want her to understand that it's going to be a factor in her life. I just want her to know that… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
I don't worry about playing basketball; that comes natural. I just want to have fun. David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Michael Jordan: this… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
I know a lot of people did a lot of heavy lifting to make me successful and I do everything in my… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
What bothers me the most are the Republicans and the Democrats: they act like little kids. They are lying to real people out here… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
I think people got more common sense than people give 'em credit for. — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
I played against him (Wilkins) in college. Getting nominated with him, that's pretty cool. — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
Everybody in the world has an ego. The only difference between us is we have a reason to have an ego. — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
One of the reasons I don't trust the media is you can't have a double standard for guys you like and dislike. — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
I just wish all these young black kids would realize how significant it is to stop acting a fool out there, killing each other,… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
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… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
If you get a chance to play with great players, that's half the battle. — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
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