Basketball Quotes by Charles Barkley

I May Be Wrong but I Doubt It.

— Charles Barkley

Half Man, Half Sit-Out-The-Season.

— Charles Barkley

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

— Charles Barkley

See, my hope and dream is that people have a good time watching basketball. It's not church. It's not serious.

— Charles Barkley

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

— Charles Barkley

I think that the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five.

— Charles Barkley

People say I eat a lot. I really don't. More or less I just eat all the time.

— Charles Barkley

Adrian Dantley is a guy that I looked at . . . on how to maneuver my body around.

— Charles Barkley

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

— Charles Barkley

You can talk without saying a thing. I don't ever want to be that type of person.

— Charles Barkley

I got pulled over when I was behind the wheel of a Porsche in Philly once for what we call DWB -…

— Charles Barkley

I just wish all these young black kids would realize how significant it is to stop acting a fool out there, killing…

— Charles Barkley

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

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…

— Charles Barkley

I was asked for years about being a Republican, probably because most black people are Democrats. My mother heard it once and…

— Charles Barkley

Every time I think about changing a diaper, I run a little bit harder and a little bit faster to make sure…

— Charles Barkley

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

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

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

— Charles Barkley

I don't how anybody taller than 6-4 can sit in those seats. And the airline executives don't give a damn 'cause they…

— Charles Barkley

I want to be a politician. I think I understand how the system works, I think a lot of politicians are corrupt,…

— Charles Barkley

You know what's amazing to me? America. There have been so many people who have stepped up, and I'm just proud to…

— Charles Barkley

“One billion b-balls dribbling simultaneously throughout the galaxy. One trillion b-balls being slam dunked through a hoop throughout the cosmos. I can…

— Charles Barkley

It drives me crazy when guys making $30 million are complaining about playing basketball two days in a row.

— Charles Barkley

It ain't like we're curing cancer or anything, we're watching basketball.

— Charles Barkley

Any time a little midget does something like this, you gotta give him a 10!.

— Charles Barkley

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

— Charles Barkley

I played against him (Wilkins) in college. Getting nominated with him, that's pretty cool.

— Charles Barkley

I like to help poor people who got no chance. If rich people don't, who will? Not other poor people, that's for…

— Charles Barkley

I love women's college basketball, but I don't want it in the NBA.

— Charles Barkley

All I know is, as long as I led the Southeastern Conference in scoring, my grades would be fine.

— Charles Barkley

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

— Charles Barkley

I can be bought. If they paid me enough, I'd work for the Klan.

— Charles Barkley

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

— Charles Barkley

I don't hate anyone, at least not for more than 48 minutes, barring overtime.

— Charles Barkley

I don't create controversies. They're there long before I open my mouth. I just bring them to your attention.

— Charles Barkley

Thank God for Jerry Springer's show. I thought only black folks were that screwed up until I watched Jerry Springer.

— Charles Barkley

He's got to bring something stronger than that. That's like bringing milk to a bar, it's not strong enough

— Charles Barkley

I'm just what America needs: another unemployed black man. (on his retirement from basketball)

— Charles Barkley

I came to the realization a couple months ago that I am fat. If you get tired from walking - and that's…

— Charles Barkley