--- title: "21 Charles Barkley Quotes by 17 authors" description: "Browse 21 Charles Barkley quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Charles Barkley sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/228/samantha-ponder-12539_always_charles-barkley-is-always-a-good-intervi_2234589.jpg" --- > [Charles Barkley is always a good interview because he's honest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samantha-ponder/charles-barkley-is-always-a-good-interview-because-he-s-honest/) [Samantha Ponder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samantha-ponder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/228/samantha-ponder-12539_always_charles-barkley-is-always-a-good-intervi_2234589.jpg) > [Charles Barkley was a big teddy bear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-miller/charles-barkley-was-a-big-teddy-bear/) [Shannon Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62a/shannon-miller-12422_bears_charles-barkley-was-a-big-teddy-bear-131_1318475.png) > [I love Charles Barkley, he's a good friend of mine and he's a funny guy. He knows nothing about college basketball. Less…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-boeheim/i-love-charles-barkley-he-s-a-good-friend-of-mine-and-he-s-a-funny/) [Jim Boeheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-boeheim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/004/jim-boeheim-5054_basketball_i-love-charles-barkley-he-s-a-good-frien_2075011.jpg) > [It's Charles Barkley. He's a personality. I don't count him as a journalist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-beadle/it-s-charles-barkley-he-s-a-personality-i-don-t-count-him-as-a/) [Michelle Beadle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-beadle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3d/michelle-beadle-11505_count_it-s-charles-barkley-he-s-a-personality_2428425.jpg) > [Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler and I used to argue for hours about who the best athletes are. I thought football players were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-moon/charles-barkley-clyde-drexler-and-i-used-to-argue-for-hours-about-who/) [Warren Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-moon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/631/warren-moon-24197_arguing_charles-barkley-clyde-drexler-and-i-used_1537891.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) > [Charles Barkley, I used to watch him growing up. Then I met him. He was a big teddy bear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-miller/charles-barkley-i-used-to-watch-him-growing-up-then-i-met-him-he-was/) [Shannon Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad8/shannon-miller-12422_bears_charles-barkley-i-used-to-watch-him-grow_814411.png) > [I wouldn't give Charles Barkley an apology at gunpoint. He can never expect an apology from me... If anything, he owes me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scottie-pippen/i-wouldn-t-give-charles-barkley-an-apology-at-gunpoint-he-can-never/) [Scottie Pippen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scottie-pippen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ac/scottie-pippen-2516_apology_i-wouldn-t-give-charles-barkley-an-apolo_401154.jpg) > [Charles Barkley taught me a lot when I played against him. How he would use his body or use his dribble to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-duncan/charles-barkley-taught-me-a-lot-when-i-played-against-him-how-he/) [Tim Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-duncan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc1/tim-duncan-10197_body_charles-barkley-taught-me-a-lot-when-i-p_1255996.jpg) > [I love golf. But do you know how I got good at golf? Because of Charles Barkley. I was playing with Charles,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-dickerson/i-love-golf-but-do-you-know-how-i-got-good-at-golf-because-of-charles/) [Eric Dickerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-dickerson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4c/eric-dickerson-20929_do-you-know_i-love-golf-but-do-you-know-how-i-got-go_3216580.jpg) > [Honestly, I've always thought that Charles Barkley is the best guy on TV because he will really tell you what he thinks.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-brennan/honestly-i-ve-always-thought-that-charles-barkley-is-the-best-guy-on/) [Neal Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-brennan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/251/neal-brennan-4937_always_honestly-i-ve-always-thought-that-charle_759769.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.…](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) > [I have the utmost respect for Charles Barkley. He was a heck of a ballplayer... When it comes to basketball, please quote…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-sharpe/i-have-the-utmost-respect-for-charles-barkley-he-was-a-heck-of-a/) [Shannon Sharpe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-sharpe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/shannon-sharpe-4881_america_i-have-the-utmost-respect-for-charles-ba_866349.png) > [Karl Malone used a lot of veteran stuff that I thought was cool. Charles Barkley taught me a lot when I played…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-duncan/karl-malone-used-a-lot-of-veteran-stuff-that-i-thought-was-cool/) [Tim Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-duncan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f47/tim-duncan-10197_body_karl-malone-used-a-lot-of-veteran-stuff_195989.jpg) > [Guys are more apt to test me than they are to test a Charles Barkley. I think I have to go out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-armstrong/guys-are-more-apt-to-test-me-than-they-are-to-test-a-charles-barkley/) [B. J. Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23f/b-j-armstrong-5388_i-think_guys-are-more-apt-to-test-me-than-they-a_2280415.jpg) > [“1. Close Friend, someone who got yo back, yo "main nigga." 2. Rooted in blackness and the Black experience. From a middle-aged…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-sammy-alim-and-geneva-smitherman/1-close-friend-someone-who-got-yo-back-yo-main-nigga-2-rooted-in/) [H. Sammy Alim and Geneva Smitherman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-sammy-alim-and-geneva-smitherman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f0/h-sammy-alim-and-geneva-smithe_african-american_1-close-friend-someone-who-got-yo-back-y_1203954.jpg) > [“Side note: Down here, you're either an Amundsen guy, a Shackleton guy, or a Scott guy. Amundsen was the first to reach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-semple/side-note-down-here-you-re-either-an-amundsen-guy-a-shackleton-guy-or/) [Maria Semple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-semple/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20b/maria-semple-2954_michael-vick_side-note-down-here-you-re-either-an-amu_591232.jpg) > [I'm a huge sports guy, so getting messages from guys I grew up watching and following - Scott Van Pelt, Chris Paul,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-woodland/i-m-a-huge-sports-guy-so-getting-messages-from-guys-i-grew-up/) [Gary Woodland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-woodland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83f/gary-woodland-9215_adam_i-m-a-huge-sports-guy-so-getting-message_2142907.jpg) > [Charles Barkley played in an era where he was never the guy. He always had to take a back seat to Michael…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-sharpe/charles-barkley-played-in-an-era-where-he-was-never-the-guy-he-always/) [Shannon Sharpe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-sharpe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fca/shannon-sharpe-4881_always_charles-barkley-played-in-an-era-where-h_2769179.png) > [It's a different era. I understand what Charles Barkley was saying but you just can't take guys out. There's too much scrutiny.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-ainge/it-s-a-different-era-i-understand-what-charles-barkley-was-saying-but/) [Danny Ainge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-ainge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fb/danny-ainge-23673_era_it-s-a-different-era-i-understand-what-c_3157703.jpg) > [My brother was a huge Charles Barkley fan - my brother went to Miami. He played power forward, and he always used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-pierce/my-brother-was-a-huge-charles-barkley-fan-my-brother-went-to-miami-he/) [Paul Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-pierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0d/paul-pierce-2454_about_my-brother-was-a-huge-charles-barkley-fa_811893.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/charles-barkley/#itemlist", "name": "Charles Barkley Quotes", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Charles Barkley is always a good interview because he's honest.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Samantha Ponder" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samantha-ponder/charles-barkley-is-always-a-good-interview-because-he-s-honest/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/228/samantha-ponder-12539_always_charles-barkley-is-always-a-good-intervi_2234589.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/228/samantha-ponder-12539_always_charles-barkley-is-always-a-good-intervi_2234589.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/228/samantha-ponder-12539_always_charles-barkley-is-always-a-good-intervi_2234589.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Charles Barkley is always a good interview because he's honest.” — Samantha Ponder", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Charles Barkley was a big teddy bear.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Shannon Miller" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-miller/charles-barkley-was-a-big-teddy-bear/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62a/shannon-miller-12422_bears_charles-barkley-was-a-big-teddy-bear-131_1318475.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62a/shannon-miller-12422_bears_charles-barkley-was-a-big-teddy-bear-131_1318475.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62a/shannon-miller-12422_bears_charles-barkley-was-a-big-teddy-bear-131_1318475.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Charles Barkley was a big teddy bear.” — Shannon Miller", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I love Charles Barkley, he's a good friend of mine and he's a funny guy. 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Veteran moves.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tim Duncan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-duncan/charles-barkley-taught-me-a-lot-when-i-played-against-him-how-he/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc1/tim-duncan-10197_body_charles-barkley-taught-me-a-lot-when-i-p_1255996.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc1/tim-duncan-10197_body_charles-barkley-taught-me-a-lot-when-i-p_1255996.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc1/tim-duncan-10197_body_charles-barkley-taught-me-a-lot-when-i-p_1255996.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Charles Barkley taught me a lot when I played against him. How he would use his body or use his dribble to…” — Tim Duncan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I love golf. But do you know how I got good at golf? 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Veteran moves.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tim Duncan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-duncan/karl-malone-used-a-lot-of-veteran-stuff-that-i-thought-was-cool/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f47/tim-duncan-10197_body_karl-malone-used-a-lot-of-veteran-stuff_195989.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f47/tim-duncan-10197_body_karl-malone-used-a-lot-of-veteran-stuff_195989.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f47/tim-duncan-10197_body_karl-malone-used-a-lot-of-veteran-stuff_195989.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Karl Malone used a lot of veteran stuff that I thought was cool. 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Rooted in blackness and the Black experience. From a middle-aged social worker: \"That Brotha ain like dem ol e-lights, he real, he a shonuff nigga\" 3. Generic, neutral refrence to African Americans. From a 30 something college educated Sista: \"The party was live, it was wall to wall niggaz there\" 4. A sista's man/lover/partner. from the beauty shop. \"Guess we ain gon be seein too much of girlfriend no mo since she got herself a new nigga\" From Hip Hop artist Foxy brown, \"Ain no nigga like the on I got.\" 5. Rebellious, fearless unconventional, in-yo-face Black man. From former NBA superstar Charles Barkley, \"Nineties niggas... The DailyNews, The Inquirer has been on my back... They want their Black Athletes to be Uncle Tom. I told you white boys you've never heard of a 90s nigga. We do what we want to do\" quoted in The Source, December 1992). 6. Vulgar, disrespectful Black Person, antisocial, conforming to negative sterotype of African Americans. From former Hip Hop group Arrested Development, in their best-selling song, \"People Everyday\" 1992: A black man actin like a nigga... got stomped by an African\" 7. A cool, down person, rooted in Hip Hop and black culture, regardless of race, used today by non-blacks to refer to other non-Blacks. 8. Anyone engaged in inappropriate, negative behavior; in this sense, Blacks may even apply the term to White folk. According to African American scholar Clarence Major's From Juba to Jive, Queen Latifah was quoted in Newsweek as criticizing the US government with these words. \"Those niggers don't know what the fuck they doing”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "H. 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He has my vote, you understand.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maria Semple" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-semple/side-note-down-here-you-re-either-an-amundsen-guy-a-shackleton-guy-or/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20b/maria-semple-2954_michael-vick_side-note-down-here-you-re-either-an-amu_591232.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20b/maria-semple-2954_michael-vick_side-note-down-here-you-re-either-an-amu_591232.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20b/maria-semple-2954_michael-vick_side-note-down-here-you-re-either-an-amu_591232.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Side note: Down here, you're either an Amundsen guy, a Shackleton guy, or a Scott guy. 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