I don't believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.... It's not like it was when I was growing up. My mom and my grandmother told me how it was going to be. If… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
I remember sitting down with the Rockets and saying, 'Yeah. I'm going to retire.' They said, 'Well, we'll give you $9 million.' And I said, 'You got a pen on you?' — 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
