Charles Barkley Quotes

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  • I don't know anything about Angola, but Angola's in trouble.

    "Nigeria, Switzerland, Egypt, and Thailand: A Rundown of USA Basketball's Most-Defenseless Olympic Victims" by Justin Peters, www.slate.com. August 3, 2012.
  • The word conservative means discriminatory practically. It's a form of political discrimination. What do the Republicans run on? Against gay marriage and for a war that makes no sense. A war that was based on faulty intelligence. That's all they ever talk about. That and immigration. Another discriminatory argument for political gain.

    Running  
    "Charles Barkley: John Mellencamp right, 'Conservative means discriminatory'" by Chris Baldwin, www.travelgolf.com. July 17, 2006.
  • It's the kind of game that makes you go home and beat your wife.

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  • The meek may inherit the earth, but they wont get the ball from me.

  • I want her to understand that it's going to be a factor in her life. I just want her to know that (racism) does exist, and I want her to always be diligent, and if she sees it, address it and fight it.

  • Every time I hear the word conservative it makes me sick to my stomach.

    "CNN Invites Charles Barkley to Trash Conservative 'Fake Christians'". Article by Tim Graham, www.newsbusters.org. February 17, 2008.
  • On his homesickness during the Barcelona Olympics -I miss America. I miss crime and murder. I miss Philadelphia. There hasn't been a brutal stabbing or anything here the last 24 hours. I've missed it.

  • When you're black, you have to deal with so much crap in your life from other black people. It's a dirty, dark secret; I'm glad it's coming out.

    "'Brainwashed' blacks hold up success". Interview with Breeanna Hare, www.cnn.com. October 28, 2014.
  • I want to be a politician. I think I understand how the system works, I think a lot of politicians are corrupt, and it's about time we put some people in there who are going to look out for the majority of the people instead of the rich people.

    "Britain Prepares to Withdraw Troops From Iraq". “The Situarion Room” with Wolf Blitzer, www.cnn.com. February 21, 2007.
  • All I know is, as long as I led the Southeastern Conference in scoring, my grades would be fine.

  • If a guy drew a charge on me, I tried to kick him in the balls.

  • Being black or white isn't an accomplishment. What you do with your life - or what you accomplish with your life - dictates what you should be proud of.

  • My wife's married. I'm not.

  • Everything gets blamed on the Clintons, every single thing in this world. I think Bill Clinton shot JFK, too.

    "Are SUV Owners Supporting Terrorism?; California Redefines Rape". “CNN Talkback Live” with Arthel Neville, www.cnn.com. January 8, 2003.
  • You can talk without saying a thing. I don't ever want to be that type of person.

  • Most sportswriters don't know their ass from a hole in the ground.

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

  • What I told [my teammates] after the game was I'm just fortunate [for] my 16 years because, this [injury] can happen every single night you go out and play... It can be over in one instant, so you should appreciate everyday.

  • I think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.

    "Charles Barkley tells Brown 'racism is a cancer'". Interview with Campbell Brown, www.cnn.com. October 27, 2008.
  • Unfortunately, as I tell my white friends, we as black people, we're never going to be successful not because of you white people but because of other black people.

    "Charles Barkley: 'Brainwashed' blacks hold up success" by Breeanna Hare, www.cnn.com. October 28, 2014.
  • I'm a mad dog whose only concern is winning.

    "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • Hey Steve, no offense, but if you couldn't shoot, there would be no reason for you to be alive.

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

    Funny   Basketball   Team  
  • I May Be Wrong but I Doubt It.

    "I May Be Wrong, but I Doubt It". Book by Charles Barkley, www.slate.com. October 1, 2002.
  • If you can't slam with the best, then jam with the rest.

    "Fictional character: Charles Barkley". Video Game "Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden", 2008.
  • Every time I think about changing a diaper, I run a little bit harder and a little bit faster to make sure I can afford a nanny until my daughter's old enough to take care of that herself.

  • Curling is not a sport. I called my grandmother and told her she could win a gold medal because they have dusting in the Olympics now.

    Sports  
  • I don't think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.

  • Yeah, I regret we weren't on a higher floor.

    Sports  
    “The Greatest Party Animals Of All Time” by Ryan Murphy, www.askmen.com.
  • These are my new shoes. They're good shoes. They won't make you rich like me, they won't make you rebound like me, they definitely won't make you handsome like me. They'll only make you have shoes like me. That's it.

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    Charles Barkley

    • Born: February 20, 1963
    • Occupation: Basketball player