Charles Barkley Quotes (57 Quotes)

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 honest opinion.

I know a lot of people did a lot of heavy lifting to make me successful and I do everything in my power not to screw it up.

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

Everybody has got to do a little part, ... We're all in this world together and I appreciate them doing something positive with their time.

When I go around and I talk to young black kids, I really stress education. We've got this thing going on in black culture, where if you do well in school, you're considered acting white. If you use proper English, you're considered acting white. I say, 'We've got to get more kids acting white, then.' We want kids to speak proper English. We want them to get their education.

This is the greatest achievement of our lives, professionally, basketball-wise.

The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.

Because of the opportunities I've had in life, I feel I have an obligation to speak up about issues affecting our communities, and one of those issues is the health status of African-Americans and how to raise their level of health,

We're usually always trying something to make it handle a little bit better,

This place? Nothing positive. OK, I want to say something positive. It's positively a dump.

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.

I am not a role model.

Dr. King would be No. 1 thrilled with the racial advances we've made, but he would be disappointed in the state of black America with all this black-on-black crime, teenage pregnancies, kids not getting an education.

Another ho-hum par. I'm just letting them get over confident right now. I'll make my move on the back side.

You know it's going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.

Somebody hits me, I'm going to hit him back. Even if it does look like he hasn't eaten in a while.

My family got all over me because they said Bush is only for the rich people. Then I reminded them, 'Hey, I'm rich'.

I'm glad he's getting his due. I was fortunate enough to play against Dominique in college and the NBA, and I'm glad he's getting his recognition.

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.

They can't beat Detroit, first of all. But they aren't athletic enough, they don't guard, they have trouble with athletic people, the guards especially.

The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.

My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character.

I'm no role model.

They haven't killed me yet. Check the small print on the ticket. You're here at your own risk. I've seen better players then me hit people.

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

I came to the realization a couple months ago that I am fat. If you get tired from walking - and that's all that golf is - then you are officially fat.

The difference in the playoffs is you're playing against a good team every day. You're not playing one good team, then two bad, then two good ones. The one thing that I learned in my 16 years is that you might take a glimpse of tape before games, but (in the playoffs) you sit down and go over tapes every single day from game to game. . . . That's when you find out who can really play and who can really coach.

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

I just wish all these young black kids would realize how significant it is to stop acting a fool out there, killing each other, not getting their education. You know, people have died to put us in a situation to be successful.

You could say it was spectacular. That was the biggest one I've ever done, ... Most of the others rolled two or three times and that was it. It happened so fast and it was over. I had no time to think.

That caught us by surprise because this was the year the construction of the Rockville District Court was supposed to begin.

I don't care what people think. people are stupid.

We've won some heat races and had some decent finishes but we haven't been able to get the luck to win a feature,

It's embarrassing. If you are a man and you can't beat girls or the smart kids, you shouldn't be playing...I'm retiring from golf. I'm not going to play again.

When terrible events like this happen, everyone has to pull together and help out, ... That is the area of the country where I grew up and I know that any support those people get will be greatly needed and much appreciated.

I May Be Wrong but I Doubt It.

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

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.

I don't believe athletes should be role models.... We're a one-shot deal, one in a million, so we should be the least likely role models.... I think one of the problems in society today is that we don't stress education enough, because we glorify athletes, actors and actresses.

I'll give you three putts, and if you make one of them, I'll give your First Tee 25,000.

You know what's amazing to me America. There have been so many people who have stepped up, and I'm just proud to be an American. Yeah, there were some mistakes made, but I don't play the blame game. Let's move forward and rebuild New Orleans.

If you get a standing ovation for getting 12 points, there is something wrong. If I had scored 12 points, I would have gotten booed out of the building. My mother and grandmother would have called cussing me out.

They didn't give us all the money and all the endorsements after one year. Obviously, I wish it could have stunted my growth.

Kids are great. That's one of the best things about our business, all the kids you get to meet. It's a shame they have to grow up to be regular people and come to the games and call you names.

No matter how great a coach he is, there comes a time when it's not working. They shouldn't be this bad. The players are tuning him out.

I don't know what that gas is made of, but it can't smell any worse than Ernie Johnson 's gym bag.

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming.

We don't need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do.

Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.

If somebody hits you with an object you should beat the hell out of them.