I think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.
— Charles Barkley
Well, all I can say is that people know I'm not saying anything out of malice.
I think you have an obligation to be honest.
We're not all supposed to think alike.
I'm not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.
I don't think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.
The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.
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.
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 love New York City; I've got a gun.
You know it's going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.
Look, I'm in the top 20 of players who ever lived.
See, my hope and dream is that people have a good time watching basketball. It's not church. It's not serious.
It ain't like we're curing cancer or anything, we're watching basketball.
Just because you say something doesn't make it controversial, and it doesn't make you a bad person.
Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny.
I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids.
Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.
I know that I'm never as good or bad as any single performance. I've never believed my critics or my worshippers, and I've always been able to leave the game at the arena.
I know I'm never as good or bad as one single performance. I've never believed in my critics or my worshippers, and I've always been able to leave the game at the arena.
Somebody hits me, I'm going to hit him back. Even if it does look like he hasn't eaten in a while.
My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character.
One of the worst days of my life was telling Dick Ebersol I was going to TNT.
I never would say a player stinks. Ever. I'll tell you their team stinks, and first of all, they know their team stinks. And the fans know their team stinks.
What I try to do is, I just want the fans to enjoy the game.
I'm a mad dog whose only concern is winning.
I don't know what that gas is made of, but it can't smell any worse than Ernie Johnson 's gym bag.
We don't need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do.
I'm no role model.
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.
The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.
I don't care what people think. People are stupid.
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.
