Quotes By Charles Barkley

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.

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.

Well, all I can say is that people know I'm not saying anything out of malice.

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.

But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.

What I try to do is, I just want the fans to enjoy the game.

Any professional league that goes on strike right now - that's just suicide.

One thing about being famous is the people around you, you pay all their bills so they very rarely disagree with you because they want you to pick up the check.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Just because you say something doesn't make it controversial, and it doesn't make you a bad person.

One of the worst days of my life was telling Dick Ebersol I was going to TNT.

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

We're not all supposed to think alike.

I'm no role model.

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.

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

See, my hope and dream is that people have a good time watching basketball. It's not church. It's not serious.

Look, I'm in the top 20 of players who ever lived.

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

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

I think you have an obligation to be honest.

I love New York City; I've got a gun.

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

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

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