Best 135 quotes of Charles Barkley on MyQuotes

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

All I know is, as long as I led the Southeastern Conference in scoring, my grades would be fine.

America is divided by economics, and we as Americans, we've got to do a better job of supporting poor people.

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

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

As long as anti-gay legislation exists in any state, I strongly believe big events such as the Final Four and Super Bowl should not be held in those states' cities.

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.

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

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.

Every team in the Western Conference has flaws.

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

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

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.

Hakeem couldn't kick your ass cause you were too close, kissing his!

Half Man, Half Sit-Out-The-Season.

He'll never be Jordan. This clearly takes him out of the conversation. He can win as much as he wants to.

He's got to bring something stronger than that. That's like bringing milk to a bar, it's not strong enough

Hey Steve, no offense, but if you couldn't shoot, there would be no reason for you to be alive.

I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I've got a technique. It's called just go get the damn ball.

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.

I can be bought. If they paid me enough, I'd work for the Klan.

I didnt wear the pink panties because I didnt want America going crazy with excitement.

I'd never buy my girl a watch... she's already got a clock over the stove.

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

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 don't believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.

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 I didn't like it, they said, Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out. Parents have to take better control.

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

I don't create controversies. They're there long before I open my mouth. I just bring them to your attention.

I don't get into the gun stuff. Some guys have guns who go hunting. Where do we stop (the gun control) at? I'm not a hunter, but we can't say people can't have guns.

I don't hate anyone, at least not for more than 48 minutes, barring overtime.

I don't have time to put up with the politics. Who's a Democrat? Who's a Republican? Who's liberal? Who's conservative? Man, can my daughter just go to a school and not get killed? Can these people get a good job? That's what I'm concerned about.

I don't how anybody taller than 6-4 can sit in those seats. And the airline executives don't give a damn 'cause they never walk back there in the first place. I don't fly first class because I have a lot of money. I do it because I need the room.

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

I don't mess with that cat. I'm pretty sure he carries a blade under his jersey.

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

I don't worry about playing basketball; that comes natural. I just want to have fun. David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Michael Jordan: this is like spring break in the ghetto.

I’d rather have a gay guy who can play than a straight guy who can’t play.

If all babies are so cute, how the hell do we have so many ugly people in the world?

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.

If Michael Jordan was a damn plumber, he couldn't get a date. Any guy got $500 million looks good.

If you are an ugly woman, you have no chance of getting a TV job.

If you go out with a girl and they say she has a great personality, she's ugly. If they tell you a guy works hard, he can't play a lick. Same thing.

If you're scarde to fail, you don't deserve to be successful.

I got pulled over when I was behind the wheel of a Porsche in Philly once for what we call DWB - Driving While Black.

I have nothing against old people; I want to be one myself one day.

I just thank God for Dennis [Rodman], cause he makes me look like a saint.

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.

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 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.