Quotes By Charles Barkley

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.

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

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

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.

I'm not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.

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 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.

It ain't like we're curing cancer or anything, we're watching basketball.

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

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.

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

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

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

I'm a mad dog whose only concern is winning.

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.

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

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 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.