Charles Barkley Quotes

I read that heavy drinking is bad for your health. I decided I better stop reading.

Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last 50 years and they're still poor.

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

Social media is where losers go to feel important.

I was asked for years about being a Republican, probably because most black people are Democrats. My mother heard it once and called me and said 'Charles, Republicans are for the rich people.' And I said, 'Mom, I'm rich.'

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

There's only 5 real jobs in the world. Teacher, fireman, policeman, doctor and somebody who is in the armed service. If you don't have one of those 5 jobs, you shouldn't take your life that serious.

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.

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

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

Unfortunately, as I tell my white friends, we as black people, we're never going to be successful not because of you white people but because of other black people.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

This is why I hate white people. You guys try to turn everything into a racial issue.

What does politically correct mean? If you're fat, don't ask me if you're fat, because I'm gonna tell you the truth. You're fat.

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.

Well, when I went off to college, the guys I used to hang with were pumping gas and voting Democrat. Today they're still pumping gas and voting Democrat. Guess the Democrats didn't do much for them.

My message is simple: take control of your life

I remember sitting down with the Rockets and saying, 'Yeah. I'm going to retire.' They said, 'Well, we'll give you $9 million.' And I said, 'You got a pen on you?'

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

Listening to a woman is almost as bad as losing to one. There are only three things that women are better at than men: cleaning, cooking, and having sex.