Charles Barkley Quotes & Sayings

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

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

“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 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 don't care what people think. people are stupid.”

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

“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 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.”

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