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

Charles Barkley

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Charles Barkley
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: February 20
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It bothers me when I hear these reporters and jocks get on TV and say: 'Oh, no guy can come out in a team sport. These guys would go crazy.' First of all, quit telling me what I think. I'd rather have a gay guy who can play than a straight guy who can't play.
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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.
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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.
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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?'
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I want her to understand that it's going to be a factor in her life. I just want her to know that (racism) does exist, and I want her to always be diligent, and if she sees it, address it and fight it.
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Every time I hear the word conservative it makes me sick to my stomach.
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The meek may inherit the earth, but they wont get the ball from me.
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Any professional league that goes on strike right now - that's just suicide.
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I'm not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.
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I think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.
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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.
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