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I don't create controversies. They're there long before I open my mouth. I just bring them to your attention.
Charles Barkley
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Charles Barkley
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: February 20
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I'm not paid to be a role model. I'm paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court.
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But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.
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