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I played against him (Wilkins) in college. Getting nominated with him, that's pretty cool.
Charles Barkley
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Charles Barkley
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: February 20
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More quotes by Charles Barkley
The most underrated player in NBA history is Dominique Wilkins. Right behind him is Gary Payton. He never has gotten the respect he deserves. If he doesn't spend the rest of his days in Seattle, I hope he goes someplace where he has a chance to win a title.
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I'm so sick and tired of people in the media telling us that because of the war, sports aren't important. Fans need sports. We'd have only crime and war to watch on TV if not for sports.
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I don't know anything about Angola, but Angola's in trouble.
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I think it sucks that in our country [the USA] there is such a double standard education-wise. Which part of the city you live in, or something like that, determines if you'll be successful, and that's not fair.
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If you are an ugly woman, you have no chance of getting a TV job.
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I'm still going to Disney World.
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Any professional league that goes on strike right now - that's just suicide.
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Most sportswriters don't know their ass from a hole in the ground.
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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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The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.
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My family got all over me because they said Bush is only for the rich people. Then I reminded them, 'Hey, I'm rich'.
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To me, there's only 5 real jobs in America: Police Officers, Teachers, Firefighters, Doctors, and the Military Service.
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I like to help poor people who got no chance. If rich people don't, who will? Not other poor people, that's for sure.
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He's got to bring something stronger than that. That's like bringing milk to a bar, it's not strong enough
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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.
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All I know is, as long as I led the Southeastern Conference in scoring, my grades would be fine.
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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'm not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.
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I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids.
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Sometimes I have to criticize guys to try to make it fun, I mean, I'm out there trying to bust other people. I want all these guys to do well, but when they do something stupid or don't play well, I try not to kill 'em, I try to make 'em laugh a little bit.
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