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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.
Charles Barkley
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Charles Barkley
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: February 20
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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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I'm afraid of the skeletons in my closet. I've got a whole cemetery full of them.
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They always try to make it like jocks discriminate against gay people. I've been a big proponent of gay marriage for a long time, because as a black person, I can't be in for any form of discrimination at all.
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People always say turn the other cheek. If you turn the other cheek, I'm gonna hit you in the other cheek too.
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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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My message is simple: take control of your life
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