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Unfortunately, as I tell my white friends, we as black people, we're never going to be successful not because of you white people but because of other black people.
Charles Barkley
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Charles Barkley
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: February 20
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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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I was asked for years about being a Republican, probably because most black people are Democrats. My mother heard it once and called me and said 'Charles, Republicans are for the rich people.' And I said, 'Mom, I'm rich.'
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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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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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I'm not a role model.
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They don't let many black people in the governor's mansion in Alabama, unless they're cleaning.
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You got to believe in yourself. Hell, I believe I'm the best-looking guy in the world and I might be right.
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He'll never be Jordan. This clearly takes him out of the conversation. He can win as much as he wants to.
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