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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.

Charles Barkley

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Charles Barkley
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: February 20
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I'm really disturbed about the gay marriage thing. Because I think gay people should get married, cause it's their own business ... Because as a Black man, I think you've got to be against any form of discrimination.
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I'm not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.
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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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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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I'm afraid of the skeletons in my closet. I've got a whole cemetery full of them.
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I played against him (Wilkins) in college. Getting nominated with him, that's pretty cool.
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I don't care what people think. people are stupid.
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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 just thank God for Dennis [Rodman], cause he makes me look like a saint.
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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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The older I get, the faster I was.
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I don't hate anyone, at least not for more than 48 minutes, barring overtime.
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Most sportswriters don't know their ass from a hole in the ground.
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