Quotes about basketball
basketball people
People say I eat a lot. I really don't. More or less I just eat all the time. Charles Barkley
basketball book giving
When you read the book you see that these guys aren't holding any punches. They're straightforward. They're honest. They're giving you their honest opinion.
basketball fighting racism
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.
basketball night years
What I told [my teammates] after the game was I'm just fortunate [for] my 16 years because, this [injury] can happen every single night you go out and play... It can be over in one instant, so you should appreciate everyday.
basketball mom fun
It's kinda great to see the Celtics doin well again cuz that was so much fun in my day to go to the Boston Garden and they spit at you and throw things at you and talk about your mom. It sounds like dinner at Kenny Smith's house.
basketball girl hard-work
If you go out with a girl and they say she has a great personality, she's ugly. If they tell you a guy works hard, he can't play a lick. Same thing.
basketball giving sitting
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?'
basketball men half
Half Man, Half Sit-Out-The-Season.
basketball sports running
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.
basketball sports relax
The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.
basketball long would-be
All I know is, as long as I led the Southeastern Conference in scoring, my grades would be fine.
basketball growing-up kids
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.
basketball retirement america
I'm just what America needs: another unemployed black man. (on his retirement from basketball)
basketball doubt may
I May Be Wrong but I Doubt It.
basketball stupid thinking
I don't care what people think. people are stupid.
basketball class giving
I don't how anybody taller than 6-4 can sit in those seats. And the airline executives don't give a damn 'cause they never walk back there in the first place. I don't fly first class because I have a lot of money. I do it because I need the room.
basketball mistake moving
You know what's amazing to me? America. There have been so many people who have stepped up, and I'm just proud to be an American. Yeah, there were some mistakes made, but I don't play the blame game. Let's move forward and rebuild New Orleans.
basketball sports humor
Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.
basketball mean doe
What does politically correct mean? If you're fat, don't ask me if you're fat, because I'm gonna tell you the truth. You're fat.
basketball education sports
Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny.
basketball sports children
I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids.
basketball strong bars
He's got to bring something stronger than that. That's like bringing milk to a bar, it's not strong enough
basketball role-models roles
I'm not paid to be a role model. I'm paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court.
basketball thinking people
I want to be a politician. I think I understand how the system works, I think a lot of politicians are corrupt, and it's about time we put some people in there who are going to look out for the majority of the people instead of the rich people.
basketball believe athlete
I don't believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models...
basketball mom mother
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.'
basketball sports new-shoes
These are my new shoes. They're good shoes. They won't make you rich like me, they won't make you rebound like me, they definitely won't make you handsome like me. They'll only make you have shoes like me. That's it.
basketball laughing people
I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I've got a technique. It's called just go get the damn ball.
basketball people healthy
You know what I always say about basketball whenever anybody tried to tell me the Knicks are gonna be good: They're old. Old people don't get healthy. They die.
basketball games honor
The game honors toughness Brad Stevens
basketball team differences
The difference between a good defensive team and a bad defensive team is as little as three possessions
basketball play keys
The key is to maintain an evenness. Try to play one possession at a time, regardless of what happened on the last possession
basketball player teammate
How good can we expect to be if our best player is not our best teammate