Charles Barkley
Charles Barkley
Charles Wade Barkleyis an American retired professional basketball player and current analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. Nicknamed "Chuck", "Sir Charles", and "The Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley established himself as one of the National Basketball Association's most dominating power forwards. He was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 5th pick of the 1984 NBA draft. He was selected to the All-NBA First Team five times, the All-NBA Second Team five times, and once to the All-NBA...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth20 February 1963
CityLeeds, AL
CountryUnited States of America
I don't create controversies. They're there long before I open my mouth. I just bring them to your attention.
If Michael Jordan was a damn plumber, he couldn't get a date. Any guy got $500 million looks good.
I got pulled over when I was behind the wheel of a Porsche in Philly once for what we call DWB - Driving While Black.
If you can't slam with the best, then jam with the rest
They don't let many black people in the governor's mansion in Alabama, unless they're cleaning.
Every time I hear the word conservative it makes me sick to my stomach...
I don't worry about playing basketball; that comes natural. I just want to have fun. David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Michael Jordanthis is like spring break in the ghetto.
I know a lot of people did a lot of heavy lifting to make me successful and I do everything in my power not to screw it up.
I’d rather have a gay guy who can play than a straight guy who can’t play.
I don't think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.
The word conservative means discriminatory practically. It's a form of political discrimination. What do the Republicans run on? Against gay marriage and for a war that makes no sense. A war that was based on faulty intelligence. That's all they ever talk about. That and immigration. Another discriminatory argument for political gain.
I was a Republican until they lost their minds
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.
America is divided by economics, and we as Americans, we've got to do a better job of supporting poor people.