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
This is the most wide open I've ever seen the NBA playoffs. I mean, if the Clippers made it to the Western Conference finals, I wouldn't be shocked. If Denver made it to the Western Conference finals, I wouldn't be shocked.
They open their hearts, they opened their arms so many people involved in this whole situation, and I just thank GOD that they're doing that for these people. It's a really unfortunate thing uh it's the lost thing that ever happened in my lifetime.
If you get a standing ovation for getting 12 points, there is something wrong. If I had scored 12 points, I would have gotten booed out of the building. My mother and grandmother would have called cussing me out.
He just hasn't played well. He can not play well.
I'll give you three putts, and if you make one of them, I'll give your First Tee $25,000.
He would really be thrilled with some of the racial advances that have been made, but he would be really disappointed in the way some people act.
There's only 5 real jobs in the world. Teacher, fireman, policeman, doctor and somebody who is in the armed service. If you don't have one of those 5 jobs, you shouldn't take your life that serious.
They didn't give us all the money and all the endorsements after one year. Obviously, I wish it could have stunted my growth.
Because of the opportunities I've had in life, I feel I have an obligation to speak up about issues affecting our communities, and one of those issues is the health status of African-Americans and how to raise their level of health,
This is the greatest achievement of our lives, professionally, basketball-wise.
The first thing you do when you get that phone call is let out a little scream.
Another ho-hum par. I'm just letting them get over confident right now. I'll make my move on the back side.
Everybody has got to do a little part, ... We're all in this world together and I appreciate them doing something positive with their time.
I know that I'm never as good or bad as any single performance. I've never believed my critics or my worshippers, and I've always been able to leave the game at the arena.