Charles Barkley quotes

My idea of religion is we are supposed to bring people together. We are not supposed to judge other people.

'War Eagle' is like 'I love you.'

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.

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.

I think sports has done a disservice for a lot of black kids thinking they can only be successful through athletics and entertainment. I want them to know they can be doctors, lawyers, teachers, fireman, police officers, etc.

When you steal from somebody, you are saying to them, 'I don't respect how hard you worked for your money.' When somebody steals from you, that's what they're saying.

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.

The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.

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.

Somebody hits me, I'm going to hit him back. Even if it does look like he hasn't eaten in a while.

I got some cash from agents. I've talked to the NCAA. I think that should be legal. I want some money, too; everybody else is making money. I want to go on dates. I want to go buy myself some new suits. I want to buy myself some new sneakers, and I paid the agents back.

'War Eagle' is like 'I love you.'

I just grew up a poor black kid in Alabama with a single mom and two brothers.

One thing about being famous is the people around you, you pay all their bills so they very rarely disagree with you because they want you to pick up the check.

You know it's going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.