In this collection of Charles Barkley quotes you’ll discover why the former NBA superstar, “The Round Mound of Rebound,” is noted for his humorous insights and no-holds-barred approach to commentating on the game.
Make sure to check out all of the hoops quotations from choices at the bottom of the page.
Best Charles Barkley Quotes
- You got to believe in yourself. I believe I’m the best-looking guy in the world, and I might be right.
- You know it’s going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.
- The 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.
- If I got a chance to play with another great player, I want to do that. I mean, the objective is to win.
- I’m not a role model… Just because I dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.
- I can be bought. If they paid me enough, I’d work for the Klan.
- I don’t hate anyone, at least not for more than 48 minutes, barring overtime.
- My idea of religion is we are supposed to bring people together. We are not supposed to judge other people.
- We better not be doing the Bulls this year. Man, they suck! Bunch of high school kids with $70 million contracts. Damn! I hate my mother for having me too soon.
- You can talk without saying a thing. I don’t ever want to be that type of person.
- I’m just what America needs: another unemployed black man. (on his retirement from basketball)
- Every time I think about changing a diaper, I run a little bit harder and a little bit faster to make sure I can afford a nanny until my daughter’s old enough to take care of that herself.
- He’s got to bring something stronger than that. That’s like bringing milk to a bar; it’s not strong enough.
Quotations on Basketball
- The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.
- We are in the business of kicking butt, and business is very, very good.
- The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.
- I’m a mad dog whose only concern is winning.
- For some reason, we’re brainwashed to think if you’re not a thug or an idiot, you’re not black enough. If you go to school, make good grades, speak intelligently, and don’t break the law, you’re not a good black person.
- 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?’
- 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.
- It’s kinda great to see the Celtics doing well again cause 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.
- LeBron is a great player and a great guy, but he’s a drama queen.
- We don’t need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do.
- I would love to be a general manager just for the challenge.
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Good Barkley Insights
- All I know is as long as I led the Southeastern Conference in scoring, my grades would be fine.
- 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.
- You can’t sit on the sidelines of life.
- Sometimes, that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.
- At some point, I don’t want to have any obligation. And just chill out.
- I do not use words like liberal or conservative. You can ask me a question, and I will give you an answer. Those are words rich people on television use to divide and conquer.
- Yeah, Ernie, it’s called defense. I mean, I wouldn’t know anything about it personally, but I’ve heard about it through the grapevine.
- Golf is fun – until you hit somebody in the head.
- One of my biggest regrets ever was not taking the time to go to South Africa to meet Nelson Mandela. That is a big regret of mine. I should have figured out a way.
- We’re not all supposed to think alike.
- I wish the American public wasn’t so stupid if they realized that half the people on television make a living just to insult the other party.
Funny Charles Barkley Quotes
Here are some funny Charles Barkley quotes for your reading pleasure.
- I have nothing against old people. I want to be one myself one day.
- I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I’ve got a technique. It’s called just go get the damn ball.
- Stevie Wonder could make one of 23 shots. (When North Carolina missed 22 of its last 23 shots in losing to Georgetown in the NCAA tournament.)
- I don’t know what that gas is made of, but it can’t smell any worse than Ernie Johnson’s gym bag.
Charles Barkley’s good deed via NY Daily News
By Mike O’Halloran
Founder and Editor, Sports Feel Good Stories
Mike O’Halloran founded Sports Feel Good Stories in 2009. He co-authored four trivia books for kids under the Smart Attack line. Mike coached basketball for 15 seasons, taught tennis, and has written four books on basketball coaching. He has been a contributing writer for USA Football, the youth arm of the NFL. Mike is the founder of the Fantasy Football Team Names Hall of Fame.
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