Top 39 Quotes by Charles Barkley

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.

I know I'm never as good or bad as one single performance. I've never believed in my critics or my worshippers, and I've always been able to leave the game at the arena.

What I try to do is, I just want the fans to enjoy the game.

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.

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

The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.

I don't know what that gas is made of, but it can't smell any worse than Ernie Johnson 's gym bag.

It ain't like we're curing cancer or anything, we're watching basketball.

But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.

I never would say a player stinks. Ever. I'll tell you their team stinks, and first of all, they know their team stinks. And the fans know their team stinks.