Zitate und Sprüche von Charles Barkley

I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids.

I don't care what people think. People are stupid.

Those Grizzlies are more like Pandas.

Sports are like a gunfight and we lost to the fastest gun.

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

I live in Arizona, and I don't like the way they treat Hispanics there.

Charles Barkley: "It was this little girl, five-foot-nuthin'. She blocked my shot!"
Psychiatrist: "I see. And how long has this dream been recurring?"
Charles Barkley: "It wasn't a dream, it was real!"

Everybody in New York thinks the Knicks are Playboy bunnies, and I have been telling them for years the Knicks are a rabbit. They're closer to a Playboy bunny this year but for the last few years these guys are like, "We have a really good team!" And I say, "You really think that?" And I say, "No, they don't." But this is the best team they've had in a while.

The biggest difference from Hawaii and Alabama would probably be there's no beaches. But other than that, the people are very nice.

How long does it take to get from Louisiana to Alabama?
One Mississippi.

Leroy Brown: "Joe! That's your grandniece, that's kin to you!"
Joe Simmons: "Grandniece? What the hell is a grandniece? I'm from Alabama. After daughter, it don't damn matter."

Alabamians don't tell you to wait before rushing a decision… they say "don't count your chickens before they hatch."

Alabama girls - the kind of girl you can take home to meet your mom, but can outdrink your dad.

Home is where the heart is and the heart is in Alabama.

Philadelphia, baby. You're gonna love it. Best sports fans in the world. Actually the worst, but that's what makes 'em the best.

I owe all of this to the guys I've played with and all the coaches that have helped me get to where I'm at right now. I'm honored to be here.

I stand with those who are calling out the ingrained racism and violence toward people of color in our country. We have had enough.

We went from a shitty team to one of the all-time best dynasties. All you needed was one little match to start that whole fire.

Tex Winter: "Are your shoes okay? I don't want you sliding all over the damn place out there."
Michael Jordan: "I'mma slide a ring on your hand tonight, Tex. That's all you need to know."

Phil, you let this dude [Dennis Rodman] go to vacation, we not gonna see him. You let him go to Vegas, we definitely not gonna see him.

I loved Kobe - he was like a little brother to me. Words can't describe the pain I'm feeling.

It's a great run, we'd had a wonderful time. Good Team. Time to go.

There are certain sports figures who become a larger cultural force. Michael Jordan and the Bulls changed the culture.

When you see your leader working extremely hard in practice, you feel like, "man, if I don't give it my all, I shouldn't be here."

I'll play the game for free, but you get paid for the bullshit after you leave the floor.

Basketball isn't just a sport. It is an art, one that must be mastered to succeed.

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Kobe Bryant, in my opinion, is the greatest player in the league since me.

Bugs: "We need your help!"
Michael: "But I'm a Baseball player now."
Bugs: "Right, and I'm a Shakespearean actor."

Bill Murray: "It's because I'm white, isn't it?"
Michael Jordan: "Larry's white!"
Bill Murray: "Larry's not white. Larry's clear!"

Stan: "I may not be very tall, but... I'm slow."
Sylvester: "...and large!"
Daffy: "...and a dork!"

Harry, suffering like this proves you are still a man! This pain is part of being human.

Do you think pandas know they're Chinese and they're taking the one child policy a bit too seriously?

You know you're from Arizona when you feed your chickens ice cubes to keep them from laying hard-boiled eggs.

I don't rate Heat fans like I rate Knicks fans. We are true basketball fans. No matter what - rain, sleet or snow, or even if we don't make it to the playoffs for 10 years - the Garden stands are still full.

Walk until the darkness is a memory, and you become the sun on the next traveler's horizon.

Walked into a restaurant yesterday and guy comes up and says: "Aren't you Rik Smits?"
Not quite but I appreciated his hoops knowledge…

You guys are better people than players - that means a lot!

You're only concerned if you know you don't have it. We have it.