Charles Barkley

“My perspective is never gonna change on that... We've got to do a much better job to take care of poor people, because you cannot put all the poor people in bad neighborhoods, send them to bad schools, and say, 'Good luck in life.' That's just not right.”

“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.”

“I was only 5'10'' until I was a senior in high school.”

“We only put the negative black people on television. We don't put the good, hard-working black people.”

“As a fan, I don't want to have my team out of it by Day 1.”

“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.”

“Any time you criticize these young guys, they call you a hater. They never ask you if the criticism is fair or not.”

“The NBA man, we have always been progressive.”

“Just because you say something doesn't make it controversial, and it doesn't make you a bad person.”

“We, as black people, we have a lot of crooks.”

“I think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.”

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

“People like you as long as you agree with them. But that doesn't bother me.”

“I like Chris Christie. I like Jeb Bush. I like those guys.”

“I don't stand for anti-Semitism. We can't have that.”

“I'm no role model.”

“We need the cops, especially in the black community.”

“Just because you watch 'Grey's Anatomy' doesn't mean you can do the operation.”

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

“Fans have this perception that they can say anything to you because you are a celebrity.”