Top 100 Charles Barkley Quotes (2026 Update)
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51. “I’m a mad dog whose only concern is winning.”

— Charles Barkley

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

— Charles Barkley

53. “If a guy drew a charge on me, I tried to kick him in the balls.”

— Charles Barkley

54. “I got pulled over when I was behind the wheel of a Porsche in Philly once for what we call DWB – Driving While Black.”

— Charles Barkley

55. “He’s got to bring something stronger than that. That’s like bringing milk to a bar, it’s not strong enough.”

— Charles Barkley

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56. “You think your parents are a pain in the ass now, but they’re going to get smarter as you get older.”

— Charles Barkley

57. “It’s kinda great to see the Celtics doin well again cuz 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.”

— Charles Barkley

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58. “I didnt wear the pink panties because I didnt want America going crazy with excitement.”

— Charles Barkley

59. “I don’t how anybody taller than 6-4 can sit in those seats. And the airline executives don’t give a damn ’cause they never walk back there in the first place. I don’t fly first class because I have a lot of money. I do it because I need the room.”

— Charles Barkley

60. “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.”

— Charles Barkley

61. “I believe ghosts are like dogs and they just sort of do things arbitrarily.”

— Charles Barkley

62. “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?’”

— Charles Barkley

63. “Man, everything gets blamed on the Clintons, every single thing in this world. I think Bill Clinton shot JFK, too.”

— Charles Barkley

64. “Poor white people and poor black people just don’t know how much they have in common. Rich people don’t give a damn about either group.”

— Charles Barkley

65. “I’d rather have a gay guy who can play than a straight guy who can’t play.”

— Charles Barkley

66. “I don’t listen to the refs. I don’t listen to anyone who makes less money than I do.”

— Charles Barkley

67. “Every time I hear the word conservative it makes me sick to my stomach...”

— Charles Barkley

68. “I’m still going to Disney World.”

— Charles Barkley

69. “I came to the realization a couple months ago that I am fat. If you get tired from walking – and that’s all that golf is – then you are officially fat.”

— Charles Barkley

70. “If you are an ugly woman, you have no chance of getting a TV job.”

— Charles Barkley

71. “White folks are not going to come to see a bunch of guys with tattoos, with cornrows. I’m sorry, but anyone who thinks different, they’re stupid.”

— Charles Barkley

72. “People say I eat a lot. I really don’t. More or less I just eat all the time.”

— Charles Barkley

73. “I have nothing against old people; I want to be one myself one day.”

— Charles Barkley

74. “Say, Cuttino. What are those Godawful clothes you’re wearing? Man, this ain’t Rhode Island anymore. You’re in the NBA. The girls have teeth here.”

— Charles Barkley

75. “You can talk without saying a thing. I don’t ever want to be that type of person.”

— Charles Barkley

76. “I was a Republican until they lost their minds.”

— Charles Barkley

77. “Christian is going to be the strongest man in the NBA next year, because all he’s been doing all summer is carrying around the luggage for 11 guys.”

— Charles Barkley

78. “When you read the book you see that these guys aren’t holding any punches. They’re straightforward. They’re honest. They’re giving you their honest opinion.”

— Charles Barkley

79. “Yeah Ernie, its called defense, I mean I wouldn’t know anything about it personally but I’ve heard about it through the grapevine.”

— Charles Barkley

80. “Anytime a fan touches you, you have the right to beat the hell out of him.”

— Charles Barkley

81. “There’s nobody you’d rather beat than your good friend.”

— Charles Barkley

82. “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.”

— Charles Barkley

83. “Look, I’m in the top 20 of players who ever lived.”

— Charles Barkley

84. “Those Grizzlies are more like pandas.”

— Charles Barkley

85. “Well, all I can say is that people know I’m not saying anything out of malice.”

— Charles Barkley

86. “Most sportswriters don’t know their ass from a hole in the ground.”

— Charles Barkley

87. “One billion b-balls dribbling simultaneously throughout the galaxy. One trillion b-balls being slam dunked through a hoop throughout the cosmos. I can feel every single b-ball that has ever existed at my fingertips, I can feel their collective knowledge channeling through my veins. Every jumpshot, every rebound and three-pointer, every layup, dunk, and free throw. I am there.”

— Charles Barkley

88. “I’m never embarassed.”

— Charles Barkley

89. “It ain’t like we’re curing cancer or anything, we’re watching basketball.”

— Charles Barkley

90. “Well, when I went off to college, the guys I used to hang with were pumping gas and voting Democrat. Today they’re still pumping gas and voting Democrat. Guess the Democrats didn’t do much for them.”

— Charles Barkley

91. “The most underrated player in NBA history is Dominique Wilkins. Right behind him is Gary Payton. He never has gotten the respect he deserves. If he doesn’t spend the rest of his days in Seattle, I hope he goes someplace where he has a chance to win a title.”

— Charles Barkley

92. “I don’t worry about playing basketball; that comes natural. I just want to have fun. David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Michael Jordanthis is like spring break in the ghetto.”

— Charles Barkley

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93. “On his homesickness during the Barcelona Olympics -I miss America. I miss crime and murder. I miss Philadelphia. There hasn’t been a brutal stabbing or anything here the last 24 hours. I’ve missed it.”

— Charles Barkley

94. “All I know is, as long as I led the Southeastern Conference in scoring, my grades would be fine.”

— Charles Barkley

95. “Being black or white isn’t an accomplishment. What you do with your life – or what you accomplish with your life – dictates what you should be proud of.”

— Charles Barkley

96. “You know what I always say about basketball whenever anybody tried to tell me the Knicks are gonna be good: They’re old. Old people don’t get healthy. They die.”

— Charles Barkley

97. “I don’t have time to put up with the politics. Who’s a Democrat? Who’s a Republican? Who’s liberal? Who’s conservative? Man, can my daughter just go to a school and not get killed? Can these people get a good job? That’s what I’m concerned about.”

— Charles Barkley

98. “I just wish all these young black kids would realize how significant it is to stop acting a fool out there, killing each other, not getting their education. You know, people have died to put us in a situation to be successful.”

— Charles Barkley

99. “You know what’s amazing to me? America. There have been so many people who have stepped up, and I’m just proud to be an American. Yeah, there were some mistakes made, but I don’t play the blame game. Let’s move forward and rebuild New Orleans.”

— Charles Barkley

100. “I want to be a politician. I think I understand how the system works, I think a lot of politicians are corrupt, and it’s about time we put some people in there who are going to look out for the majority of the people instead of the rich people.”

— Charles Barkley