My personal favorite has to be when he talks about his shoes: These are my 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. So what's yours? ------------------ No matter how badly the idiots may outmumber you, they're still the idiots.
This is when Mobley was a rookie last yr. and Barkley said something like this: Girls here have teeth and are not backwards like back in your hood... it was something like that... can;t quite remember the quote but it was funny... ------------------ Thanks Hakeem for all the memories and the 2 championships... The torch has been passed... Francis , the making of brand new great memories for us rocket fans !
This might not be the exact quote, but I'm sure everyone knows what Barkley was talking about... "I hope he knows that I always carry a gun"... A-Train ------------------ Does anybody have a cool idea for a signature??
My favorite was the one about Tonya Harding. It went something like this: "I heard Tonya Harding called herself the Charles Barkley of figure skating. I was going to sue her for defemation of character, but then I realized I had no character." I also liked the one about Oliver Miller: "The only way that guy could ever touch the rim is if somebody put a Big Mac up there." Finally, also the one after his injury: "I guess this rules out sex tonight." I could name so many others. God, Chuck was so funny. ------------------
CAt .. he is not dead man ! the guy still funny , he really should be a host for some type of show.... and am talking about a prime time show.... ------------------ Thanks Hakeem for all the memories and the 2 championships... The torch has been passed... Francis , the making of brand new great memories for us rocket fans !
This may not be exact, but it's close: Right now, I'm a black multi-millionaire. If I buy a plane, I'll be a black millionaire. If this country keeps electing Democrats, I'll just be black. ------------------
If you ever want a quote you go to Charles I have loads of quotes but here are some. "When a guy comes down the lane I want him to be wondering what side I'm going to hit him from" "Pressure is for tires" "I don't have a bad temper, except during games" "If I where 7 feet tall I'd be illegal in three states" "I don't think I'm better than anyone else, unless I'm on the court" "Anytime I'm on a team we have a chance to win" "Whatever I am when it's time to play is my playing weight" "I'm paid to kick ass on the basketball court" "I'm one of my favorite people" "There will never be another player like me, I'm the ninth wonder of the world" "You can talk without saying a thing, I don't ever want to be that type of person" I got most of these from the wit and wisdom of Charles Barkley, it's a good old book of quotes of his. On the Charles Barkley Network at nike.com you can download the Charles Barkley Magic B-Ball it' gives you random quotes. Charles is the greatest and I also wish him the best of luck for his final game. ------------------ THE DEAN [This message has been edited by DEANBCURTIS (edited April 18, 2000).]
Cat stole mine about Oliver Miller and the Big Mac! and even though it was back in his time in Phoenix, and it came back to haunt him: We're in the butt kicking business, and right now business is good. Good luck tonight Chuck! ------------------
There are some great ones on http://www.goodbyesircharles.com ------------------ ~John~ Hi, my name is John and I'm a clutchaholic. Houston NHL
As many funny ones as there are, my favorite for its profound effect outside of basketball is clearly: "I'm not a role model." Then he doesn't waver when the media predictably pounces on him with their policitical correctness, at age 24 or something...fascinating man that Barkley! [This message has been edited by heypartner (edited April 19, 2000).]
i love scottie pippin bashing quotes Barkley said something like "Im here to announce that I am going to beat the hell out of scottie Pippen Ill fight him for free." ------------------ DR
Got a couple of em.... 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?' I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I've got a technique. It's called just go get the damn ball. And while perusing(?) the goodbyebarkley site found one I had never heard but really like..... To a 6 year old kid that told Barkley he wanted to grow up to be just like him... Naw, you want to be like Donald Trump because he gets the best babes. ------------------ The Playoffs will suck with no Rockets in them!! Go Rockets [This message has been edited by Rockets2K (edited April 19, 2000).]
How about that quote about hating white people? Yeah, yeah, I know his wife his white. My favorite, outside of the obvious classics, is right after the Golden State game last year when Cat hit the game winning shot, off a Barkley assist. "If I'd known it was a rookie, I would've taken the shot myself!" ------------------ Get your proper swirve on...visit www.swirve.com (coming in late May, for now visit www.eesite.com)
Ok now that I am at home here are a bunch I have saved off of www.GOODBYESIRCHARLES.COM I know some have already been posted but anyhowz... (My Favorites Are In Bold) I have a lot of favorites. On why people like him despite his tough-guy image... People respect honesty. There are a lot of athletes out there who are just walking P.R. firms. On NBA referee's... I don't listen to the refs. I don't listen to anyone who makes less money than I do. On personality... I don't want to be like everybody else... nobody wants to shoot in the last two or three minutes of a game. I do. Somebody has to be the hero. It might as well be me. Said after Tonya Harding proclaimed herself the Charles Barkley of figure skating... My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character On his relationship with the fans... I like kids when they're kids. I don't like it when they grow up and come to the games and call you names. On why he didn't attend a presidential inauguration... They're not my type. I like to be around low-class people, like reporters. On the pressure of being the star of a basketball team... Pressure is when I get to the Pearly Gates and God says to me, 'Oops, sorry, you're going to hell.' On his relatively shorter height and his incredible rebounding ability... If I were 7 feet tall, I'd be illegal in three states. On where he wanted the money from his numerous fines to be donated... I was going to donate the money to the homeless, but they would have better houses than me by the end of the season. On 38 year old Moses Malone when he walked into the Sun's locker room in '93... The average age in this room just went up 25 years. Describing Michael Jordan... The black Jesus. On what he was making when he was 21... I had a four-year deal for $2 million. And that was when I was in college. On guarding him... Can't nobody on planet Earth guard me. No one. I mean that. At the McDonald's Open in Munich in 1993, when asked by a relatively short reporter the differences between European basketball and the NBA... About your height to my height. On hearing he had been traded from the 76ers to the Phoenix Suns... Phoenix is not a bad place. I could play golf every day. On Kevin Garnett's $121 million dollar contract... One hundred 21 million dollars, that's a lot of damn money, isn't it? What a great country. Imagine if he could play. On the goal of the '92 Olympic Dream Team when playing Panama in the Tournament of the Americas... To get the Canal back. On team dissension... Harmony isn't important. The only things that matter are winning and getting paid. On shooting a basketball... The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not. On the NBA fining him $5000 for a playful bet made with Mark Jackson during the '89-90 season... I went to bed as Charles Barkley and woke up as Pete Rose. On New Years' resolutions... I think I've got to make a stronger commitment to my girlfriends and my family. Well, don't write down my girlfriends. If I weren't earning more than $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming. On his retirement... Just what America needs, another unemployed black man. During the NBA Finals in '93 at Chicago Stadium when a cockroach crawled by him in the locker room... Damn, I'm back in Alabama! After receiving some cookies from an anonymous fan... Naw, give it away, just in case it's got poison or something in it. Might be from a Pistons fan. You can't be Superman all the time. Sometimes you have to be Clark Kent On going against Cuba in the '92 Olympics... What do I know about Cuba? The country is run by a scruffy-looking guy who smokes cigars - that's all I know. On kids... Kids are great. That's one of the best things about our business, all the kids you get to meet. It's a shame that they have to grow up and be regular people and come to games and call you names. On his grades while attending Auburn... As long as I was leading the SEC in rebounding, my grades would be fine. On catching flack after elbowing a skinny Angolan player during the '92 Olympics... I'll hit a fat guy next time. On Larry Bird being criticized by his teammates for shooting the ball too much... If you've got a Mercedes, you drive it. On refs... We don't need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do. All the players are black. On the lack of defense during All-Star games... I don't play much defense for the Phoenix Suns either. I get paid to score and rebound. I'll need another $1 million for defense On Philadelphia's poor fan turnout... I love Philadelphia. I love playing in front of 8,000 fans every night. On who impressed him after a Phoenix exhibition game in Europe... No. 5, No. 11, No. 14. When asked to make a prediction for the 1994 playoffs... I think that the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five. I never discourage any young person from pursuing their dreams, even if it's to become a professional athlete. But it can't be their only dream. Kids have to have many dreams, enough to ensure that at least one of them will come true. Complaining to ref Tommy Nunez about the other refs in the game... Tommy, you got to make that call. You know Moe and Larry won't. To a heckler that screamed Barkley would never get a championship ring... Yeah, but I've got $20 million On being picked on off the court... When you're top dog, everybody wants to put you in the pound. On preseason games... You can't compare preseason to regular season. Preseason is just a way to screw fans out of money On role models... If these kids are half as successful as me, they'll be fine On Christian Laettner... We're a lot alike, actually. We both attended great academic institutions. And when we walk into a room, women scream. On being a role model... Just because I can dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids On being thrown out of a game for throwing elbows... There was a fly on my arm and I had an itch in my armpit and I was trying to get rid of both, and I moved my arms. He didn't even give me a chance to explain. On Brazilian star Oscar Schmidt... Isn't he that guy with Felix Unger? On watching a game from the sidelines while injured... Are the games this boring when I'm playing? On playing against foreign players in the Olympics... Somebody hits me, I'm going to hit him back. Even if it does look like he hasn't eaten in a while. On Larry Bird... As long as Bird's around, I'll only be the second-worst defensive player in basketball. I try to hit everybody and in that way I'm very consistent. In a commercial for his shoes... 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. On his physical play... (NBA V.P. of Operations) Rod Thorn said, 'Don't hurt anybody.' He didn't say, 'Don't hit anybody.' On not being able to watch the World Series on TV while travelling in Germany... It shouldn't be called the World Series if everybody can't watch it. Maybe they should call it the Almost World Series On Jordan's golf game... If he's playing as hard as all these books say he's playing, I must be the only one he's better than. On the new Philadelphia 76ers uniforms in 1992... They look like my daughter got a hold of some crayons.(he probably could say it about the Rox ones now to) On Kevin Johnson... The only problem I've had with him is he wanted to go to church and I wanted to go to strip clubs. On Shaq's popularity... The more attention he gets, the less I have to deal with the nitwits in the media. To a 6 year old kid that told Barkley he wanted to grow up to be just like him... Naw, you want to be like Donald Trump because he gets the best babes. My body was not meant to play the way I do. I'm shorter than most of the guys who play up front in the NBA, the guys who play elbow wars every night , so I've always known that someday it would take it's toll. ------------------ ~John~ Hi, my name is John and I'm a clutchaholic. Houston NHL [This message has been edited by Johny Rocket (edited April 19, 2000).]
