10 Quotes by Charles Barkley about sports


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

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    It bothers me when I hear these reporters and jocks get on TV and say: 'Oh, no guy can come out in a team sport. These guys would go crazy.' First of all, quit telling me what I think. I'd rather have a gay guy who can play than a straight guy who can't play.

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    If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming.

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    I don't believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.... It's not like it was when I was growing up. My mom and my grandmother told me how it was going to be. If I didn't like it, they said, Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out. Parents have to take better control.

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    I'm so sick and tired of people in the media telling us that because of the war, sports aren't important. Fans need sports. We'd have only crime and war to watch on TV if not for sports.

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