Charles Barkley

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Charles Barkley (born February 20, 1963 in Leeds, Alabama) is a former American basketball power forward. A current resident of Arizona, Barkley is commonly nicknamed Sir Charles and occasionally The Round Mound of Rebound. Barkley was named Most Valuable Player of the NBA in 1993. In 1996, the NBA's 50th anniversary, he was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. Barkley won the Olympic gold medal with the U.S. Dream Teams in the 1992 and 1996 Games. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

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"I'm not a role model."
"You know it's gone to hell, when the best rapper out there is a white guy and the best golfer is a black guy." (2000)
- Source: Interview in the New York Post in October 2000.
- Notes: Although Barkley popularised the phrase, it was first used several months earlier by Chris Rock.
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.
- Verified on Late Late Show Oct 22 2004
Anytime a fan touches you, you have the right to beat the hell out of him.
- From CNN interview, Nov 22 2004, following a fight between players and fans at a recent Pistons-Pacers game.

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I love New York City; I've got a gun.

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

If all babies are cute, how come there's so many ugly people in the world?

(To Kenny Smith when he arrived late) When we say "Be on at 7 o'clock," that don't mean black-folk time.

I heard Tonya Harding is calling herself the Charles Barkley of figure skating. I was going to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized I have no character.

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.

(Charles in response to Kenny Smith's jokes about his weight) I am not fat, it's the camera, it puts on 10 pounds. (Kenny Smith) Well, there must be a whole lot of cameras!