Charles Barkley

If I'm going to be straightforward, like I always try to be, I know guys are going to come back at me sometimes. ”

When the cops are trying to arrest you, if you fight back, things go wrong. ”

I don't think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble. ”

Somebody hits me, I'm going to hit him back. Even if it does look like he hasn't eaten in a while. ”

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

I never would say a player stinks. Ever. I'll tell you their team stinks, and first of all, they know their team stinks. And the fans know their team stinks. ”

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. ”

Kids are born into the situation they're born into, and obviously, they have no control over that. And we, as adults, it's up to us to take care of kids - that's part of your moral responsibility. I always tell people, 'There's two groups we should take care of - old people and young people.' ”

I just grew up a poor black kid in Alabama with a single mom and two brothers. ”

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