(I posted this in the other thread, but here is good too.)
Like him or not, Charles Barkley has usually been a straight shooter. I remember early on when he utterly rejected the notion that sports figures should be role models:
Im not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesnt mean I should raise your kids.
Other quotes:
Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny.
I dont care what people think. people are stupid.
My family got all over me because they said Bush is only for the rich people. Then I reminded them, Hey, Im rich.
I love New York City; Ive got a gun.
If I werent 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.
Charles is a good dude...very grounded.