The best Quotes by Charles Barkley

The only difference between a good shot and a bad one is if it goes in or not.

I live in Arizona, and I don't like the way they treat Hispanics there.

Charles Barkley: "It was this little girl, five-foot-nuthin'. She blocked my shot!"
Psychiatrist: "I see. And how long has this dream been recurring?"
Charles Barkley: "It wasn't a dream, it was real!"

Space Jam

Everybody in New York thinks the Knicks are Playboy bunnies, and I have been telling them for years the Knicks are a rabbit. They're closer to a Playboy bunny this year but for the last few years these guys are like, "We have a really good team!" And I say, "You really think that?" And I say, "No, they don't." But this is the best team they've had in a while.

New York Knicks

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The biggest difference from Hawaii and Alabama would probably be there's no beaches. But other than that, the people are very nice.

Tua Tagovailoa

Hawaii Alabama

How long does it take to get from Louisiana to Alabama?
One Mississippi.

Alabama Mississippi Louisiana

Leroy Brown: "Joe! That's your grandniece, that's kin to you!"
Joe Simmons: "Grandniece? What the hell is a grandniece? I'm from Alabama. After daughter, it don't damn matter."

Joe Simmons in A Madea Homecoming

Alabama

Alabamians don't tell you to wait before rushing a decision… they say "don't count your chickens before they hatch."

Alabama Chicken & Roosters

Alabama girls - the kind of girl you can take home to meet your mom, but can outdrink your dad.

Alabama

Home is where the heart is and the heart is in Alabama.

Alabama

Philadelphia, baby. You're gonna love it. Best sports fans in the world. Actually the worst, but that's what makes 'em the best.

Stanley Sugerman in Hustle

Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia

I owe all of this to the guys I've played with and all the coaches that have helped me get to where I'm at right now. I'm honored to be here.

Allen Iverson

Philadelphia 76ers

I stand with those who are calling out the ingrained racism and violence toward people of color in our country. We have had enough.

Michael Jordan - June 2020

Racism 2020 Death of George Floyd

We went from a shitty team to one of the all-time best dynasties. All you needed was one little match to start that whole fire.

Michael Jordan in The Last Dance - Episode 10

Chicago Bulls

Tex Winter: "Are your shoes okay? I don't want you sliding all over the damn place out there."
Michael Jordan: "I'mma slide a ring on your hand tonight, Tex. That's all you need to know."

Michael Jordan in The Last Dance - Episode 10

Phil, you let this dude [Dennis Rodman] go to vacation, we not gonna see him. You let him go to Vegas, we definitely not gonna see him.

Michael Jordan in The Last Dance - Episode 3

Dennis Rodman Las Vegas

I loved Kobe - he was like a little brother to me. Words can't describe the pain I'm feeling.

Michael Jordan - January 2020, about the death of Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant 2020

It's a great run, we'd had a wonderful time. Good Team. Time to go.

Phil Jackson in The Last Dance - Episode 10

Walking & Going

There are certain sports figures who become a larger cultural force. Michael Jordan and the Bulls changed the culture.

Barack Obama in The Last Dance - Episode 10

Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls

When you see your leader working extremely hard in practice, you feel like, "man, if I don't give it my all, I shouldn't be here."

Horace Grant in The Last Dance - Episode 4

Leaders Training

I'll play the game for free, but you get paid for the bullshit after you leave the floor.

Dennis Rodman in The Last Dance - Episode 3

Basketball

Basketball isn't just a sport. It is an art, one that must be mastered to succeed.

Stephen Curry

Basketball Golden State Warriors

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Michael Jordan

Failures & Mistakes Ambition Basketball

Kobe Bryant, in my opinion, is the greatest player in the league since me.

Michael Jordan

Kobe Bryant Basketball

Bugs: "We need your help!"
Michael: "But I'm a Baseball player now."
Bugs: "Right, and I'm a Shakespearean actor."

Bugs Bunny in Space Jam

Michael Jordan

Bill Murray: "It's because I'm white, isn't it?"
Michael Jordan: "Larry's white!"
Bill Murray: "Larry's not white. Larry's clear!"

Bill Murray in Space Jam

Larry Bird Basketball

Stan: "I may not be very tall, but... I'm slow."
Sylvester: "...and large!"
Daffy: "...and a dork!"

Daffy Duck in Space Jam

Talk is cheap, but when you go out there and prove it - you're the first one to show up for practice, and you're the last to leave - that's how you lead by example.

Rajon Rondo

Training Role Models

Harry, suffering like this proves you are still a man! This pain is part of being human.

Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Humanity Breakup Grief & Condolence

Do you think pandas know they're Chinese and they're taking the one child policy a bit too seriously?

Jim Jefferies

Pandas

You know you're from Arizona when you feed your chickens ice cubes to keep them from laying hard-boiled eggs.

Arizona Chicken & Roosters Eggs

I don't rate Heat fans like I rate Knicks fans. We are true basketball fans. No matter what - rain, sleet or snow, or even if we don't make it to the playoffs for 10 years - the Garden stands are still full.

Fat Joe

Miami Heat New York Knicks

Walk until the darkness is a memory, and you become the sun on the next traveler's horizon.

Kobe Bryant in Training Camp

Walked into a restaurant yesterday and guy comes up and says: "Aren't you Rik Smits?"
Not quite but I appreciated his hoops knowledge…

Dirk Nowitzki - December 2023

You guys are better people than players - that means a lot!

Gordon Herbert - September 2023, about Germany winning the World Cup

Basketball World Cup 2023

You're only concerned if you know you don't have it. We have it.

LeBron James - Olympia 2012 - nach Vorrundenspiel gegen Argentinien

Doubt

I love the Philippines. But they need better beer!

Gordon Herbert - September 2023, about Germany winning the World Cup

Philippines Basketball World Cup 2023

I think it's just God disguised as Michael Jordan.

Larry Bird in The Last Dance

Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls

Some a-hole leaks it online and I'm like, you know, looking at the guy in the mirror brushing my teeth, "Dude, what have you done? This could be punishable by law!" But the internet forced the studio to say, "We're gonna make this movie", and 24 hours later, that movie had a green light.

Ryan Reynolds - September 2025

Deadpool

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