American - Athlete | February 20, 1963 -
It's interesting - the greatest country in the world, we shouldn't have people starving. We shouldn't have young people not getting something to eat.
Charles Barkley
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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.'
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I think Nick Saban is the greatest college football coach in history over there in Tuscaloosa.
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I just grew up a poor black kid in Alabama with a single mom and two brothers.
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That's one of the problems with this country: they put you in a box. You're a Republican, you're a Democrat, you're conservative, you're liberal. And that's really unfair.
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It's my job, with the position of power that I'm in and being able to be on television, I'm supposed to stand up for the people who can't stand up for themselves.
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I really like ESPN. They do a great job.
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Every player has played with gay guys.
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I'd rather have a gay guy who can play than a straight guy who can't play.
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Any professional athlete who gets on TV or radio and says he never played with a gay guy is a stone-freakin' idiot.
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It drives me crazy when guys making $30 million are complaining about playing basketball two days in a row.
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I remember I'd be sleeping in the airport at 5 o'clock in the morning, traveling three hours, and playing a game that day. We never even chartered until my third year in the NBA.
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