“If I'm going to be straightforward, like I always try to be, I know gu...” — Charles Barkley Quote

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

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.

If you are black on television, you are probably going to be some kind of thug, gangster, or portrayed in a negative light. If you are some type of Muslim, you are going to be blowing stuff up. If you are Hispanic, you are going to be some type of gangbanger. I've felt like this for years.

I think Nick Saban is the greatest college football coach in history over there in Tuscaloosa.

A father-son relationship is strong, like no other teammates. You could be straightforward with one another.

Lots of people tell me I am straightforward.

Too often, when you are close to people in power, you're trying to make them happy; you're trying to tell them what they want to hear. But I find that really good leaders don't want that. They want the truth. And you do them a service, and yourself a service, by just being honest and straightforward.

I like to be straightforward with whatever I'm doing, whether it's basketball, whether it's meeting someone, whatever it is.