Charles Barkley talks about fame and social media

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Charles Barkley talks about fame and social media

Postby Kevin on Wed Apr 15, 2015 3:20 am

On being famous: Being famous is like being the homecoming queen: All the ugly girls hate you. That’s what’s it’s like. It’s also like being smart. All the dumb kids hate you.
On what he would tell a young athlete about Twitter: I would say stay away but there is a never a right or wrong answer. No matter what you say half the people are going to agree with you and half the people are going to disagree with you. That’s the one thing that sucks about being in the limelight
On guarding LeBron James if he were in his basketball prime:
I believe you have to push him left because every time he goes left he shoots a jumper. Every time he goes right he is going to the basket.
On meeting John F. Kennedy Jr.:
And when he came to the office, every girl had their Sunday best on. They had big-*** makeup on. They had great-looking lipstick. It was hilarious.
On trying to avoid being drafted by the Sixers in 1984 by gaining 20 pounds in 48 hours prior to a pre-draft workout in Philadelphia: I get down to 283 and the night before we fly into Philly my agent said, “You do know if the Sixers draft you they are going to give you $75,000, right?” I said, “Dude, I didn’t leave college for $75,000. We have a problem.” He said, “You weigh about 283 now. What do you want to do? You beat their weight limit.” I said, “Let’s go out.”


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Re: Charles Barley talks about fame and social media

Postby Andrew on Wed Apr 15, 2015 10:37 am

Great interview with one of the greatest personalities in the history of the sport.

The interesting thing about being honest is people love my honesty unless they disagree with me. It’s a double-edged sword. It’s like, 'Man, that guy is honest, we love his honesty, we love him being frank.' But they only mean that if they agree with me.


Spot on, Chuck. Everyone loves a "straight-shooter" and offers praise for someone who says something without sugar-coating it or worrying about being PC...until they hit on an issue where they're on the other side of the argument.

First of all, they are just stats. They just charge you more calling them analytics but they are just stats.


Shots fired. :lol:
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Re: Charles Barley talks about fame and social media

Postby Mandich on Thu Apr 16, 2015 1:02 am

Pardon my ignorance, but aren't stats basically analytics /vice versa ?

Barkley continues to prove he's an idiot with his statements about analytics.
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Re: Charles Barley talks about fame and social media

Postby Andrew on Thu Apr 16, 2015 9:56 am

He is stubbornly old school in that regard, yeah.
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Re: Charles Barley talks about fame and social media

Postby Lamrock on Thu Apr 16, 2015 10:48 am

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Re: Charles Barkley talks about fame and social media

Postby Kevin on Thu Apr 16, 2015 5:44 pm

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Was hoping somebody wouldn't notice it. :lol:
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