Charles Barkley
The Catalyst
Ideas with a spark, energy, range and the ability to start things.
Charles Barkley is a former NBA player known for his outspoken views on social justice and race relations. This interview reveals his ability to engage audiences with his personal experiences and insights, driving conversations around important societal issues.
“The school, we got to start making the schools pay for not graduating players. That to me, when I first started doing marsh matters, that was the number one thing I said because I was happy just doing the NBA. And they said, will you do Mars Matters? I said, not that big of a deal if I don't do it. They're like, we want you to do it.”
“Just respond. I do no social media because I don't feel the need to talk to everybody because you have to realize you can't make everybody happy. Some people dislike you just because you're successful, but you can't be drunk. You can't be mad. You can't be coming off a bad game.”
“Basketball players, we're like a full time relief pitchers I know every night, like a great closer. Like, he might blow the game, but he got to come back the next night. In basketball, we play 8-2 games. And I know in 82 games there was a close game cooking to Charles, what do you want the ball at? And you have to have a very...”
“Racism, one I'm a friend of mine, PK Subah and his dad, he plays for the Nashville Predators. And I was with his dad one night. And we were talking. His dad said one of the greatest things I've ever heard. He says, racism is a distraction.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 230 - Charles Barkley
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