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Charles Wade Barkley is a former American professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player. Nicknamed "Sir Charles" and "The Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley established himself as one of the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

's (NBA's) most dominating power forwards
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

. He was selected to the All-NBA First Team five times, the All-NBA Second Team five times, and once to the All-NBA Third Team. He earned eleven NBA All-Star Game appearances and was named the All-Star MVP in 1991.
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I'm not a role model.

Series of Nike, Inc.|Nike commercials

I don't know much about Angola|Angola, but I know one thing, they're in a lot of trouble.

Press conference before the United States men's national basketball team|USA played Angola national basketball team|Angola in the 1st round of the Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Olympics.

You know it's gone to hell, when the best rapper out there is Eminem|a white guy and the best golfer is Tiger Woods|a black guy.

Interview in the New York Post in October 2000.

Kids are great. That's one of the best things about our business, all the kids you get to meet. It's a shame they have to grow up to be regular people and come to the games and call you names.

Verified on Late Late Show Oct 22 2004

Anytime a fan touches you, you have the right to beat the hell out of him.

From CNN interview, Nov 22 2004, following Pacers-Pistons brawl|a fight between players and fans at a recent Pistons-Pacers game.

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