Tag: Charles Barkley

"All the people I’ve been working with for the last 24 years, they’re like family to me, and I really hope we match."

Now, some 250 or more columns later, I’m going to scale back and write only one time a month.

Needed: One former NBA Hall of Fame player. Need to have a personality that is larger than life. Can’t be afraid to laugh at himself or have fun with his fellow panelists.

"First of all let me say this – this could be retirement for all of us at Turner network next year."

"He’s tired of being emotional about this, and he just went emotion from the hip."

"How many people want to do that as well, just kind of walk away and say, ‘You know what? I put in my time and I am done here, and now I have the ability to walk away...'"

"Many entertaining and interesting analysts grace the television airwaves today, but none are Charles Barkley. His exit would create a massive issue for the NBA as it would take away its top TV star, and the league's best program outside of games."

"We’re looking forward to another fantastic NBA on TNT season and further discussion of our future plans with him.”

"Next year, I am just going to retire after 25 years, and I just wanted to say thank you and I wanted y'all to hear it from me first."

“If he worked for a network I was in charge of, I would be very discomfited by his going around and telling me how to do my job."