As a player, Charles Barkley was perhaps the greatest anomaly in basketball history. Listed at 6-6 but actually closer to 6-foot-4, he played power forward as well as anyone in the history of the NBA, often dominating players half a foot taller…
In 1984, Charles Barkley was drafted with the fifth overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers. He went on to have a successful career with the 76ers, Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets. Although he never won a championship, he is considered a top player…
It’s his voice that you hear first, the warm, loud voice that has made him famous, and occasionally gotten him in trouble. “Hello everybody,” he says. Soon, you see him as he climbs the stairs, a big man with a bald head, his lips curled in a comfortable smile…
NBA Legend Charles Barkley Credits His Success To This Habit
Every day, NBA legend Charles Barkley reminds himself that “life is pretty damn good,” even when things aren’t going so well. “There’s always something going on,” says Barkley, 58. “When you’re famous…and I hate to use that term…”