20 Quotes from Charles Barkley That Will Inspire You.

Charles Barkley is the guy who played basketball in the NBA for 15 years. After retiring from playing, he became a well-known commentator for TNT’s NBA coverage. He’s also been featured in several commercials and TV shows. Charles is an iconic figure in sports and media, known not only for his skills on the court but also his outspoken comments about social issues off the court.

Charles has said some pretty controversial things during his time in the public eye, but behind all of that energy lies a truly remarkable person. Whether he’s telling you what it takes to be successful or talking about how to live your life, these quotes are sure to leave you feeling inspired.

What is success?

“The way I define success is, did you enjoy what you were doing? Did you work hard enough? And when you got out of the game, was it OK to say that you spent your entire life playing basketball?”

“It don’t matter how many points I scored or how much money I made. What matters is how happy I am with myself.”

“I think everybody should be able to live their dream.”

“My definition of success has changed over the years. Success for me is not about having a lot of money or being famous. It’s about being happy and healthy.”

Be happy where you are

“You don’t have to be rich to be happy. You just have to be happy.”

“I’m not interested in living up to your expectations of who I should be. I’m interested in living up to my own expectations.”

“I don’t think anybody can really understand what handicapped people go through until they’re handicapped themselves.”

“The only place you should shoot for is the best, and if you miss you’re still pretty damn good.”

“If you live on the edge like I do, eventually you’re going to go over. There’s no way out of that. You might as well enjoy it!”

Life is too short

“I’m a firm believer that life is too short. It’s like this beautiful gift and you wake up every day and you don’t know how long it’s going to last. You could be here for 20 years or you could be here for 20 seconds. You never know what God has planned for you, so make the most of it while you can and live your life with no regrets. I think that people with regrets live lives full of misery and they live in a world of if-onlys. I don’t want to live like that.”

You can’t change the past, so don’t worry about it.

“You can’t change the past, so don’t worry about it.”

It’s easy to look back at our past and think that we could have done things differently. We always see what we want to see, and not the reality of the situation. The past is just a memory of what happened. It’s nothing more than a story we tell ourselves. If you were too caught up in the moment at the time, there’s no point dwelling on it now.

Focus on the present and the future.

“I never thought of the past, I never worry about the future. I live in the present.”

“You’ve got to live for today, because tomorrow ain’t promised.”

“I don’t think about yesterday–I just think about what’s ahead of me.”

Live with no regrets

“I want to live my life with no regrets.”

A big part of living a life without regrets is being comfortable with who you are, and not letting anyone tell you otherwise. For Barkley, this meant standing up for himself and not letting others make him feel less than perfect. He knew all along that he was a great basketball player, but no matter what anyone said to him, he never let it get into his head that he wasn’t good enough.

“I will continue to be myself and say the things I feel like saying.”

When Barkley retired from playing basketball, he never looked back. He pursued his passions outside of sports and found success in other areas as well. That’s why when people tried to discourage him from doing so, he refused. He stood up for himself and refused to let anyone tell him who he should be or what he should do with his life.

“People don’t realize how much power they have.”

Charles Barkley knows just how powerful we can be as individuals – even those who might seem unimportant at first glance – which is why it’s important for everyone to “never underestimate yourself.”

It’s easy to see that even though Barkley might come off as tough on the court or during interviews, there is a softer side to the man who once said: “We all got faults – we all got weaknesses – we all make mistakes – but we need each other.”

Let go of toxic people in your life.

“Don’t let the thing that surrounds you define who you are.”

Charles is telling us to not let our surroundings define who we are, but be ourselves.