Charles Barkley

Charles Barkley once said, “he doesn't create controversies, he just brings them to our attention”, he is at it again. The basketball analyst for Turner Sports and the NBA isn't backing away from the comments he made on the recent interview on 97.5 “The Fanatic” sports radio in Philadelphia on Tuesday, December 2-3. Barkley said they were wrong to attack businesses and police and that people who torched buildings in Ferguson are "scumbags". Barkley supports the decision made by the grand jury not

if its a crime just being black in this country we call home. But even still, there are many people willing to defend police brutality acts, prosing that there are options that the victims could have chosen instead as to prevent their harm. Enter Charles Kinsey, 47, a behavior therapist in the Miami area. This past Monday, while Kinsey was attempting to help one of his patients that has autism, he was shot in the leg. Prior to this, Kinsey can be shown on video trying to get his patient to listen

I May Be Wrong But I Doubt It By Charles Barkley The former NBA phenom, Charles Barkley, takes readers on an in-depth tour of his career and the difficulties he faced in his memoir, I May Be Wrong But I Doubt It. From growing up in a poor African American family living in Alabama to being named the NBA's most valuable player in 1992, Barkley discovered that working hard would allow him to accomplish anything he ever desired. Barkley's raw tone depicts no regret as he discusses more than just his

would probably play for free. With the acquired wealth and visibility these professional athletes have it all. It has been suggested by many that these athletes should serve as role models. Charles Barkley former Nation Basketball Association all-star player disagreed vehemently with that sentiment. Mr. Barkley believed that athlete should not be role models for the sport that they play but should be role models as goodwill ambassadors in aiding the less fortunate. Adrian Peterson (All Day)

         Charles Barkley stands in a dimly lit gym with a basketball squeezed between his beefy hands. He is only filming a commercial. Or is he? As he looks squarely into the camera, he declares, " I am not a role model...I am paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court" (Smith 1). After he says this, a question begins to form in the minds of the viewers. Who, then Charles, should be a role model? Now, just because this is a commercial for a basketball shoe does not mean Charles Barkley does not

tries to act accordingly. There has been a major controversy in the NBA lately thanks to Charles Barkley and his claim in an interview that he is not a role model, but that is the job of the parent. He says that parents shouldn't be blaming the athletes if they can't control their own children. Another person that agrees with this notion is football and basketball star Deion Sanders. Barkley has paid over $80,000 in fines over a period of two years. He

Role models, we all had them growing up, at a young age they can help dilate your ambition and aspiration, they help console kids growing up and when preparing for the future. A major source for role models is when a child elects a sports player, however, as the players make decision on field they are also making decisions off field that the child with know and may even try to venture off and attempt them. So lately it has been talked about whether or not sports team have the liability to hold players

Why Athletes Are Good Role Models Ever since the ancient years, we have admired athletes and the hard work that they do to achieve their goal of winning. We idolize them and wish we were more like them. What happens though when the realization sinks in that they are human too and that some of them do get greedy and selfish? A lot of athletes are model citizens that you should really look up to, but there are also some bad apples in the bunch that ruin it for everyone. Athletes can inspire

in the locker room or in public after the game? There are many speculations of if these sports stars have the responsibility of setting a good example for the people that look up to them as role models. In a commercial in 1993, basketball star Charles Barkley stated, "I'm not paid to be a role model. I'm paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court." This is true, however, many young children aspiring to be sports stars in the future cannot help but admire him and be like him in the future. Though

the Rod” shines a light on Charles Barkley and his views on corporal punishment and black culture. I found the article to be very opinionated and also informative about either side of the argument if children should be spanked or not. This article being very opinionated has the potential to change your mind or strengthen your views. The article also shows the fine line in punishing your child and abusing your child. The major point highlighted in this article was Charles Barkley’s views on corporal