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Im not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesnt mean I should raise your kids
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"I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids"

- Charles Barkley

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In this quote, Charles Barkley is expressing his belief that being a successful professional athlete does not instantly make him a good example or an appropriate figure to raise children. He is acknowledging that his talent for dunking a basketball does not relate to being an accountable and prominent figure in the lives of youths. Barkley is likely attempting to distance himself from the pressure and expectation of being a good example, as he thinks that it is not his responsibility to shape the worths and habits of others. He is stressing the significance of individual responsibility and the reality that being an excellent athlete does not always make someone a good example.

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Charles Barkley This quote is written / told by Charles Barkley somewhere between February 20, 1963 and today. He was a famous Athlete from USA. The author also have 22 other quotes.

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