I'm just what America needs: another unemployed black man. (on his retirement from basketball)

When you're black, you have to deal with so much crap in your life from other black people. It's a dirty, dark secret; I'm glad it's coming out.

I was asked for years about being a Republican, probably because most black people are Democrats. My mother heard it once and called me and said 'Charles, Republicans are for the rich people.' And I said, 'Mom, I'm rich.'

Any professional league that goes on strike right now - that's just suicide.

I love New York City; I've got a gun.

These are my new shoes. They're good shoes. They won't make you rich like me, they won't make you rebound like me, they definitely won't make you handsome like me. They'll only make you have shoes like me. That's it.

I think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.