Charles Barkley Quotes

I don't feel I want to complain about anything that's said about me.

When people direct insults at me, I can take it.

No, nothing really upsets me.

There's always going to be people saying negative and positive things. If you let all that into you, and you're always contemplating that and thinking about that, I'm sure that can get to you. I try not to do that.

If a person doesn't like me or doesn't like my game, OK, that's how they feel. Can't be upset with it.

The one opinion that experience does for you is it keeps you cool, calm, and collected under pressure.

The fact that people don't like me doesn't bother me.

Even if I would have left on a good note, there is still going to be people who don't like you, who don't like what you stand for. I can't worry about that.

If people hate me they hate me.

It really doesn't matter to me what people say about me anymore.

I don't let it bother me too much if someone doesn't like me. I just figure there's no accounting for taste. It's not me, it's my acting. It's like if someone doesn't like someone's food, they just don't like my acting.

I've never felt like I needed to change. I've always thought, 'If you want somebody different, pick somebody else.' But sure, criticism can sometimes still get to me. Some things are so malicious, they knock the wind out of you.

There's always going to be someone who doesn't like you, but what can they do?

You have to just figure out how to let it roll off of you, because no matter who you are or what you do, somebody's always going to disagree with something that you're doing or saying or something that you think or believe.

It's taken me a long, long time to figure out how to deal with negativity, because it used to really upset me. I was always that girl that, if I was performing in the club and there was one person not paying attention or not liking me, the whole club could be packed with people loving me, but I'd be obsessed with that one person.

I just feel like I've been in a lot of high-pressure situations, and I think I'm able to stay poised in those situations.

What I work hardest at is just trying to not let things get me crazy.

What helps me when someone puts me down or aims to offend me is to not take what they say personally. I try my best to not internalize their comments.

Self confidence is the ability to exercise restraint in the face of disrespect and still show respect in response.

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.

The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance.

Don't listen to what other people say about you negatively!

The secret of how to live without resentment or embarrassment in a world in which I was different from everyone else. was to be indifferent to that difference.

From the beginning, I've had to juggle and weigh the silly things people say - and I've learnt that they're meaningless, and they're mostly inaccurate. So I don't worry about it, because there's nothin' for me to deal with.

At the end of the day it's going to hurt your feelings if someone says something mean about you, but I've learned to take a step back and ask myself if it's really going to affect me, if this person who I'm never going to know or meet doesn't like me - and it doesn't.