OT: An Unlikely Friendship w/Charles Barkley

[Stainmaster]

My Dad's Friendship With Charles Barkley

Really makes you wish there were more stories like this out there.

 

[huskiesouth]

I have never been a fan of CB, quite the opposite, but I recently became friends with a couple of long-time Phoenix-area residents who told story after story of his giving back to the community and genuine positive interaction with local residents. Who knew, certainly not me.

 

[Thirty Three]

Terrific story.

 

[Hoophound]

Barkley is a great guy. Nobody that meets Charles doesn’t like him other than people looking to harass him. He’s just a fun loving, good person. Sometimes, people don’t get his humor or like his opinion on one thing or another, but he’s always been pleasant and very accessible to the public. Same with Shaq.

 

[mauconnfan]

Wow that is very cool. Thanks for posting.

 

[jibsey]

Also liked his fun tourney coverage except when he was down on the Huskies, good guy.

 

[David 76]

Awesome!

 

[Palatine]

He's a really friendly guy. Very approachable and williing to talk. I met him in the lobby of a hotel in Orlando and he was happy just hanging out.

 

[superjohn]

My Dad's Friendship With Charles Barkley

Really makes you wish there were more stories like this out there.

Stair, this really struck me. Barkley is an incredible guy. Thanks for posting this.

 

[CAHUSKY]

Awesome story. Anyone in the bar at the Dallas Hyatt after our Final Four wins in 2014 knows what a nice guy Barkley is. Picked up the tab for about 100 people and did Big Reds U-C-O-N-N chant. Good times. I had a video but somehow lost it when I went from blackberry to iPhone a bunch of years ago. Somehow I have this picture of it but no video.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Read that this morning. Tremendous story. Always liked Barkley and now I like him even more.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Great story. Thanks for sharing stainmaster.

 

[storrsroars]

Great story. After reading it, it actually does sound like the kind of thing Barkley would do.

"It’s fun to be with your friends, you know? 'Cause, I don’t have that many friends that I want to be around, to be honest with you. I mean, you know a lot of people. But when you go spend time with your friends, it’s a whole different animal."

So true. So much empty talk in the world. The ones who listen and care are gold.

 

[Yardigan]

Awesome story. Anyone in the bar at the Dallas Hyatt after our Final Four wins in 2014 knows what a nice guy Barkley is. Picked up the tab for about 100 people and did Big Reds U-C-O-N-N chant. Good times. I had a video but somehow lost it when I went from blackberry to iPhone a bunch of years ago. Somehow I have this picture of it but no video.

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Shoulda kept the BlackBerry...now, they've got you hooked. I wonder if it's harder to get off crack, or Apple?

 

[Mano]

Shoulda kept the BlackBerry...now, they've got you hooked. I wonder if it's harder to get off crack, or Apple?

Maybe you just need the right motivation:

Ditch your smartphone for a year, win $100,000

 

[NatiHuskiFan]

Barkley was my favorite player when I was a kid.... around the same time I was beginning a life long love of Uconn.... to this day one of my favorite memories was my 8th grade b-ball coach taking me to see him play golf on a local course here in Cincinnati and getting his autograph on a basketball. All we had to do was ask (which I feel can be quite a feat these days for someone as good as he was at the time). It sits in my man cave next to a basketball autographed by the 2014 uconn team

 

[BigEastCT]

Great read,

 

[navery12]

My favorite quote about Barkley/this story

 

[JMick]

 

[superjohn]

Barkley has always been one of my favorites, he has a great soul. What a beautiful tribute to his friend...

 

[superjohn]

Barkley is a great guy. Nobody that meets Charles doesn’t like him other than people looking to harass him. He’s just a fun loving, good person. Sometimes, people don’t get his humor or like his opinion on one thing or another, but he’s always been pleasant and very accessible to the public. Same with Shaq.

A friend of mine is George Mikan's nephew, Shaq was incredibly good to Mikan. Shaq is another great person.

 

[Jaker]

CB has always been a stand up guy

 

[Robertelamin]

Maybe you just need the right motivation:

Ditch your smartphone for a year, win $100,000

10 years ago it wouldn’t have been hard. Now?

 

[WeAreUCONN]

That was an awesome story about everyone involved. Not the kind of story that you ever expect to hear. Thanks for sharing this.

My Dad's Friendship With Charles Barkley

Really makes you wish there were more stories like this out there.

That was an awesome story about everyone involved. Not the kind of story that you ever expect to hear. Thanks for sharing this.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

So true. So much empty talk in the world. The ones who listen and care are gold.

Related perspective: The article is a reminder of how different friend and depth of friendship can be defined in different cultures.