Charles Wade Barkley

Charles Wade Barkley

Charles Wade Barkley is an American Professional Basketball Player,

known to fans as "Sir Charles". He was born in Leeds, Alabama and later

attended Auburn University where he started basketball and was named

Basketball Player of the Year in the South Eastern Conference. He left

college in the same year (1984) to be a part of the NBA.

Charles Barkley was a top scorer and rebounder in the NBA. He

worked hard to be in the NBA and had many awards like the NBA Player of

the Month Award and the Most Valuable Player Award in the NBA . He

was also a member of the "American Dream Team" that won a gold medal

at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Leigh Montville reports

in Sports Illustrated that {Barkley now ranks fifth in the NBA and is trying

to get better every day. Barkley showed that he was still one of the NBA's

best . After contemplating retirement in the offseason, Barkley stayed in the

Phoenix Suns and was as good as ever, particularly in the second half of the

campaign. He already ranked second in the NBA Playoff history with 456

rebounds. Barkley is also the shortest player in the NBA in rebounding.}

Barkley's fans are crazy about him and don't care what he thinks of

them, they still like him and want him to be the best. They know Barkley

has a kind heart and is a pretty good person deep down. Rick Reilley,

author of Sports Illustrated, Feb. 1993 in his report said that {Barkley

doesn't even think about...

Charles Wade Barkley

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