"Sure it gets heated sometimes, and when you're trying to decide or defend your point, it gets a little heated. But I've never thought, 'Uh oh...
"Dan Patrick asked Skipper if that meant ESPN ever tried to sign Barkley while Skipper was in charge."
"People need to start putting some respect back on Charles's NBA career."
“The guy makes $30 million a year. Go down to the damn [supermarket] and get some damn honey. Bees are not a damn pet!”
Turner's original plans were for Barkley to join Kevin Harlan and Reggie Miller on TNT's regular All-Star Game broadcast, in addition to studio coverage.
“Every zoo in the world they go crazy. They try to break out the damn thing and try to fight me.”
"Being a teammate on a great team I think has done well for us."
O’Neal said he wasn’t interested in playing “a down-South African American guy during slavery”, so he passed on the opportunity.
"For us, we’re an entertainment network, so the opportunity was extra special for us."
“You don’t get vaccinated just for yourself."