10 Athletes That Have Lost a Battle With Dignity: Part 1

1. Charles Barkley:
Who?:
Charles Barkley (aka the “Round Mound of Rebound”) was an outstanding NBA forward, amassing 11 All-Star appearances and 1 League MVP in his 16-year career with Philly, Phoenix and Houston.

History:
Barkley once spit on a little girl during overtime of a 1991 game in New Jersey. In all fairness though, he was actually trying to spit on a decidedly more racist and less mature adult heckler.

After his playing career he joined TNT’s Inside the NBA where he went on to do some of the most ridiculous stunts in-between nearly incomprehensible rants. In 2006 he claimed he could hold his breath for 9 minutes and attempted it on-air in the studio. Let’s see how well he did:



24 seconds! He could only manage 24 seconds? And you know he thought he could actually do it. At least he didn’t go all Houdini with a locked tank and a straight jacket.

In 2007 he challenged 67-year-old referee Dick Bavetta to a foot race and barely won, even after false starting two times! Barkley has also admitted to losing more than $10 Million gambling. He says he once lost $2.5 Million in six hours playing Blackjack! When do you say enough is enough? Apparently after you’ve blown $2.5 mill in the time it takes to watch The Return of the King extended edition.

Where He Finally Lost The Battle:
Charles Barkley was arrested last week for Drunk Driving after he ran a stop sign because he was in a hurry to get his freak on. This was taken from the arresting officer’s report:

"He told me that he ran the stop sign because he was in a hurry to pick up the girl I saw get in the passenger seat."

The officer continues: "He asked me to admit that she was 'hot.' He asked me, 'You want the truth?' When I told him I did he said, 'I was gonna drive around the corner and get a blow job. He then explained that she had given him a 'blow job' one week earlier and said it was the best one he had ever had in his life."

I give him props for his honesty. It didn’t get him out of the DUI, but it was pretty hilarious. Apparently Barkley also offered to “Tattoo my name on your ass” if a civilian employee let him off the hook for the DUI. He then quickly corrected himself and said “Tattoo your name on my ass.” Sadly, I bet he thinks that would be a good offer when sober too.