Charles Barkley loves to talk.
Barkley, the brash star forward of the Philadelphia 76ers, isn't reluctant to speak out on any subject.
Modesty also isn't part of Barkley's image.
"I think I should win the MVP," Barkley said at the start of the season, after he had signed an eight-year contract for $13 million.
Barkley, who celebrated his 24th birthday Friday, said he wants to win at least three MVP trophies. "At the age of 30, I'm going to retire and never get out of bed before noon again," he told reporter Mike Bruton of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Some regard him as one of the biggest jerks in the National Basketball Assn. Barkley's mouth is running constantly during games as he banters with fans, officials, reporters, himself.