Charles Barkley Reveals Moses Malone Motivated Him To Lose Weight: “If He Had Told Me In The Beginning ‘Let’s Lose 50 Pounds’, That Would Have Been Overwhelming… Once I Got To 250, I Was Just Killing People And The Rest Is History.”

“You have to be in shape for pro sports. That’s one thing I tell people. Moses (Malone) said ‘hey, you’re fat and lazy. If you want me to help you, I’ll help you’. And he said something that changed my life. He says ‘I don’t even know what your playing weight should be but lets just lose 10 pounds’. This is a guy who was already one of the all time greats. Starts spending time with me before practice, after practice. I lost 10 pounds, I get to 290. He says ‘let’s lose 10 more’. 280, 270, 260, 250. I got to 240, but I had no strength and energy… I got down to 250. He says ‘250 is your weight’. And at this point I’m starting. And I tell people, if he had told me in the beginning ‘let’s lose 50 pounds’, that probably would have been overwhelming. But he said ‘let’s lose 10 pounds’. Then, like I said, once I got to 250, I was just killing people and the rest is history.”

Barkley also touched on some other topics during his interview, including his time with the 1992 Dream Team, where he felt he was the second-best player on the team behind Michael Jordan.

Chuck also spoke about the 1993 NBA Finals, and how Chuck Daly motivated him to defeat Jordan in the Finals because he said that Jordan was better than Barkley.

While Barkley never won the NBA championship, he is remembered as one of the greatest players in the history of the NBA. Barkley was a superstar and was able to dominate opponents due to his frightening combination of size, speed, and strength.