‘The Chills in My Body…’: Joining 74YO Boxing Legend, Charles Barkley Reflects on a “Heart-Racing” Experience From Back in 1992

Charles Barkley has won many laurels in his basketball career. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in the year 2006. Barkley is an 11-time all-star, the 1993 MVP, and a 5-time all-NBA player. Even after establishing himself as one of the greats, he recently revealed what the most exciting moment of his career was.

Charles Barkley was a member of the esteemed ‘Dream Team’. The team won multiple Olympic gold medals in the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. In an interview with Ernie Johnson, he describes what was it like to feature for the United States of America at the Olympic games.

Charles Barkley describes the most exciting moment of his career

In an interview on The Steam Room, Charles Barkley opened up about what it was like to feature for Team USA at the Olympics.

Barkley said, “You know Ernie, I will say this. I’ve been blessed to go to the Olympics twice, and it is I agree with Mr. Foreman. When you are standing up there and they’re playing the national anthem. I couldn’t believe the chills I was getting in my body. I did a lot of really fun stuff. When you’re standing on the podium and they’re playing the national anthem, you feel a certain type of way. My heart was racing, I was getting goosebumps.” 

Charle Barkley made it clear that nothing comes close to representing his nation at the Olympics. Going by his word’s winning a gold medal at the Olympics is probably the biggest accomplishment in his career. In the year 2000, he retired for good from the NBA. At the time he was the only fourth player in the league’s history to get 20000 points, 10000 rebounds, and 4000 assists.

In the interview with Ernie Johnson, legendary boxer George Foreman also described what it was like to feature for the United States of America.

An iconic Boxer opens up about being at the Olympics

George Foreman is considered an all-time great in the world of boxing. He became the heavyweight champion of the world in the year of 1973. Foreman too recalled the great feeling of being at the Olympics.

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He said, “Greatest moment in my life. I was 19, I’d never had a dream to come true ever in my life. Every day I kept thinking I can do something else…All the other…come second to the Olympics.” Even after claiming the topmost prize in the world of boxing of becoming the heavyweight champion of the world, the 74-year-old made it clear nothing comes close to winning the Olympic Gold medal for the USA.

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