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Charles Barkley screws up classic victory phrase but saves it with one of his own

You see, the thing of it is ... Charles Barkley sometimes has moments where the feeling of an idea or message stands out more than that actual articulation of said message.

Sunday was just of of those days. Poor Chuck wanted to say “The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat,” but ended up butchering the phrase. What really came out was, “The agony of win -- the great thing of winning or the agony of defeat. And it ... losing just sucks.”

Losing does suck, Chuck.

It’s been that kind of week for Barkley:

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