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Charles Barkley gets candid on his life as he becomes a grandpa: 'I'm on the back nine'

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Charles Barkley just turned 60 years old last month, and on Sunday, he fed himself a little dose of reality regarding the remaining years of his life and what he enjoys doing outside the broadcast booth.

Barkley appeared on "60 Minutes" and spoke glowingly about being a grandparent. His daughter Christiana just had a son, and Barkley called it the "greatest thing that’s ever happened to me in my life."  While he spoke about his newfound love for being a grandparent, he said on the CBS program he understands he’s on the "back nine" of his life. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM NBA Legend, Charles Barkley talks to Guy Fieri during the 71st NBA All-Star Game as part of 2022 NBA All Star Weekend on Feb.

20, 2022 at Wolstein Center in Cleveland. (Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images) "It lives up to the hype," the Basketball Hall of Famer said. "I want to spend time with him, because I'm not morbid, I'm not upset, I'm on the back nine.

I hope I'm on hole 10 or 11, but you never know. I could be on 17 and 18. So I wanna spend as much time with him as possible.

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