Get his master’s in criminal justice, stayed out of trouble. Played for three different teams. Changed three different franchises around.
SHAQUILLE O'NEALIt’s sort of like in the movie The Karate Kid when Daniel said he needed Mr. Miyagi. And Mr. Miyagi gave him that confidence to believe he really didn’t. These guys think they really need me right now, but they don’t.
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And I want to do it the right way, like everybody else, not just a famous figurehead that gets a job because he is a famous basketball player. I want to really learn the business.
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It’s his show and I’m just trying to make him look good. If we were the same age there might be a little tension, but I’m on my way out… I am here to serve your every need, King James.
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A lot of people can, you know, start the date with flowers and candy, but if you don’t finish the date – you know what I mean?
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Yeah, D-Wade called me up last night and said that he saw some film of me in high school and thinks that my form then was better and that I should shoot like that.
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I respect order and it really gave me the discipline to be a leader and not a follower. It also helped me stay out of trouble.
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I’m a combination of the Terminator and Bambi.
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You guys make the rules up, so a foul is a foul. It doesn’t matter if a guy is bigger and stronger. It’s not my fault I ate my Frosted Flakes when I was little, and you ate Wheaties.
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There is no answer to the Pythagorean theorem. Well, there is an answer, but by the time you figure it out, I got 40 points, 10 rebounds and then we’re planning for the parade.
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I ate too many Frosted Flakes. I don’t remember what I said last night.
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I know how to turn the bad into good always.
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I beat a lot of teams from the line. You have to have mechanics. But see, what people don’t know about my wrists is my wrists don’t go all the way back.
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Talk to the guys that ain’t doing nothing, don’t talk to me. I just want eight guys out there with me who want to play.
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Obviously, Sam is the type of guy that hides behind his pen and pad. I promise you he wouldn’t say that to my face in a dark alley where it’s just me and him and no witnesses.
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I’m very educated and can give you somewhat of a vocabulary, but I don’t get to the philosophical side.
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I’m always ready for a change. I’m Irish. I’m a leprechaun.
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I endorse only products I actually use. Like Wheaties keeps offering me money, but I don’t eat Wheaties, so I can’t do it. Now, if Rice Krispies or Frosted Flakes offered me a deal, I’d take it right away. Apple Jacks, I’d be on the box in a heartbeat. Apple Shaqs. Yeah.
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My secret? See it, and stay focused on it.
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The day I stopped worrying about stats is the day I started winning
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Kobe always tried to be a hero. But you know, as the saying goes, a hero ain’t nothing but a sandwich.
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But, hey I did everything the right way and earned my spot in this game, nothing was given to me.
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We’re focusing on the whole pie, not a slice. A slice is good, but it’s not good enough to get you fat. We’re trying to get fat.
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I just said to myself, ‘Damn, I’m a great player.’
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I failed, I think, seven [or] eight times before I finally got my first [championship]. It was just, you know, just about me growing up.
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Because I grew up with a drill sergeant in my life,
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If I was able to have the game I have and shoot 80% from the line, I’d probably be an arrogant person rather than a humble one.
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Opinions are like belly buttons; everybody has one. I never knock a man for his opinion.
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