I don’t believe in pressure. Pressure is when you don’t know where your next meal is coming from.
SHAQUILLE O'NEAL(The Hack-A-Shaq is) just a way of telling me that you can’t stop me. Thank you. I appreciate it.
More Shaquille O'Neal Quotes
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The problem with kids these days is they don’t have enough fun stuff to do. When I was stationed with my family in Germany, youth basketball programs gave me something to strive to do my best at.
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I don’t get tired. I get beat up. You keep chopping on a tree, you need to give the tree some rest so the chlorophyll will fill back up and the tree gets its energy back.
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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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That was a foul, young lady. You know that was a foul. Don’t ask dumb questions.
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The day I stopped worrying about stats is the day I started winning
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Some things you just can’t question. Like you can’t question why two plus two is four. So don’t question it, don’t try to look it up.
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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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As a general, and as a leader of this team, whatever I’ve got to do get my guys going I’ll do it every time. If I have to be the bad guy sometime, I’ll guess I’ll take that. That’s what a leader and a general and a chief of police does.
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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 think I’m the only player who looks at each and every center and says to myself, ‘That’s barbecued chicken down there.’
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It’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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Every time that I’ve won a championship I’ve looked at my guys around me and looked at their work ethic and said ‘You know what, I’m going to win it this year. I feel that way now.
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If I were a painter, you’d be calling me Shaqcasso.
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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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They asked me when I was out there, ‘Why do you want to be traded?’ I said me staying here is like divorcing my wife and marrying someone who looks like me. That’s backwards, man.
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I’m always ready for a change. I’m Irish. I’m a leprechaun.
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Everything happens for a reason.
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Every challenge you put in front of me, I’ve handled it, dismantled it – ate them, dropped them off in the bathroom and flushed them away.
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Excellence is a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.
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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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When I come back, we’ll all need each other to step up our games and do what needs to be done.
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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 going back to the old Shaq. I was normal last year – I was an earthling last summer. I had to go back to my alien roots.
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A lot of times when I buy a lot of toys, I get a little jealous and keep one or two for myself. So I’ve got a couple of drones. I’ve got a couple of remote-control cars. I like to have fun
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I’m dominant every night. I come in every night and get beat up.
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I’m pissed off. ‘Cause I knew I did something wrong. I’ll have a hell of a season if I win the championship and average 20 points a game.
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