The best quality about Kobe Bryant? You want me to be honest? I don’t know. I’ll tell you why. I open my arms to everybody. But he never stepped forward for the embrace. So I never really got to know him. I don’t know anything about him, and it’s kinda sad.
SHAQUILLE O'NEALIt was a weird game. There was ugly shooting and a lot of turnovers and mistakes, and we were just fortunate to get the win.
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The stats win nothing. I’m still sexy. I’m still great.
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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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Anyone can win a slam-dunk contest. The real Superman is dead. He was assassinated by Pat Riley. I’m the Big Cactus now and ready to roll again.
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Before I became the ‘Great Test of the West,” I was the ‘Beast of the East.’
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This is a guy who they would have secret meetings about to change the rules. So, that’s going to be my legacy: the most dominant player ever.
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Stay out of the gentlemen’s clubs. Get a lot of rest. Just have fun and relax and stay focused.
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I really get motivated when I have doubters.
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I came here with the perfect chemist’s perception. The formula they had was perfect and any added ingredient could make it go bad or worse.
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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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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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The only person who can really motivate you is you.
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If he were on fire, he couldn’t act as if he were burning. He can’t out-act me on the big screen.
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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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But that is the only thing that slows me down is the system. No one, two or three was big enough to slow me down, only the system. It was the system that slowed me down to make my numbers fall. Not because I am older.
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My wrists are crooked and don’t go all the way back. I’ve been practicing and working on them. You can’t do everything good.
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