My message to little kids who aspire to be anything they want to be is to listen to their parents.
SHAQUILLE O'NEALI’m very educated and can give you somewhat of a vocabulary, but I don’t get to the philosophical side.
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Do a lot of stuff. But always do things the right way. Went to the police academy to become a police officer.
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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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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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I should have done better, but it was just a very ugly and weird game… I knew the game was going to be an ugly game when I saw those three guys at the scorer’s table. Ugly people call ugly games.
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I never make a face when they try to flagrant or hack-a-Shaq me, because I’m not from this planet. Earthlings don’t faze me.
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Pluto is not a planet, but I am.
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They shot the ball well early. What comes out of the microwave hot doesn’t always stay hot. I know, because I eat bagels in the morning.
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Keep in mind, I’m not allowed to be tough. I’m tamed.
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I don’t know how it is for you earthlings, but where I’m from, strength is mental.
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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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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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I don’t believe in pressure. Pressure is when you don’t know where your next meal is coming from.
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Y’all reporters like my quotes, don’t you. Yeah, my quotes are Shaqalicious.
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This summer is going to be a different summer for a lot of people. Everyone is going to take care of their own business and everyone is going to do what’s best for them, including me.
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I’m ready to go. As big men in the league, there are two who have done something special during this millennium. I’m one and Tim Duncan is the other.
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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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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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My secret? See it, and stay focused on it.
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I’m on a mission. And I know the older I get, I may lose a step or two, but it’s all up in the medulla oblongata. I’ve got a lot up there. I’ve got a lot of knowledge… in this medulla oblongata.
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I really get motivated when I have doubters.
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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’m still here. I’m a force to be reckoned with… you have to come take my spot, and not through Twitter and not through the media, come take my spot.
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Before I became the ‘Great Test of the West,” I was the ‘Beast of the East.’
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The day I stopped worrying about stats is the day I started winning
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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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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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