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.
SHAQUILLE O'NEALI don’t know how it is for you earthlings, but where I’m from, strength is mental.
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I know how to turn the bad into good always.
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Before I became the ‘Great Test of the West,” I was the ‘Beast of the East.’
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I ate too many Frosted Flakes. I don’t remember what I said last night.
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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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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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A pinch is a pinch. If you pinch my right nipple, I’m going to say, ‘ouch.’ If I pinch your right nipple, you’re going to say ‘ouch.’ A foul is a foul and a flagrant is a flagrant.
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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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I’m tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.
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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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Everything happens for a reason.
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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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As a basketball fan, I get sick and tired of people talking about numbers. To me, the world is getting too materialistic.
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I’m a very quotatious person.
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I just want everyone to know I’m suing Ruben Studdard. He had his hand on my ass and he wouldn’t let go.
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I’m the first player in history that doesn’t want to play defense and still gets in foul trouble.
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He’s the president. I’m the general. Unless I want to get impeached, I got to do what he says.
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Pluto is not a planet, but I am.
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I’m a combination of the Terminator and Bambi.
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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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You know, I’m very photogenic.
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Now that I’m an old, old veteran-age 29-I do things a lot differently. I don’t go to the gentlemen’s clubs anymore. I had to slow that down.
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(The Hack-A-Shaq is) just a way of telling me that you can’t stop me. Thank you. I appreciate it.
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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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Przybilla can’t guard me when I’m 27, 37 or 47.
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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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My secret? See it, and stay focused on it.
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