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.
SHAQUILLE O'NEALAs my great friend Aristotle said, ‘If you cannot command, you must learn to listen.’ I’m not the hierarchy here. I am a worker bee.
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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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I know how to turn the bad into good always.
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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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My secret? See it, and stay focused on it.
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Being here feels like I’m out of prison. This is the right place, the right time, the right team.
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I’m a cop, and cops talk. They called me the day he did it, but did you ever hear me say anything about it? I played ball, because that’s how I am. I’m true.
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I’m dominant every night. I come in every night and get beat up.
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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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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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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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I just said to myself, ‘Damn, I’m a great player.’
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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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