My secret? See it, and stay focused on it.
SHAQUILLE O'NEALNo matter where they put people, no matter how they try to promote people, there aren’t too many people in the game today that are on my level on and off the court.
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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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My motto is very simple. Win a Ring for the King.
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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 just said to myself, ‘Damn, I’m a great player.’
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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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Get his master’s in criminal justice, stayed out of trouble. Played for three different teams. Changed three different franchises around.
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Keep in mind, I’m not allowed to be tough. I’m tamed.
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I know how to turn the bad into good always.
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I beat a lot of teams from the line. You have to have mechanics. But see, what people don’t know about my wrists is my wrists don’t go all the way back.
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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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Excellence is a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.
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I really get motivated when I have doubters.
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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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If you take a needle and stick her in the booty and take a needle and stick me in the booty, we’re both going to say ouch.
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Once you learn how to do something, you don’t lose it. Unless you die.
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It’s LeBron’s team. He’s the captain. This is the time in my career where I can fit in. I’m now in the security business. My job is to protect the King, and that’s what I’m here to do.
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Why don’t you bring your face up here and let me punch it? Then you can tell me (if I’m stronger).
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I don’t think anything of Laura Frank. You heard me – Laura Frank. Not Lawrence. Laura… It’s not that I blame him, I just wish he’d go to a manly tactic and just fight me. Don’t whine. When he whines, that’s when I change his name of Lawrence Frank.
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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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Because I grew up with a drill sergeant in my life,
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You know, I’m very photogenic.
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There’s no answer for my offense, just like the polythagorean theorem.
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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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Stats don’t matter. I care about winning, not stats. If I score 0 points and we win I’m happy. If I score 50, 60 points, break the records, and we lose.
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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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The biggest thing that will define my legacy is how I’ve done it, and what I’ve done, and who I am. I’m a weird big guy. Doing rapping, doing movies.
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