Because I grew up with a drill sergeant in my life,
SHAQUILLE O'NEALI urge all children to listen to their mothers and fathers. My mom was helping out some kids and she didn’t want to call me for all of the money; she only wanted to take care of some of the kids.
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I’m going to be on a mission. I’ve handled my personal vendettas and handled them well.
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I failed, I think, seven [or] eight times before I finally got my first [championship]. It was just, you know, just about me growing up.
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It 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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Being here feels like I’m out of prison. This is the right place, the right time, the right team.
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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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The day I stopped worrying about stats is the day I started winning
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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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Przybilla can’t guard me when I’m 27, 37 or 47.
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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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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.
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As a general, and as a leader of this team, whatever I’ve got to do get my guys going I’ll do it every time. If I have to be the bad guy sometime, I’ll guess I’ll take that. That’s what a leader and a general and a chief of police does.
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The stats win nothing. I’m still sexy. I’m still great.
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My secret? See it, and stay focused on it.
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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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I don’t know who made it, all I know is it was put in my head that two plus two is four. So certain things happen. Why does it rain? Why am I so sexy? I don’t know.
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