The only person who can really motivate you is you.
SHAQUILLE O'NEALIt’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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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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Obviously, Sam is the type of guy that hides behind his pen and pad. I promise you he wouldn’t say that to my face in a dark alley where it’s just me and him and no witnesses.
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There’s no answer for my offense, just like the polythagorean theorem.
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It’s his show and I’m just trying to make him look good. If we were the same age there might be a little tension, but I’m on my way out… I am here to serve your every need, King James.
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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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Keep in mind, I’m not allowed to be tough. I’m tamed.
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Kobe always tried to be a hero. But you know, as the saying goes, a hero ain’t nothing but a sandwich.
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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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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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I’m a very quotatious person.
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No 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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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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I just said to myself, ‘Damn, I’m a great player.’
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I had an awful first quarter but I picked it up. To all you single guys out there, it’s not how you start the date, it’s how you finish it sir.
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There was a kid that had five brothers and sisters, and the family was missing for like five days. I was watching TV, they [found each other] and now they’re in San Antonio. So I bought them a little apartment in San Antonio. But I’m doing stuff like that all over.
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The stats win nothing. I’m still sexy. I’m still great.
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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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My message to little kids who aspire to be anything they want to be is to listen to their parents.
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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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If I were a painter, you’d be calling me Shaqcasso.
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I know how to turn the bad into good always.
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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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I’m always ready for a change. I’m Irish. I’m a leprechaun.
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I think I’m the only player who looks at each and every center and says to myself, ‘That’s barbecued chicken down there.’
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Before I became the ‘Great Test of the West,” I was the ‘Beast of the East.’
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Anyone else has to come upstairs and see the Shogun. I’m still the Shogun.
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