Famous Quotes & Sayings

Shaquille O'Neal

Everybody talks about being a role model. But if you look up the word 'role' in a dictionary, it describes playing a part. Everything I'm into, it's real to me. There's nothing fake about it.

Shaquille O'Neal

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. 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?

Shaquille O'Neal

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.

Shaquille O'Neal

I'm going to be on a mission. I've handled my personal vendettas and handled them well. Every challenge you put in front of me, I've handled it, dismantled it - ate them, dropped them off in the bathroom and flushed them away.

Shaquille O'Neal

He looks like a woman coach sometimes. I guess he's just trying to get into certain people's heads, but it won't work with me. Like a woman who coaches and cries all the time. He can't get in my head. He's a crybaby.

Shaquille O'Neal

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. Do a lot of stuff. But always do things the right way. Went to the police academy to become a police officer. Get his master's in criminal justice, stayed out of trouble. Played for three different teams. Changed three different franchises around. 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.

Shaquille O'Neal

He's the Italian version of my father. I don't know if he's Italian or not.

Shaquille O'Neal

I blame Riley for my broken thumb, not Matt Geiger. That ain't defense Miami is playing. That's just chopping. I have no idea how his team gets away with it. I guess when you've been in the league 30 years you can do it. Respect, he gets it - he's like John Gotti.

Shaquille O'Neal

When I was young I was on punishment a lot and I used to watch a lot of TV, and I asked myself a question: 'How come people like Mike? How come they like Magic? How come they like Bird? How come they don't like the big guys?' So I just throw a little bit of what they were doing. You smile, you act crazy and silly. And I think people like me because I'm different. I've always been a class clown type of guy. It comes natural.

Shaquille O'Neal

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. 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.

Shaquille O'Neal

The day I stopped worrying about stats is the day I started winning

Shaquille O'Neal

I just want everyone to know I'm suing Ruben Studdard. He had his hand on my ass and he wouldn't let go.

Shaquille O'Neal

Kobe always tried to be a hero. But you know, as the saying goes, a hero ain't nothing but a sandwich.

Shaquille O'Neal

They shot the ball well early. What comes out of the microwave hot doesn't always stay hot. I know, because I eat bagels in the morning.

Shaquille O'Neal

I ate too many Frosted Flakes. I don't remember what I said last night.

Shaquille O'Neal

I am Superman. And the only thing that can kill Superman is Kryptonite. And Kryptonite doesn't exist.

Len Elmore

I can't say there was one thing in particular that helped prepare me for life beyond basketball except for the exposure to college and that laboratory, that allows us to learn who and what we are, and to be able to utilize that knowledge in real life.

Len Elmore

I've always been taught that basketball is a team game and greater than the sum of its parts.

Len Elmore

One of the reasons why I enjoy college basketball a little more is because of its team orientation as opposed to individual orientation.

Lawrence Frank

Winning is the first priority. Individual development is important, but if each guy gets better, the team gets better

Lawrence Frank

You must have your player's heads and hearts before they will do anything for you

LaDainian Tomlinson

I guess the way I describe it is when basketball players talk about being in the zone and they feel like they can't miss. That's the way a running back feels when the game is in slow-motion. It feels like every cut is right, every run is going to be at least 10 yards. You see what the defense is doing. You know what they're trying to do to you. It's awesome.

Sheryl Swoopes

I never thought a basketball shoe would be named after a woman, let alone me.

Kobe Bryant

This is an award I couldn't have won on my own. I can't thank these guys enough. These are my guys, these are my brothers.

Kobe Bryant

I'm focused on the task that lies ahead for us.

Julius Erving

When handling the ball, I always would look for daylight, wherever there was daylight.

Patrick Ewing

I positively, positively, positively want to play. I've got everything else so why not a gold medal? I want to play.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I'm not going to disappear.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The rivalry between the Lakers and Celtics endured for about eight years, and the interest grew each year.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

What I learned in my time isn't necessarily being taught now, and I'd like to help impart that knowledge to a new generation of players.

Jim Larranaga

Just remember, their fans think their players are supermen. We'll we're the kryptonite, and we're going to win.

Magic Johnson

Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is the guy who lives and eats and breathes basketball.

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