Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, nicknamed Shaq, is an American retired professional basketball player who is currently an analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. Listed at 7 ft 1 intall and weighing 325 pounds, he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA. O'Neal played for six teams throughout his 19-year NBA career...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth6 March 1972
CityNewark, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
You know what's crazy about Yao? He speaks perfect English. A lot of people don't know that. Perfect English. When I was over there, I called him. He's like, 'Whassup big fella?' Perfect English!
Alvin's the coach. We must be the Clippers. And I must be Olowokandi. Nooooo!
Opinions are like belly buttons; everybody has one. I never knock a man for his opinion.
He doesn't need advice on how to play his position, but he needs advice on how to play team ball... If it's going to be my team, I'll voice my opinion. If he don't like it, he can opt out.
I wouldn't. I would just go home. I'd fake an injury or something.
I'm always ready for a change. I'm Irish. I'm a leprechaun.
I don't have to make a point. I'm George Bush. I'm the president. I built that arena, so I don't have to make a point.
I'll beat you up right now if you want me to.
We want stuff done right. As long as it's my team, I'll voice my opinion. Yep, it's my team. You media guys might give it to him, like you've given him everything else his whole lifetime, but this is the Diesel's ship. And if we're not right, I'm going to go out there and try to get it right... Just ask Karl and Garywhy they wanted to come here. It was because of one person, not two. One.
The East is going to be pretty easy for me. The Great Chest of the West becomes the Great Beast of the East.
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.
Since I suffered the injury on company time, why shouldn't I also be able to get surgery and do recovery on company time?
I didn't say anything. Got nothing to say. I'm a married man; I don't need a relationship with another man.
I had orders from the great Bill Russell. Me and him were talking in Seattle the other day, and he was telling me how rivalries should be. I asked him if he ever disliked anybody he played against, and he told me, 'No, never,' and he told me that I should shake Kobe Bryant's hand and let bygones be bygones and bury the hatchet.