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NBA Quotes by Shaquille O'Neal

108 NBA quotes by Shaquille O'Neal

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Shaquille talks about feeling limited on the court and then deciding to push harder in the third quarter, showing his drive to prove himself. He also shares jokes about being a sports sex symbol, trying out for the Dolphins, and noting that the Spurs are a great WNBA team, mixing humor with personal plans.

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The Spurs are a great WNBA team.

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Why aren't the Nets playing in Newark?

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I look forward to making Miami a media mecca.

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You're messing up my highlights.

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Tell them it was a foul.

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Tell Yao Ming, Ching chong-yang-wah-ah-soh.

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I'm not going to go home and drink rat urine.

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Like I've always said, what's hot must go cold.

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I got into foul trouble, so I really kind of had to play on egg shells from there on out.

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Now I see why everybody who plays for him doesn't like him.

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I'm going to be looking to get out like Randy Moss and Terrell Owens.

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First person who says that to my face, I'll punch you!

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Enunciation, diction, all that stuff. None of that is in my personality.

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I have orders not to come back until I'm a thousand percent.

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The NBA is fairy tale and real life mixed together.

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It's hard being the NBA's sex symbol, but somebody has to do it.

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Get your tickets now. Buy cable now. Get your jerseys now. Pull your boats up to the docking stations now. Bring your…

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Finally, I have someone that's like me. My other two pupils were the opposite sides of the moon. But this guy is…

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It was a cheap shot. They won the game, move on. My thing is, I don't ask for a lot, but I…

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Now, if you're an NBA fan, you know what Vince Carter did. I came up with a line about him: 'Half-man, half-amazing.'

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He can play. He can shoot. He can dribble. He can pass. He's a great player. Period. No question about it. And…

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I said it jokingly, so this guy was just trying to stir something up that's not there. He's just somebody who doesn't…

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

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Well, Doctor, I don't have the diagnosis on that. I'll be sure to do a physical checkup and get back to you.

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How did Mike Bibby get on the team? Any Cub Scout with Boy Scouts can do Boy Scoutish things. When Bibby was…

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We're the most experienced team in the league. I think we got a little too happy, running our mouths, jumping up and…

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Man, I don't wanna do what all the other guys do. I don't wanna end up in the booth after the games…

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You gotta fight all the karate guys, and once you kill them off, now you gotta get to the ninjas. Once you…

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Do we play Chicago again? I going to hit Othella Harrington right in the mouth. If he didn't have his clumsy ass…

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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…

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David Stern should get with the mothers of the NBA and let the moms decide what the dress code should be. I…

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That's sort of a trick question, and I don't have a trick answer. Next question, please. You're not going to get me…

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Get away from my house. What do you want?

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He's got a ring, so I'm taking home the trophy.

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I'm playing like Eric Dampier.

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I feel like Bill Walton - old and shitty.

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I was kind of hoping it was Anna Kournikova.

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There's no answer for my offense, just like the polythagorean theorem.

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It's a different role for me, playing with the great Dwyane Wade.

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Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, bet you can't type that.

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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…

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And if the big dog ain't me, then the house won't get guarded - period.

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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…

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I don't send messages, I'm not a fax machine

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I told our guys they must not have cable because Antoine Walker knows how to play, Derek Anderson can play, Shandon Anderson knows how…

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I was really upset. I felt like they tried to limit me, whoever 'they' may be. So I just said to myself third quarter…

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Keep in mind, I'm not allowed to be tough. I'm tamed.

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I'm still the baddest expletive in the world. Yeah, I'm getting older, but Kareem got older. Hakeem got older. I don't need Earthlings' respect.…

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Write this: Since my boy is the coach, I'm going to try out for the Dolphins next year. Tight end.

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Everybody talks about being a role model. But if you look up the word 'role' in a dictionary, it describes playing a part. Everything…

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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'm known as The Big Baryshnikov.

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Enunciation, diction, all that stuff. None of that is in my personality.

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I told Leonard, in the immortal words of Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible 2, 'I'm going on vacation. If I tell you where I'm…

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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…

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Basketball Quotes 310
Football Quotes 79
Ifs Quotes 50
Want Quotes 42
Winning Quotes 41
Knows Quotes 41
Guy Quotes 40
People Quotes 32
Lakers Quotes 30
Thinking Quotes 28