I don't know how it is for you earthlings, but where I'm from, strength is mental. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Dampier is soft. Quote it, underline it, tape it and send it to him. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
There was not too much to do as a kid when we arrived in Germany. Playing basketball and listening to music gave… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
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… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Talk to the guys that ain't doing nothing, don't talk to me. I just want eight guys out there with me who… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Finally, I have someone that's like me. My other two pupils were the opposite sides of the moon. But this guy is… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I told our guys they must not have cable because Antoine Walker knows how to play, Derek Anderson can play, Shandon Anderson… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
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… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I don't get tired. I get beat up. You keep chopping on a tree, you need to give the tree some rest… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Get your tickets now. Buy cable now. Get your jerseys now. Pull your boats up to the docking stations now. Bring your… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I'm not really worried about my numbers now as a 36-year-old. I'm not trying to be the first, experimental case of a… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Let's put it in old movie Mafia terms. There are guys that are in position to get by but they didn't wait… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I am aware that most people only see me as Shaq... the guy on the court. But there is another side to… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Phil took us to the finals three out of the five years and you want to fire him and want to bring… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I failed, I think, seven [or] eight times before I finally got my first [championship]. It was just, you know, just about… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
The first three championships that I won, I won them. I had big numbers and I won them. And last year, the… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Yeah, D-Wade called me up last night and said that he saw some film of me in high school and thinks that… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I don't think anything of Laura Frank. You heard me - Laura Frank. Not Lawrence. Laura... It's not that I blame him,… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
As my great friend Aristotle said, 'If you cannot command, you must learn to listen.' I'm not the hierarchy here. I am… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
If you go 72-11 and don't win (the championship), it doesn't mean anything. Actually it does. It means you've cheated and played… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
It's my job to make him look good. He's a very good looking man, so it's my job to keep him looking… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
When I'm done playing basketball, I want do something bigger. I'm working on my doctorate right now at Barry University in Florida. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I'm dominant every night. I come in every night and get beat up. I never make a face when they try to… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I want to go to police academy, I want to actually go out and make a couple of arrests. I want to… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
It's pretty much the same; it's just that Phil was very weird with his system. This is more of the traditional system. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
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.' — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
It was a cheap shot. They won the game, move on. My thing is, I don't ask for a lot, but I… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I'm not worried about facing the Sacramento Queens. Write it down. Take a picture. I'm not going to talk about this all… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
A lot of coaches play percentages when it comes to me, but that's just a way of saying that you can't stop… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
When I first came in, I partied and had a good time. I used to spend $500,000 on chains that don't make… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I take it personal when people don't double me. It's against my religion not to double me. It upsets me. It makes… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
The two top teams with nice weather and nice people were Dallas and Miami. Of course, the Lakers wouldn't want to trade… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
They asked me when I was out there, 'Why do you want to be traded?' I said me staying here is like… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I'm the LCL - the Last Center Left. I've been doing the same things for 13 years, but now they're flopping and… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Somebody out there was trying to use my language and trying to speak for me. Rather than have that happen, I thought… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
But, hey I did everything the right way and earned my spot in this game, nothing was given to me. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I failed, I think, seven [or] eight times before I finally got my first [championship]. It was just, you know, just about me growing… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
And if the big dog ain't me, then the house won't get guarded - period. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
And I want to do it the right way, like everybody else, not just a famous figurehead that gets a job because he is… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I told our guys they must not have cable because Antoine Walker knows how to play, Derek Anderson can play, Shandon Anderson knows how… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I was really upset. I felt like they tried to limit me, whoever 'they' may be. So I just said to myself third quarter… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
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.… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Write this: Since my boy is the coach, I'm going to try out for the Dolphins next year. Tight end. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Everybody talks about being a role model. But if you look up the word 'role' in a dictionary, it describes playing a part. Everything… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Why don't you bring your face up here and let me punch it? Then you can tell me (if I'm stronger). — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
![“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. Now that I'm an old, old veteran-age 29-I do things a lot differently. I don't go to the gentlemen's clubs anymore. I had to slow that down.” quote by Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/08f/shaquille-o-neal-659_age_i-failed-i-think-seven-or-eight-times-be_2731.jpg)
