Most ferocious was Kobe. Fiercest, most competitive, it was Kobe. D Wade is second after that. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Everything is done out of respect, whether it's a cheer or a boo. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I think it was 89.2% cheers and 11.8% boos, but I'm used to that. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Win or lose, I am programmed to do more. That's because I am the other son of Jorel - Superman. — 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
I'm just getting better and better. It's just like a bunch of worker bees protecting the king bee, because I'm not a… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
If I was able to have the game I have and shoot 80% from the line, I'd probably be an arrogant person… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
It's t'ai chi every time. I'm using your positive energy, and I'm blowing off it. See, most guys can't push, they got… — 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
Can't nobody [mess] with me. I'm like toilet paper, Pampers and toothpaste. I'm definitely proven to be effective. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
He can play. He can shoot. He can dribble. He can pass. He's a great player. Period. No question about it. And… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
The problem with kids these days is they don't have enough fun stuff to do. When I was stationed with my family… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
If you want Shaq to be Shaq, you've got to remember that Shaq is known for wreaking havoc offensively - 26,000-plus points… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Everything happens for a reason. I'm used to it, I prepare for it. Like I say, at the end of the day,… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I've been 11, 12 percent body fat my whole career. But when you've got a big, sexy, beautiful man that's up in… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Somebody asked me about this the other day. A young Shaq and a young Penny, the young Shaq's going to take over.… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
It's sort of like in the movie The Karate Kid when Daniel said he needed Mr. Miyagi. And Mr. Miyagi gave him… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
They say things happen in three. I won with the great Kobe, the great D-Wade and now it's my job to win… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
David Stern should get with the mothers of the NBA and let the moms decide what the dress code should be. I… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
They shot the ball well early. What comes out of the microwave hot doesn't always stay hot. I know, because I eat… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
When I concentrate and focus, they always go in, so I'm gonna continue to do that, and they will go in. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
As a military child I first learned how to deal with different types of people and how to deal with order. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Why did it happen? The big dog got fed. And when the big dog was fed, the little dog even got some… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Nietzsche was so intelligent and advanced. And that's how I am. I'm the black, basketball-playing Nietzsche. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Being here feels like I'm out of prison. This is the right place, the right time, the right team. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I didn't say anything. Got nothing to say. I'm a married man; I don't need a relationship with another man. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
We would love to have Gary down here. He's still tenacious on defense, and I know he still wants [a title]. And… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I knew Rick Pitino was going to make them play that outbreak, monkey defense. He's been doing it all his life. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Every time that I've won a championship I've looked at my guys around me and looked at their work ethic and said… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
That dude scored 8 points in the last 19 seconds, pulled out a miracle win at the Garden. He made me choke… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I think I'm the only player who looks at each and every center and says to myself, 'That's barbecued chicken down there.' — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I don't ever want to grow up. I guess I'm like Peter Pan. Grown-ups have problems. I want to stay happy. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Since I suffered the injury on company time, why shouldn't I also be able to get surgery and do recovery on company… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I don't believe that I personally have been changed by the money. The bad thing is people assume you've changed because now… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I knew I was going to make one. I wanted to make two, but the first one rattled in and rattled right… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I'm pretty much able to play any style. I'm not here to demand 40 or 50 shots. But I would like 30. — 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
And if the big dog ain't me, then the house won't get guarded - period. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Enunciation, diction, all that stuff. None of that is in my personality. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share
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… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share
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… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share
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