I wanted to show people that I'm not a bust. I can play. I can do this. — Jermaine O'Neal I can Copy Share Image
You want to feel a part of something that makes you feel a part of it. — Jermaine O'Neal Feel Copy Share Image
I want to give myself the best chance to finish on my own terms. — Jermaine O'Neal Best Copy Share Image
People talk about the term 'sacrificing your body' and I've done that. — Jermaine O'Neal Body Copy Share Image
Larry Bird is a hard man to deal with. He tries to make unfair trades. — Jermaine O'Neal Bird Copy Share Image
I have so much love and respect for the Indiana Pacers, for the NBA, for fans, because they do support us in… — Jermaine O'Neal Fans Copy Share Image
And no matter what, at the end of the day whether it's with the Pacers or somewhere else, I'm going to continue… — Jermaine O'Neal Continue Copy Share Image
I'm not in a position physically to take in five years of losses and downtime. — Jermaine O'Neal Downtime Copy Share Image
Some guys come in and they're super-humble and they get some success and then they change, everything changes. They become too big… — Jermaine O'Neal Big Copy Share Image
I'm a player that has sat, literally, on every side of the good, of the bad, of the ugly. — Jermaine O'Neal Bad Copy Share Image
One thing about me, I think, over the years I've walked onto the court earlier than I was supposed to and it… — Jermaine O'Neal Court Copy Share Image
There are only two things that probably can stop me from playing - rapture, God coming back, and an ACL injury. — Jermaine O'Neal God Copy Share Image
If I can go to the U.S. Army and fight the war at 18 why can't you play basketball for 48 minutes? — Jermaine O'Neal Army Copy Share Image
I'll go into Ruth's Chris. They'll have my room in the back and I'd go to pay the bill and somebody had… — Jermaine O'Neal Back Copy Share Image
Some of these parents in the basketball world want to be paid for their kids and want to be given this and… — Jermaine O'Neal Basketball Copy Share Image
Kobe's been criticized unfairly. He's in a 'damned if you do, damned if you don't' situation. If he passes too much, they… — Jermaine O'Neal Criticized Copy Share Image
I wanted to prove people wrong who didn't think I could play at this level. I also wanted to take care of… — Jermaine O'Neal Best players Copy Share Image
I had a fantastic time in Boston with the city, the fans were phenomenal, the organization was phenomenal, I just don't know… — Jermaine O'Neal Boston Copy Share Image
I've been down to the University of South Carolina, University of Maryland, Clemson, spent some time on different college campuses and I… — Jermaine O'Neal College Copy Share Image
When we can reach out as coaches and give back to these kids and touch them with the knowledge and with the… — Jermaine O'Neal Children Copy Share Image
I want to be in the best winning situation. I don't want to be around anybody who's just interested in playing out… — Jermaine O'Neal Going home Copy Share Image
I just want to understand better why an age limit is coming up. That's all. I'm not playing the race card, I'm… — Jermaine O'Neal Age Copy Share Image
I remember Kenny Anderson. He's got these huge stacks of Fed Ex envelopes. They were super-packed and he'd open it up and… — Jermaine O'Neal Always Copy Share Image
It's a huge, huge pressure that so many people depend on you. The type of player I am and people look at… — Jermaine O'Neal Able Copy Share Image
As an African-American athlete, you get discouraged that this type of thing is still condoned in people's lives. You look at a… — Jermaine O'Neal Business Copy Share Image
