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title: "50 Ifs Quotes By Shaquille O'Neal"
description: "50 Ifs quotes by Shaquille O'Neal. Plus more from Shaquille O'Neal and more Ifs sayings from other authors."
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> [The Big Cactus... because if you come too close, you're gonna get stuck.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/the-big-cactus-because-if-you-come-too-close-you-re-gonna-get-stuck/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [I'll beat you up right now if you want me to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/i-ll-beat-you-up-right-now-if-you-want-me-to/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [We have strict orders: If we talk about it we get fined $50,000.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/we-have-strict-orders-if-we-talk-about-it-we-get-fined-50-000/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [If they want to play football, we can play football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/if-they-want-to-play-football-we-can-play-football/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [And if the big dog ain't me, then the house won't get guarded - period.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/and-if-the-big-dog-ain-t-me-then-the-house-won-t-get-guarded-period/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [He could be dominant - if he played in the WNBA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/he-could-be-dominant-if-he-played-in-the-wnba/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [He's the Italian version of my father. I don't know if he's Italian or not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/he-s-the-italian-version-of-my-father-i-don-t-know-if-he-s-italian-or/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [If you don't like me, there must be something wrong with you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/if-you-don-t-like-me-there-must-be-something-wrong-with-you/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [If he wants to get that next contract, he's going to have to go to the New York Athletic Club three times…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/if-he-wants-to-get-that-next-contract-he-s-going-to-have-to-go-to-the/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [Doesn't matter. If I would've had a beer before the game, I would've been drunk. So I don't believe in 'if.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/doesn-t-matter-if-i-would-ve-had-a-beer-before-the-game-i-would-ve/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [If you've got a Corvette that runs into a brick wall, you know what's going to happen. He's a Corvette. I'm a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/if-you-ve-got-a-corvette-that-runs-into-a-brick-wall-you-know-what-s/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [If you go around the league, anybody with the last name 'vich' is a great shooter. Radmanovic, Vujacic... all those 'iches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/if-you-go-around-the-league-anybody-with-the-last-name-vich-is-a/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [ If I don't get five \[titles\], I won't be happy with myself as a basketball player. I don't know how you guys… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/if-i-don-t-get-five-titles-i-won-t-be-happy-with-myself-as-a/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [I think it would be a boring game if everybody was the same, just like it would be boring if you guys…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/i-think-it-would-be-a-boring-game-if-everybody-was-the-same-just-like/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [If I get that thing down there in that area, that's 67% lifetime. If you don't believe me, Google it. I'm on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/if-i-get-that-thing-down-there-in-that-area-that-s-67-lifetime-if-you/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [When I retire, I'm going after his job. If I don't make sheriff, I'm going after his job. He's not that good.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/when-i-retire-i-m-going-after-his-job-if-i-don-t-make-sheriff-i-m/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [I would love an extension, who wouldn't? If they offer me a $35 million-a-year extension, I'll sign it right now. I won't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/i-would-love-an-extension-who-wouldn-t-if-they-offer-me-a-35-million/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [I think everything happens for a reason. With my game being the way it is, if I did shoot 80 percent, I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/i-think-everything-happens-for-a-reason-with-my-game-being-the-way-it/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/stats-don-t-matter-i-care-about-winning-not-stats-if-i-score-0-points/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [You guys make the rules up, so a foul is a foul. It doesn't matter if a guy is bigger and stronger.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/you-guys-make-the-rules-up-so-a-foul-is-a-foul-it-doesn-t-matter-if-a/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [If you want Shaq to be Shaq, you've got to remember that Shaq is known for wreaking havoc offensively - 26,000-plus points…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/if-you-want-shaq-to-be-shaq-you-ve-got-to-remember-that-shaq-is-known/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [It's his show and I'm just trying to make him look good. If we were the same age there might be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/it-s-his-show-and-i-m-just-trying-to-make-him-look-good-if-we-were/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [Guys have made livings off me. Nick Anderson got a new contract. Travis Knight got a new contract off me. As a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/guys-have-made-livings-off-me-nick-anderson-got-a-new-contract-travis/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [He doesn't need advice on how to play his position, but he needs advice on how to play team ball... If it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/he-doesn-t-need-advice-on-how-to-play-his-position-but-he-needs/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [Me having a beautiful wife and great family and friends around me, all the money I've got, all the things that I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/me-having-a-beautiful-wife-and-great-family-and-friends-around-me-all/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/we-want-stuff-done-right-as-long-as-it-s-my-team-i-ll-voice-my/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [If you don't stick to simplicity, you'll die a horrible death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/if-you-don-t-stick-to-simplicity-you-ll-die-a-horrible-death/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [My personal opinion is, how, if you never hung out with somebody, do you know them so well? I never hung out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/my-personal-opinion-is-how-if-you-never-hung-out-with-somebody-do-you/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/i-told-leonard-in-the-immortal-words-of-tom-cruise-in-mission/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [If you take a needle and stick her in the booty and take a needle and stick me in the booty, we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/if-you-take-a-needle-and-stick-her-in-the-booty-and-take-a-needle-and/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [If he were on fire, he couldn't act as if he were burning. He can't out-act me on the big screen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/if-he-were-on-fire-he-couldn-t-act-as-if-he-were-burning-he-can-t-out/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [Some of my favorite songs--and I don't know if this is the right terminology--are white-boy classics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/some-of-my-favorite-songs-and-i-don-t-know-if-this-is-the-right/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [I don't know their names. Their names have been erased from my memory banks. If I tried to bring 'em back, I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/i-don-t-know-their-names-their-names-have-been-erased-from-my-memory/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [If you're going to hire an assassin, let him go out and kill someone. I can't be Shaq taking six or seven…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/if-you-re-going-to-hire-an-assassin-let-him-go-out-and-kill-someone-i/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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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.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/now-if-you-re-an-nba-fan-you-know-what-vince-carter-did-i-came-up/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/if-you-go-72-11-and-don-t-win-the-championship-it-doesn-t-mean/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [As my great friend Aristotle said, 'If you cannot command, you must learn to listen.' I'm not the hierarchy here. I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/as-my-great-friend-aristotle-said-if-you-cannot-command-you-must/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/get-your-tickets-now-buy-cable-now-get-your-jerseys-now-pull-your/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [If I was able to have the game I have and shoot 80% from the line, I'd probably be an arrogant person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/if-i-was-able-to-have-the-game-i-have-and-shoot-80-from-the-line-i-d/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [When you've got a guy that's going to look for you, you run. A lot of people think I can't run, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/when-you-ve-got-a-guy-that-s-going-to-look-for-you-you-run-a-lot-of/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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## Other authors on Ifs

## More by Shaquille O'Neal

> [ I failed, I think, seven \[or\] eight times before I finally got my first \[championship\]. It was just, you know, just about me growing… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/i-failed-i-think-seven-or-eight-times-before-i-finally-got-my-first/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

> [And if the big dog ain't me, then the house won't get guarded - period.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/and-if-the-big-dog-ain-t-me-then-the-house-won-t-get-guarded-period/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

> [And I want to do it the right way, like everybody else, not just a famous figurehead that gets a job because he is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/and-i-want-to-do-it-the-right-way-like-everybody-else-not-just-a/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

> [I don't send messages, I'm not a fax machine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/i-don-t-send-messages-i-m-not-a-fax-machine/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

> [I told our guys they must not have cable because Antoine Walker knows how to play, Derek Anderson can play, Shandon Anderson knows how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/i-told-our-guys-they-must-not-have-cable-because-antoine-walker-knows/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

> [I was really upset. I felt like they tried to limit me, whoever 'they' may be. So I just said to myself third quarter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/i-was-really-upset-i-felt-like-they-tried-to-limit-me-whoever-they/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

> [Keep in mind, I'm not allowed to be tough. I'm tamed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/keep-in-mind-i-m-not-allowed-to-be-tough-i-m-tamed/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/i-m-still-the-baddest-expletive-in-the-world-yeah-i-m-getting-older/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

> [Write this: Since my boy is the coach, I'm going to try out for the Dolphins next year. Tight end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/write-this-since-my-boy-is-the-coach-i-m-going-to-try-out-for-the/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

> [Everybody talks about being a role model. But if you look up the word 'role' in a dictionary, it describes playing a part. Everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/everybody-talks-about-being-a-role-model-but-if-you-look-up-the-word/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

> [Why don't you bring your face up here and let me punch it? Then you can tell me (if I'm stronger).](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/why-don-t-you-bring-your-face-up-here-and-let-me-punch-it-then-you/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

> [I'm known as The Big Baryshnikov.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/i-m-known-as-the-big-baryshnikov/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

> [Enunciation, diction, all that stuff. None of that is in my personality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/enunciation-diction-all-that-stuff-none-of-that-is-in-my-personality/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/i-told-leonard-in-the-immortal-words-of-tom-cruise-in-mission/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/stats-don-t-matter-i-care-about-winning-not-stats-if-i-score-0-points/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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