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title: "30 Lakers Quotes By Shaquille O'Neal"
description: "30 Lakers quotes by Shaquille O'Neal. Plus more from Shaquille O'Neal and more Lakers sayings from other authors."
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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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> [Kobe always tried to be a hero. But you know, as the saying goes, a hero ain't nothing but a sandwich.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/kobe-always-tried-to-be-a-hero-but-you-know-as-the-saying-goes-a-hero/)

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

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> [You know how I be. Last week Kobe couldn't do without me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/you-know-how-i-be-last-week-kobe-couldn-t-do-without-me/)

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

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> [How can Benedict Arnold be reliable in what he says?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/how-can-benedict-arnold-be-reliable-in-what-he-says/)

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

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> [I'm not going to try to go out there and outdo him. I don't have to try to outdo him, I'm Shaq.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/i-m-not-going-to-try-to-go-out-there-and-outdo-him-i-don-t-have-to/)

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

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> [In the seven or eight years we were together, we were never together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/in-the-seven-or-eight-years-we-were-together-we-were-never-together/)

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

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> [I don't know. I don't have a fax machine, so I didn't get that message.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/i-don-t-know-i-don-t-have-a-fax-machine-so-i-didn-t-get-that-message/)

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

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> [Most ferocious was Kobe. Fiercest, most competitive, it was Kobe. D Wade is second after that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/most-ferocious-was-kobe-fiercest-most-competitive-it-was-kobe-d-wade/)

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

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> [Talk to the guys that ain't doing nothing, don't talk to me. I just want eight guys out there with me who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/talk-to-the-guys-that-ain-t-doing-nothing-don-t-talk-to-me-i-just/)

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

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> [I didn't say anything. Got nothing to say. I'm a married man; I don't need a relationship with another man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/i-didn-t-say-anything-got-nothing-to-say-i-m-a-married-man-i-don-t/)

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

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/i-don-t-have-to-make-a-point-i-m-george-bush-i-m-the-president-i/)

[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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> [We had more great times than bad times together, but they've moved on, I've moved on. I have a new team now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/we-had-more-great-times-than-bad-times-together-but-they-ve-moved-on/)

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

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> [There is nothing for me to be sour about. What you got to understand is that I'm a military man. We usually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/there-is-nothing-for-me-to-be-sour-about-what-you-got-to-understand/)

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

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> [There is nothing to say because I know everything about him. I raised him. I know what's a charade, and I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/there-is-nothing-to-say-because-i-know-everything-about-him-i-raised/)

[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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> [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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> [He's just intelligent-sort of a nerd, actually. He's the only brother I know who made a 1420 on the SAT. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/he-s-just-intelligent-sort-of-a-nerd-actually-he-s-the-only-brother-i/)

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

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> [I had orders from the great Bill Russell. Me and him were talking in Seattle the other day, and he was telling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/i-had-orders-from-the-great-bill-russell-me-and-him-were-talking-in/)

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

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> [Let's put it in old movie Mafia terms. There are guys that are in position to get by but they didn't wait…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/let-s-put-it-in-old-movie-mafia-terms-there-are-guys-that-are-in/)

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

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> [I'm probably going to have to go with Kobester. He's an assassin with LeBron coming right after.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/i-m-probably-going-to-have-to-go-with-kobester-he-s-an-assassin-with/)

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

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> [He's a jokester, and that's funny, very funny. Ha-ha. Very funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/he-s-a-jokester-and-that-s-funny-very-funny-ha-ha-very-funny/)

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

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> [I'm not the one buying love. He's the one buying love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/i-m-not-the-one-buying-love-he-s-the-one-buying-love/)

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

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> [That's sort of a trick question, and I don't have a trick answer. Next question, please.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/that-s-sort-of-a-trick-question-and-i-don-t-have-a-trick-answer-next-2/)

[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'm a cop, and cops talk. They called me the day he did it, but did you ever hear me say anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/i-m-a-cop-and-cops-talk-they-called-me-the-day-he-did-it-but-did-you/)

[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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> [This summer is going to be a different summer for a lot of people. Everyone is going to take care of their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/this-summer-is-going-to-be-a-different-summer-for-a-lot-of-people/)

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

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> [The two top teams with nice weather and nice people were Dallas and Miami. Of course, the Lakers wouldn't want to trade…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/the-two-top-teams-with-nice-weather-and-nice-people-were-dallas-and/)

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

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> [Since I suffered the injury on company time, why shouldn't I also be able to get surgery and do recovery on company…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/since-i-suffered-the-injury-on-company-time-why-shouldn-t-i-also-be/)

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

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## Other authors on Lakers

## 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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