Quotes by Shaquille O'Neal

About Shaquille O'Neal:

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal is an American retired professional basketball player who is currently an analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. Standing 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall and weighing 325 pounds (147 kg), he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA. O'Neal played for six teams throughout his 19-year NBA career.
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That is why one day I said my game will be like the Pythagorean Theorem - hard to figure out. A lot of people really don't know the Pythagorean Theory. They don't make them like me anymore. They don't want to make them like that anymore.

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I started out as a young Ninja and killed all of the Shoguns. I am a Shogun now and I'm holding my spot. There probably won't be another Shogun after this.

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I had an awful first quarter but I picked it up. To all you single guys out there, it's not how you start the date, it's how you finish it sir. A lot of people can, you know, start the date with flowers and candy, but if you don't finish the date - y...

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When you're righteous, you don't have to tell people that you're righteous.

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Whenever I see a celebrity that comes to watch me play, I'm going to do for them the same thing they've done for me - bring them some type of joy.

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When I tweet, I try and accomplish three things. One, is to make you laugh. Two, is to inform you. Three, is to enlighten you. That's all I do.

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Generals don't panic; then the troops never panic.

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One lucky shot deserves another.

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Why don't you bring your face up here and let me punch it? Then you can tell me (if I'm stronger).

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I just want to keep people entertained.

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Because I'm so big, you have to look at me. I think of myself as a monument. But sometimes I like to feel small.

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This is a tough game. There are times when you've got to play hurt, when you've got to block out the pain.

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I started out as a football player. I liked to inflict pain. In basketball, it was the same thing.

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I would like to be refered to as 'The Big Aristotle'.

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Our offense is like the pythagorean theorem: There is no answer!

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Look up the word role in the dictionary and you'll see it means playing a part. That's why I call myself a real model.

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Challenge me. Treat me like a game of checkers and play me. That's all I'm asking, just play me. Treat me like Sega and play me.

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My job has always been to entertain people. I want people to laugh.

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I was a medium-level juvenile delinquent from Newark who always dreamed about doing a movie.

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When I'm done playing basketball, I want do something bigger. I'm working on my doctorate right now at Barry University in Florida.

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I'm done with the nicknames. Actually, when I obtain my doctorate, I will not allow people to call me Shaq anymore, either.

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Author Bio

  • NameShaquille O'Neal
  • Descriptionbasketball player
  • BornMarch 6, 1972
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionBasketball Player; Actor; Rapper; Sports Commentator; Sportsperson; Businessperson
  • AwardsNBA Most Valuable Player Award