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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I love race car drivers, I love gymnastics, I love UFC, I love police officers, I love firefighters. I just try to give them the same enjoyment they give me.

Shaquille O'Neal

I've been playing on Christmas for the last 10, 11, 12 years. So just got to get up early with the babies, and give them their toys and try to get a nap in and just come to play.

Shaquille O'Neal

As a youngster, my mother and father always drilled into my head having something to fall back on. My father was kind of funny. I'd score 40 points. I'd come home and say, 'Look dad, I scored 40.' He'd never have a smile on his face. He'd be like, 'I...

Shaquille O'Neal

Me shooting 40% at the foul line is just God's way to say nobody's perfect.

Shaquille O'Neal

I want to be known as 'The Big Shakespeare.' It was Shakespeare that said, 'Some men are born great, some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them.'

Shaquille O'Neal

Donald Trump is a great friend, and he has four or five Picassos on his plane. And that's where I would look at them.

Shaquille O'Neal

I'm an unorthodox type of guy, a funny guy - at least I think I'm funny. And one of the things I like to do is come up with nicknames for myself.

Shaquille O'Neal

Every time I do something silly, it comes off really funny because it's natural.

Shaquille O'Neal

I'm on a mission. And I know the older I get, I may lose a step or two, but it's all up in the medulla oblongata. I've got a lot up there. I've got a lot of knowledge... in this medulla oblongata.

Shaquille O'Neal

There is no answer to the Pythagorean theorem. Well, there is an answer, but by the time you figure it out, I got 40 points, 10 rebounds and then we're planning for the parade.

Shaquille O'Neal

Being here feels like I'm out of prison. This is the right place, the right time, the right team.

Shaquille O'Neal

I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.

Shaquille O'Neal

I don't believe that I personally have been changed by the money. The bad thing is people assume you've changed because now you have money.

Shaquille O'Neal

I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money.

Shaquille O'Neal

If you got the game, you got the game. That's why Tiger Woods is out there playing golf with Greg Norman.

Shaquille O'Neal

I'm a weird big guy. Doing rapping, doing movies. Do a lot of stuff. But always do things the right way.

Shaquille O'Neal

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