Quotes about basketball
basketball fax-machines messages
I don't know. I don't have a fax machine, so I didn't get that message. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball simplicity sticks
If you don't stick to simplicity, you'll die a horrible death.
basketball say-anything lakers
I'm a cop, and cops talk. They called me the day he did it, but did you ever hear me say anything about it? I played ball, because that's how I am. I'm true.
basketball certain be-careful
I don't take anything personal. I just have a certain file in my head, so Earthlings must be careful with what they say.
basketball winning player
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 will feel about me.
basketball want beats
I'll beat you up right now if you want me to.
basketball west east
The East is going to be pretty easy for me. The Great Chest of the West becomes the Great Beast of the East.
basketball games people
No matter where they put people, no matter how they try to promote people, there aren't too many people in the game today that are on my level on and off the court.
basketball foul periods
You have to foul me to stop me, period.
basketball son winning
Win or lose, I am programmed to do more. That's because I am the other son of Jorel - Superman.
basketball night trying
I'm dominant every night. I come in every night and get beat up. I never make a face when they try to flagrant or hack-a-Shaq me, because I'm not from this planet. Earthlings don't faze me.
basketball mom night
I painted my toenails before Dennis Rodman. One time at training camp, I stubbed my toe and the nail came loose. My mom gave me some toenail hardener, and I painted over it. I scored 40-something points that night, so it became a ritual. Paint my toenails, score 40 points.
basketball fun benches
Once the Hack-a-Shaq works once, you know I'm going to see it again. The only thing worse for basketball than that defense is the Lack-a-Shaq offense, where I have to go to the bench because of foul trouble. There is no fun in that.
basketball west east
Before I became the 'Great Test of the West," I was the 'Beast of the East.'
basketball insult
I take that as an insult, even at 36.
basketball knights yesterday
Guys have made livings off me. Nick Anderson got a new contract. Travis Knight got a new contract off me. As a matter of fact, Derek Fisher called me yesterday to thank me. If you double me, I'm kicking out to Eddie, who's the best shooter in the East. Or I'm going to give it to Dwyane, or put it on the ground and come bang on you.
basketball doubters motivated
I really get motivated when I have doubters.
basketball mean men
Word has it, they think I'm an old man, and they're not gonna double me. My message is that I'm the baddest for my age bracketest. What I mean by age bracketest is that I came in at 20, I was the baddest 20, and I'm the baddest at 35.
basketball people stuff
I don't listen to people who can't do stuff that I do.
basketball names getting-older
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. When it's all said and done, my name will be there and it will be mentioned ... unless you Earthlings try to erase it.
basketball analogies
You like that analogy? That was pretty good?
basketball dog doe
When you feed the big dog, it does whatever you tell him to do.
basketball baby winning
I'm one year older, one year sexier - one more, baby. For me, it's all about the bigger picture. We want to win the whole thing. We've got to beat whoever is in our way.
basketball feet two
I don't have to shoot from more than two feet. I'm top 50. I've got 23,000 from where I shoot.
basketball getting-older stills
I'm getting older. I'm getting sexier. I'm getting meaner. I can still do what I do.
basketball being-the-best feathers
Being the best right now doesn't do anything for my feathers.
basketball should-have class
I'm upset at myself. I should have had 50. I missed 13 free throws. That's unacceptable. If I want to be accepted by Wilt and Kareem and Russell I've got to start playing better than that. Right now I'm still in the class of Hakeem and David Robinson and that's not good enough for me. I want to be out there with the immortals.
basketball team guy
As a general, and as a leader of this team, whatever I've got to do get my guys going I'll do it every time. If I have to be the bad guy sometime, I'll guess I'll take that. That's what a leader and a general and a chief of police does. Everybody is not going to like it, but I don't care if they like or not. I'm Bush, so if they don't like it resign.
basketball quilts thinking
I think I'm one of the patches of the quilt here, myself and Dwyane.
basketball athlete looks
I've read that same formula, but as an athlete I'm classified as phenomenal. You could look it up.
basketball summer years
I'm going back to the old Shaq. I was normal last year - I was an earthling last summer. I had to go back to my alien roots.
basketball jersey want
I was like, 'Huh? You want my jersey?'
basketball pennies steps
Somebody asked me about this the other day. A young Shaq and a young Penny, the young Shaq's going to take over. A medium Shaq and a young Kobe, the medium Shaq is going to take over. Now you've got an older Shaq and a young Dwyane; you step aside, you let him do his thing and you just do what's asked of you.