Quotes about basketball
basketball silly golf
A writer from ESPN magazine once described me as the world's largest eleven-year-old. That's true. I ride my Sea-Doo jet ski, play putt-putt golf, go to water parks, and act silly. On the bottom floor of my house in Beverly Hills, I have video games, a pool table, a Pepsi machine, and all the things they have in arcades. I drive go-karts, at least the ones I can fit in. I karate-chop my friends when they come over, like the Kato dude in the Pink Panther movies. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball team my-favorite
I'll just have to get it against my favorite team. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball kids listening
There was not too much to do as a kid when we arrived in Germany. Playing basketball and listening to music gave me something to do. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball guy kind
I'm a season kind of guy - not the preseason but the regular season. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball order discipline
Because I grew up with a drill sergeant in my life, I respect order and it really gave me the discipline to be a leader and not a follower. It also helped me stay out of trouble. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball children military
As a military child I first learned how to deal with different types of people and how to deal with order. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball disguise
This is my disguise, but it doesn't work. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball tired talking
As a basketball fan, I get sick and tired of people talking about numbers. To me, the world is getting too materialistic. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball nba coaches
Alvin's the coach. We must be the Clippers. And I must be Olowokandi. Nooooo! Shaquille O'Neal
basketball nba gloves
He is an old glove, but he looked like the old Glove. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball successful guy
I'm a realist. I like to put it in business terms. I ran three different corporations my way and I was successful. But I'm an older guy who is on his way out so they brought me in as a consultant for the new, up-and-coming CEO. I'm here for him. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball team prison
Being here feels like I'm out of prison. This is the right place, the right time, the right team. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball son
I... am... the son of Jor-El! Shaquille O'Neal
basketball speak speak-the-truth
Shaquille O'Neal has always been one to speak the truth. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball sea nba
Get your tickets now. Buy cable now. Get your jerseys now. Pull your boats up to the docking stations now. Bring your Sea-Doos now. If you can't afford a Sea-Doo, get a raft. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball ninja spots
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. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball men nba
Opinions are like belly buttons; everybody has one. I never knock a man for his opinion. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball years nba
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 even read the contract. I'm just here to take care of business and I know can help give the city what it's looking for. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball thinking people
I take it personal when people don't double me. It's against my religion not to double me. It upsets me. It makes me think they're saying to themselves I don't have it anymore. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball know-how knows
I don't know how it is for you earthlings, but where I'm from, strength is mental. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball men play
When you flop, that's just another message that you don't know how to play me. Stand up and take your medicine like a man. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball two may
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
basketball real winning
Anyone can win a slam-dunk contest. The real Superman is dead. He was assassinated by Pat Riley. I'm the Big Cactus now and ready to roll again. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball world conferences
I don't see anybody, in any conference, that can shut me down. Any conference, anywhere in the world. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball here-i-am hierarchy
As my great friend Aristotle said, 'If you cannot command, you must learn to listen.' I'm not the hierarchy here. I am a worker bee. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball believe google
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 the Internet. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball pluto planets
Pluto is not a planet, but I am. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball rap men
I dribble rhymes like basketball... People call me 'E.T.' What's that, Shaq man? 'Extra Tall.' Shaquille O'Neal
basketball fun nba
Somebody out there was trying to use my language and trying to speak for me. Rather than have that happen, I thought I'd do it myself. It's a fun thing. It's a way for fans to connect. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball real role-models
Everybody talks about being a role model. But if you look up the word 'role' in a dictionary, it describes playing a part. Everything I'm into, it's real to me. There's nothing fake about it. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball flower mean
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 - you know what I mean? Shaquille O'Neal
basketball brother kids
There was a kid that had five brothers and sisters, and the family was missing for like five days. I was watching TV, they [found each other] and now they're in San Antonio. So I bought them a little apartment in San Antonio. But I'm doing stuff like that all over. Shaquille O'Neal
basketball challenges bathroom
I'm going to be on a mission. I've handled my personal vendettas and handled them well. Every challenge you put in front of me, I've handled it, dismantled it - ate them, dropped them off in the bathroom and flushed them away. Shaquille O'Neal