Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, nicknamed Shaq, is an American retired professional basketball player who is currently an analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. Listed at 7 ft 1 intall and weighing 325 pounds, 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth6 March 1972
CityNewark, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
Can I go one day without somebody saying something negative about me?
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.
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.
Why don't you bring your face up here and let me punch it? Then you can tell me (if I'm stronger).
And I want to do it the right way, like everybody else, not just a famous figurehead that gets a job because he is a famous basketball player. I want to really learn the business.
I never worry about the problem. I worry about the solution.
This is a tough game. There are times when you've got to play hurt, when you've got to block out the pain.
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.
I started out as a football player. I liked to inflict pain. In basketball, it was the same thing.
I want to be strong, dominant. Like Wilt Chamberlain.
I'm like tax. You're going to pay one way or the other.
If you got the game, you got the game. That's why Tiger Woods is out there playing golf with Greg Norman.
We're going to miss Damon. He was a great shooter. . . . He got what he wanted, but he gave up a lot. No more night life, no more warm weather and no more a lot of media attention. . . . I guess this was his first shot at getting something big. I guess he had to take it.
We would love to have Gary down here. He's still tenacious on defense, and I know he still wants [a title]. And I'm the only guy in the world who can get him one.