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
When you're in championships, it's never about what you do. It's always about what other people do.
My job has always been to entertain people. I want people to laugh.
I'm done with the nicknames. Actually, when I obtain my doctorate, I will not allow people to call me Shaq anymore, either.
Hopefully it's the highest-watched game in NBA history. So when I get old, I can tell my kids I played in the game where 700 million people watched.
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.
I don't listen to people who can't do stuff that I do.
When you're righteous, you don't have to tell people that you're righteous.
I just want to keep people entertained.
I know that this is sport first and business second, and people have to do what's right for them.
They say old people always come to Arizona, you know, to get recharged.
That's what I do. I get in and get under people's skin and all that stuff. But you will remember me - and that's all that matters.
This summer is going to be a different summer for a lot of people. Everyone is going to take care of their own business and everyone is going to do what's best for them, including me.
I said what I felt, and people try to control people. But you can never control me. I'm a 31-year-old juvenile delinquent. Nobody can control me.
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.