“If you take a needle and stick her in the booty and take a needle and stick me in the booty, we're both going to say ouch.” IfsSticksNbaNeedlesRefereeBootyOuch Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“The NBA is fairy tale and real life mixed together.” RealTogetherReal LifeTalesFairyNbaFairy TaleReferee Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“Keep in mind, I'm not allowed to be tough. I'm tamed.” MindToughNbaRefereeTamed Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I got into foul trouble, so I really kind of had to play on egg shells from there on out.” KindPlayTroubleEggsNbaShellsFoulReferee Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“When I retire, I'm going after his job. If I don't make sheriff, I'm going after his job. He's not that good. You can quote me on that.” IfsJobsNbaRetiringRefereeSheriffs Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I'm the first player in history that doesn't want to play defense and still gets in foul trouble.” WantFirstsStillsPlayPlayerTroubleDefenseNbaFoulReferee Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“A pinch is a pinch. If you pinch my right nipple, I'm going to say, 'ouch.' If I pinch your right nipple, you're going to say 'ouch.' A foul is a foul and a flagrant is a flagrant.” IfsNbaFoulRefereeNipplesOuch Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“About strip clubs and athletes. The best way I can explain why a lot of players end up there is because it's one of the safest places a high-profile person can spend time in a boring city.” WayPersonsI CanEndsCitiesPlayerAthleteClubsBoringBest WayNbaEnd TimesSpend TimeProfileRefereeHigh Profile Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I know that this is sport first and business second, and people have to do what's right for them.” PeopleKnowsFirstsSportsNbaReferee Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I think the new ball is terrible. It's the worst decision some expert, whoever did it, made. It's terrible. It's like touching an exotic dancer and then going and touching a plastic blow-up doll. You know, it feels different.” ThinkingKnowsFeelsMadeDifferentDecisionWorstTerribleBallsBlowMade ItExpertsDancerNbaTouchingPlasticDollsExoticReferee Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“The NBA's been around how long? A hundred years? Fifty years? So to change it now, whoever that person is needs his college degree revoked....Whoever did that needs to be fired. It was terrible, a terrible decision. Awful. I might get fined for saying that, but so what?” NeedsYearsPersonsLongMightDecisionCollegeTerribleDegreesHundredAwfulFiftyNbaRefereeCollege Degree Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I was really upset. I felt like they tried to limit me, whoever 'they' may be. So I just said to myself third quarter I'm going to come out and do what I do.” MaySaidFeltLimitsThirdsUpsetNbaQuartersReferee Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“You gotta fight all the karate guys, and once you kill them off, now you gotta get to the ninjas. Once you get through the ninjas, now you gotta get to the showmen. Now me, I'm the showman of big men.” MenBigsGuyFightingNbaKarateRefereeNinja Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“There's two kinds of dirty - dirty and sewer-dirty. Danny Ferry is sewer-dirty and has been ever since he was at Duke.” KindHas BeensTwoDirtyNbaDukesRefereeSewersFerry Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“You guys make the rules up, so a foul is a foul. It doesn't matter if a guy is bigger and stronger. It's not my fault I ate my Frosted Flakes when I was little, and you ate Wheaties.” IfsLittlesMatterGuyBiggerStrongerFaultsNbaFoulRefereeFlakes Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“It gets bigger every time you go over. In China, there was Yao Ming stuff everywhere. I'm just fortunate to have a good-looking face to where they recognize me.” FacesStuffBiggerChinaFortunateNbaLooking GoodReferee Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“Everything happens for a reason. I'm used to it, I prepare for it. Like I say, at the end of the day, those in charge of their own destiny are going to do what's right for them and their family.” InspirationalEndsReasonHappensMotivationalUsedDestinyBasketballThe End Of The DayNbaEverything Happens For A ReasonRefereeHappens For A ReasonNba PlayerBasketball Training Author:Shaquille O'Neal
