“This really isn't a game we really should be proud of. This game is liking taking your kids to the zoo. You're supposed to take your kids to the zoo. You're a father. So a team like that, we're supposed to beat them like this.” ShouldKidsFatherGamesWinningTeamProudBasketballBeatsBe ProudZoos Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“Probably a lack of concentration. I always hit them during practice. I just need to concentrate. Even though I should a lousy percentage, I beat a lot of teams from the line. You have to have mechanics. But see, what people don't know about my wrists is my wrists don't go all the way back. My wrists are crooked and don't go all the way back. I've been practicing and working on them. You can't do everything good.” PeopleKnowsWayNeedsShouldLinesPracticeTeamBasketballBeatsConcentrationMechanicPercentagesCrookedWristsFree Throw Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I'll just have to get it against my favorite team.” TeamBasketballMy Favorite Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“We want stuff done right. As long as it's my team, I'll voice my opinion. Yep, it's my team. You media guys might give it to him, like you've given him everything else his whole lifetime, but this is the Diesel's ship. And if we're not right, I'm going to go out there and try to get it right... Just ask Karl and Garywhy they wanted to come here. It was because of one person, not two. One.” IfsWantGivingTryingPersonsLongTwoDoneWholeMightWantedGuyAsksGivenStuffVoiceOpinionTeamMediaLike YouBasketballLifetimeWhole LifeShipsDieselLakers Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“He doesn't need advice on how to play his position, but he needs advice on how to play team ball... If it's going to be my team, I'll voice my opinion. If he don't like it, he can opt out.” IfsNeedsPlayVoiceOpinionTeamAdvicePositionBasketballBallsLakers Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“We had more great times than bad times together, but they've moved on, I've moved on. I have a new team now and I have a new focus.” TogetherFocusTeamBasketballMovedGreat TimesBad TimesMoved OnTime TogetherLakersI've Moved On Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“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.” IfsDoeCareGuyLeaderTeamBasketballPoliceDon't CareChiefsI Don't CareBad Guys Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“The biggest thing that will define my legacy is how I've done it, and what I've done, and who I am. I'm a weird big guy. Doing rapping, doing movies. Do a lot of stuff. But always do things the right way. Went to the police academy to become a police officer. Get his master's in criminal justice, stayed out of trouble. Played for three different teams. Changed three different franchises around. This is a guy who they would have secret meetings about to change the rules. So, that's going to be my legacy: the most dominant player ever.” WayDifferentDoneBigsGuyThreeStuffJusticeSecretPlayerTroubleTeamChangedMastersBasketballPoliceMeetingsRapCriminalsWho I AmLegacyOfficersDominantRight WayAcademyPolice OfficerCriminal JusticeBig GuysPolice Academy Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“Every team that plays us plays above their heads. That's because of me.” PlayTeamBasketball Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I'm not really worried about my numbers now as a 36-year-old. I'm not trying to be the first, experimental case of a 36-year-older trying to maintain his numbers, especially when I'm on a team like this. Can I do the same stuff I could do when I was Amare's age? Of course not. I'm not going to even try. However, I feel that I'm the baddest 36-year-old out there.” FeelsTryingYearsFirstsAgeCoursesStuffNumbersCasesTeamBasketballWorried Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I blame Riley for my broken thumb, not Matt Geiger. That ain't defense Miami is playing. That's just chopping. I have no idea how his team gets away with it. I guess when you've been in the league 30 years you can do it. Respect, he gets it - he's like John Gotti.” YearsIdeasCan DoTeamBrokenBasketballBlameDefenseNo IdeaLeagueGet AwayYou Can Do ItThumbsMiamiChopping Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“The two top teams with nice weather and nice people were Dallas and Miami. Of course, the Lakers wouldn't want to trade me in the same conference, so Miami was perfect.” PeopleWantTwoCoursesPerfectNiceTeamBasketballTradeWeatherNbaConferencesMiamiDallasNice PeopleLakersNice WeatherTrade Me Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“How did Mike Bibby get on the team? Any Cub Scout with Boy Scouts can do Boy Scoutish things. When Bibby was in the Cub Scouts, he was a Cub Scout. When he was with Vancouver, nobody heard about him. Now that he's with Sacramento... he's on the team. I ain't going.” Can DoBoysHeardTeamBasketballNbaMikeVancouverCubsBoy ScoutSacramentoCub Scout Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“We're the most experienced team in the league. I think we got a little too happy, running our mouths, jumping up and down, looking at the Heat dancers and all of that stuff. We had to step it up and show them what we're all about.” ThinkingLittlesShowsRunningStuffStepsTeamBasketballMouthsLeagueHeatDancerNbaJumpingUp And Down Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“It's LeBron's team. He's the captain. This is the time in my career where I can fit in. I'm now in the security business. My job is to protect the King, and that's what I'm here to do.” I CanJobsCareersTeamSecurityKingsFitProtectBasketballNbaCaptains Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“On paper, I think this is the best team I've been on.” ThinkingTeamBasketballPaperNbaBest Team Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“It's hard to get up for a good high-school team like the Chicago Bulls.” HardSchoolTeamHigh SchoolGet UpChicagoBullsGood High School Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“Being here feels like I'm out of prison. This is the right place, the right time, the right team.” FeelsTeamBasketballPrisonRight TimeRight Place Author:Shaquille O'Neal
