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Shaquille O'Neal, born on March 6, 1972, is a renowned basketball player. He achieved great success in the NBA with his exceptional physical abilities and basketball skills.

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Famous Shaquille O'Neal Quotes

“Phil took us to the finals three out of the five years and you want to fire him and want to bring in Mike Krzyzewski? Come on, man. That's like being married to J-Lo, then dropping J-Lo for a girl that's 5-10, 480 (pounds).”

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“Doesn't matter. If I would've had a beer before the game, I would've been drunk. So I don't believe in 'if.'”

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“Remember this-I'm going to bring a championship to Miami. I promise.”

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“Stay out of the gentlemen's clubs. Get a lot of rest. Just have fun and relax and stay focused.”

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“It matters in a fatherly way.”

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“I'll take 14 out of 15 any day of the week, any week of the month, any month of the year, any year of the century. I don't know what comes after century.”

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“I respect the older guys.”

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“If I don't get five [titles], I won't be happy with myself as a basketball player. I don't know how you guys will feel about me.”

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“We're focusing on the whole pie, not a slice. A slice is good, but it's not good enough to get you fat. We're trying to get fat.”

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“It's sort of like in the movie The Karate Kid when Daniel said he needed Mr. Miyagi. And Mr. Miyagi gave him that confidence to believe he really didn't. These guys think they really need me right now, but they don't. When I come back, we'll all need each other to step up our games and do what needs to be done.”

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“I told our guys they must not have cable because Antoine Walker knows how to play, Derek Anderson can play, Shandon Anderson knows how to play, and Gary Payton knows how play.”

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“The stats win nothing. I'm still sexy. I'm still great.”

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“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.”

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“I'm not a young jitterbug anymore. When I was a young jitterbug, I never won. I didn't start winning until I got older. The older I get, the wiser I get. You just have to play it smart.”

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“Why did it happen? The big dog got fed. And when the big dog was fed, the little dog even got some meat in there, too. Big dog owns the domain, but the little dog can go wherever he wants.”

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“I'm not worried about facing the Sacramento Queens. Write it down. Take a picture. I'm not going to talk about this all year. When I get back, there's going to be trouble.”

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“We're going to do it again next year. We'll see you again next year. Yeah, I said it. Yeah, I said it. We will do it again next year.”

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“The first three championships that I won, I won them. I had big numbers and I won them. And last year, the guys won it for me. They won it for the big guy. Numbers are overrated. There's a lot of guys in this league who can say they've got great numbers. But they can't say they've got four rings in the last six years.”

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“I failed, I think, seven [or] eight times before I finally got my first [championship]. It was just, you know, just about me growing up. Now that I'm an old, old veteran-age 29-I do things a lot differently. I don't go to the gentlemen's clubs anymore. I had to slow that down.”

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“It's just one more win. I don't give a [bleep] how we do it, as long as we get it done. Did I say [bleep]? I'm sorry.”

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“If you go 72-11 and don't win (the championship), it doesn't mean anything. Actually it does. It means you've cheated and played an extra regular-season game.”

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“Their unselfishness, the way they play and their poise factor. When you never panic, that's a great sign.”

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“Every time that I've won a championship I've looked at my guys around me and looked at their work ethic and said 'You know what, I'm going to win it this year. I feel that way now.”

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“Like my good friend Eminem the rapper says, you only get one shot.”

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“The only person who can really motivate you is you.”

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“They say things happen in three. I won with the great Kobe, the great D-Wade and now it's my job to win one with the great LeBron James. We have everything in place. We just got to get it done.”

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“Coach (Pat) Riley told us on June 8 we'd win the title on June 20.”

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“I'm one year older, one year sexier - one more, baby. For me, it's all about the bigger picture. We want to win the whole thing. We've got to beat whoever is in our way.”

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“Win or lose, I am programmed to do more. That's because I am the other son of Jorel - Superman.”

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“I don't really consider myself one of those superstars. I just consider myself a guy that was lucky enough to win the athletic lottery many times over.”

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“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.”

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“It was a weird game. There was ugly shooting and a lot of turnovers and mistakes, and we were just fortunate to get the win. I should have done better, but it was just a very ugly and weird game... I knew the game was going to be an ugly game when I saw those three guys at the scorer's table. Ugly people call ugly games.”

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“That dude scored 8 points in the last 19 seconds, pulled out a miracle win at the Garden. He made me choke on a chicken bone that day. I'm serious.”

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“My motto is very simple. Win a Ring for the King.”

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“I've won at every level, except college and pro.”

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“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.”

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“We want to win. We want to win big. We want to win the whole thing.”

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“We're just going to come out and play. We know that we're supposed to win all the games, but if we don't, we just have to take the next game and focus on what we did wrong in the game before and just try to do better at the next game.”

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“I'm very excited about my new agreement with the Heat. This contract allows me to address all of my family's long-term financial goals while allowing the Heat the ability to acquire those players that we need to win a championship.”

“Stats don't matter. I care about winning, not stats. If I score 0 points and we win I'm happy. If I score 50, 60 points, break the records, and we lose, I'm pissed off. 'Cause I knew I did something wrong. I'll have a hell of a season if I win the championship and average 20 points a game.”

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“The day I stopped worrying about stats is the day I started winning”

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About the Author

Born: March 6, 1972
Known for: Basketball player
Quotes: 399

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