“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).” MenWantYearsGirlThreeWinningFireFiveBasketballMarriedFinalsFive YearsPoundsMikeDroppingBeing Married Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“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.” KnowsYearsWinningWeekCenturyMonthsBasketballDays Of The WeekMonths Of The Year Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“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.” WritingYearsWinningTroubleBasketballWorriedQueensGet BackSacramento Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“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.” YearsSaidNextWinningBasketballYeahNext YearYou Again Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“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.” YearsFirstsBigsLastsGuyThreeWinningNumbersFourBasketballSixRingsLeagueLast YearChampionshipOverratedBig Guys Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“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.” KnowsWayFeelsYearsSaidGuyWinningBasketballEthicsChampionshipWork Ethic Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“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.” PeopleTryingYearsSaidFeltBasketballJuvenileDelinquents Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“They're going to come to me and they're going to say numbers for three years and I'm going to use my division and if it sounds good when I hear it, then I'll take it. But I'm not going to say I'll take less (than the max) . . . Put it this way. I won't take a BMW from somebody when I know I can get a Maybach from somewhere else.” IfsKnowsWayYearsI CanUseThreeSoundNumbersBasketballDivisionThree YearsSomewhere ElseMaxBmw Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“A writer from ESPN magazine once described me as the world's largest eleven-year-old. That's true. I ride my Sea-Doo jet ski, play putt-putt golf, go to water parks, and act silly. On the bottom floor of my house in Beverly Hills, I have video games, a pool table, a Pepsi machine, and all the things they have in arcades. I drive go-karts, at least the ones I can fit in. I karate-chop my friends when they come over, like the Kato dude in the Pink Panther movies.” WorldYearsI CanPlayGamesHouseWaterSeaFitBasketballMy FriendsMachinesTablesGolfBottomSillyVideoMagazinesHillsParksPoolElevenJetKarateSkisPanthersBeverly HillsPepsiEspnArcadesPink PantherPool Table Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I'm sort of like a specialist. I go in, do what I do and every four years, they get tired of me and I have to relocate myself.” YearsFourBasketballTiredFour YearsSpecialists Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“In the seven or eight years we were together, we were never together.” YearsTogetherBasketballSevenEightLakers Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“There is nothing for me to be sour about. What you got to understand is that I'm a military man. We usually do my shift for four or five years and then you got to move on.” MenYearsMovingFiveFourMilitaryBasketballFive YearsSourLakersMilitary ManGot To Move On Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I make the game easy. Double and triple me, I'll kick it out to you for a wide-open shot. I'll add years to your career.” YearsGamesEasyCareersBasketballShotsAddWideKicks Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I'm going back to the old Shaq. I was normal last year - I was an earthling last summer. I had to go back to my alien roots.” YearsLastsBasketballNormalSummerRootsAliensLast YearLast SummerShaq Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I'm the LCL - the Last Center Left. I've been doing the same things for 13 years, but now they're flopping and falling, and the refs are falling for it, too.” YearsLastsFallLeftBasketballFloppingRefs Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“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.” WayWantYearsWholeWinningBabyBasketballBeatsBiggerBigger Picture 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 have a lot left. There's only four or five good centers in the league and I'm in that number. ... I've been in it for 17 years but I've missed three years because of injury. If you do the math, I've still got three years left. You got that?” IfsYearsStillsThreeLeftNumbersFiveFourBasketballMathLeagueInjuryThree Years 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 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
“Write this: Since my boy is the coach, I'm going to try out for the Dolphins next year. Tight end.” WritingTryingYearsEndsNextBoysBasketballCoachesNbaNext YearDolphinsMy Boys Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I would love an extension, who wouldn't? If they offer me a $35 million-a-year extension, I'll sign it right now. I won't even read the contract. I'm just here to take care of business and I know can help give the city what it's looking for.” IfsKnowsGivingYearsHelpingCareCitiesMillionsRight NowOffersBasketballTake CareNbaContractsExtensions Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I'm like toilet paper, toothpaste and certain amenities - I'm proven to be good. I've still got 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 years left.” YearsStillsCertainLeftPaperBe GoodProvenToiletsToilet PaperToothpasteAmenities Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I don't worry about terrorism. I was married for two years - Rudy Giuliani Two secrets to keep your marriage brimming: 1. Whenever you're wrong, admit it, 2. Whenever you're right, shut up” YearsTwoSecretMarriageWorryMarriedTerrorismTwo YearsShut UpRudy Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I've been playing on Christmas for the last 10, 11, 12 years. So just got to get up early with the babies, and give them their toys and try to get a nap in and just come to play.” GivingTryingYearsPlayLastsBabyChristmasGet UpToysNapsUp Early Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I'm the NBA's best NFL player, and I've always been the sexiest 7-footer in the NBA - for 12 years running.” YearsRunningPlayerBasketballNflNbaSexiestNfl Players Author:Shaquille O'Neal
