“Georgetown. Alonzo was the guy I always heard about. I've always wanted to measure myself against the best.” WantedGuyHeardBasketballGeorgetown Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I'd heard stuff from out there that I was just another player, that I was too young. I wanted to show I could play with anybody.” PlayShowsWantedYoungStuffPlayerHeardBasketball Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“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.” EnoughGuyWinningLuckyBasketballAthleticLotterySuperstar Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“If you're going to hire an assassin, let him go out and kill someone. I can't be Shaq taking six or seven shots.” IfsI CanBasketballSixShotsSevenAssassinsLet Him GoShaq Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“If you want Shaq to be Shaq, you've got to remember that Shaq is known for wreaking havoc offensively - 26,000-plus points without consistently making free throws. Don't have me doing something I'm not used to doing. I ain't used to being a pick-setter. Let me badda-bing, badda-bang.” IfsWantRememberUsedKnownBasketballPicksLet MePlusConsistentlyBangsHavocFree ThrowShaq Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“If I get that thing down there in that area, that's 67% lifetime. If you don't believe me, Google it. I'm on the Internet.” IfsBelieveInternetBasketballAreasLifetimeDon't BelieveBelieve In MeGoogle Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I think I'm the only player who looks at each and every center and says to myself, 'That's barbecued chicken down there.'” ThinkingLooksPlayerBasketballChickens 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'm still here. I'm a force to be reckoned with... you have to come take my spot, and not through Twitter and not through the media, come take my spot. I'm ready to go. As big men in the league, there are two who have done something special during this millennium. I'm one and Tim Duncan is the other. Anyone else has to come upstairs and see the Shogun. I'm still the Shogun.” MenStillsTwoDoneBigsForceSpecialMediaReadyBasketballSpotsLeagueSomething SpecialMillenniumUpstairsDuncanShoguns Author:Shaquille O'Neal