“I don't take anything personal. I just have a certain file in my head, so Earthlings must be careful with what they say.” Quote by Shaquille O'Neal
“When you've got a guy that's going to look for you, you run. A lot of people think I can't run, but my thing was I wasn't going to be running if you're not going to throw it. I know Nash will throw it.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsLooksI CanRunningGuyBasketball 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 junior high in Germany I fought kids all the time. I had such a bad temper, I almost got thrown out of school. A few lickings from my dad got me out of that scene. He wore me out with a paddle.” KidsSchoolDadSceneBasketballMy DadGermanyThrownTemperJuniorsJunior HighLickingBad Temper Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I don't ever want to grow up. I guess I'm like Peter Pan. Grown-ups have problems. I want to stay happy.” WantProblemGrowsGrowing UpBasketballPeterStay Happy Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“As my great friend Aristotle said, 'If you cannot command, you must learn to listen.' I'm not the hierarchy here. I am a worker bee.” IfsSaidBasketballWorkersCommandBeesHierarchyHere I AmGreat FriendWorker Bees Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“That's what I do. I get in and get under people's skin and all that stuff. But you will remember me - and that's all that matters.” PeopleMatterRememberStuffBasketballSkinsRemember Me Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I've been the type of person [and] the type of athlete, I don't like to be given anything. I like to earn.” PersonsGivenTypeBasketballAthlete Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I'm a realist. I like to put it in business terms. I ran three different corporations my way and I was successful. But I'm an older guy who is on his way out so they brought me in as a consultant for the new, up-and-coming CEO. I'm here for him.” WayDifferentGuyThreeTermSuccessfulBasketballMy WayCorporationsRanCeoRealistConsultantsOlder Guys Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“Look at the people who are kind of the funniest cultures, they're the cultures of the people who have been the most oppressed, black people and Jews. Not that they're the only funny people, but culturally, it comes from the pain, you know?” PeopleKnowsLooksKindHas BeensFunnyPainCultureBlackJewBlack PeopleOppressedFunny People Author:Sarah Silverman