“Moving to the US was quite a transition for me, to say the least! There were, and still are so many new things to get used to: the language, food, culture, even the style of basketball is different here!” StillsDifferentMovingUsedCultureLanguageStyleBasketballTransitionNew ThingsFood Culture Author:Yao Ming
“We cut him off and there was nowhere for him to go but out of bounds ... It's still the greatest move I've ever seen in basketball, the all-time greatest.” StillsMovingCuttingBasketballBoundsAll TimeNbaAll Time Greatest Author:Magic Johnson
“Going from Army base to base as a kid taught me to be a man of all nations. I'd go to the Jewish people and say, 'Shalom, brother.' I go to the Muslim people and say, 'Salaam aleikum.'I go to the Chinese people and say, 'Nee hao mah,' which means, 'How you doin'?' I go to the Japanese people and say, 'Konnichiwa.' I go to San Antonio, Texas, and I get along with Mexicans. Then I go to Louisiana and hang with the Creoles. Moving around a lot made me a man of all people.” PeopleMenMeanMadeKidsMovingNationsTaughtBrotherBasketballArmyChineseTexasBe A ManLouisianaAntonioShalomCreoleSan Antonio 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
“It was a cheap shot. They won the game, move on. My thing is, I don't ask for a lot, but I demand my respect, especially from a guy like that.” MovingGuyAsksGamesDemandBasketballShotsNbaCheap Shots Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“About the time you think you are getting to know the moves in this game, someone comes along and does everything but undress you on the basketball floor. Standing there under the basket with your hands cupped - and finding that you dont have the ball in them - is a great little old leveler.” ThinkingKnowsLittlesDoeHandsMovingGamesBasketballFindingsStandingBallsBasketsStanding There Author:Tom Heinsohn