Shaquille O'Neal
He doesn't need advice on how to play his position, but he needs advice on how to play team ball... If it's going to be my team, I'll voice my opinion. If he don't like it, he can opt out.Collection: Basketball
We want stuff done right. As long as it's my team, I'll voice my opinion. Yep, it's my team. You media guys might give it to him, like you've given him everything else his whole lifetime, but this is the Diesel's ship. And if we're not right, I'm going to go out there and try to get it right... Just ask Karl and Garywhy they wanted to come here. It was because of one person, not two. One.Collection: Basketball
That's sort of a trick question, and I don't have a trick answer. Next question, please.Collection: Basketball
My personal opinion is, how, if you never hung out with somebody, do you know them so well? I never hung out with that dude because the dude is a weirdo.Collection: Basketball
I'm getting older. I'm getting sexier. I'm getting meaner. I can still do what I do.Collection: Basketball
Being the best right now doesn't do anything for my feathers.Collection: Basketball
You like that analogy? That was pretty good?Collection: Basketball
I'm still the baddest expletive in the world. Yeah, I'm getting older, but Kareem got older. Hakeem got older. I don't need Earthlings' respect. When it's all said and done, my name will be there and it will be mentioned ... unless you Earthlings try to erase it.Collection: Basketball
I don't listen to people who can't do stuff that I do.Collection: Basketball
Word has it, they think I'm an old man, and they're not gonna double me. My message is that I'm the baddest for my age bracketest. What I mean by age bracketest is that I came in at 20, I was the baddest 20, and I'm the baddest at 35.Collection: Basketball
Once the Hack-a-Shaq works once, you know I'm going to see it again. The only thing worse for basketball than that defense is the Lack-a-Shaq offense, where I have to go to the bench because of foul trouble. There is no fun in that.Collection: Basketball
I painted my toenails before Dennis Rodman. One time at training camp, I stubbed my toe and the nail came loose. My mom gave me some toenail hardener, and I painted over it. I scored 40-something points that night, so it became a ritual. Paint my toenails, score 40 points.Collection: Basketball
You have to foul me to stop me, period.Collection: Basketball
When you feed the big dog, it does whatever you tell him to do.Collection: Basketball
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.Collection: Basketball
I'm the last in the line of Russells and Chamberlains.Collection: Basketball
They want to beat the Don Dadda. It means, 'The Man.'Collection: Basketball
Every team that plays us plays above their heads. That's because of me.Collection: Basketball
I was like, 'Huh? You want my jersey?'Collection: Basketball
In this millennium that we live in, the 'Hack-a-Shaq'has proven not to work. It might work a couple games every now and then, but when it comes to the playoffs or a championship series, it doesn't work - not at all.Collection: Basketball
I had orders from the great Bill Russell. Me and him were talking in Seattle the other day, and he was telling me how rivalries should be. I asked him if he ever disliked anybody he played against, and he told me, 'No, never,' and he told me that I should shake Kobe Bryant's hand and let bygones be bygones and bury the hatchet.Collection: Basketball
It matters in a fatherly way.Collection: Basketball
You know what's crazy about Yao? He speaks perfect English. A lot of people don't know that. Perfect English. When I was over there, I called him. He's like, 'Whassup big fella?' Perfect English!Collection: Basketball
I don't know. I don't have a fax machine, so I didn't get that message.Collection: Basketball
Well, Doctor, I don't have the diagnosis on that. I'll be sure to do a physical checkup and get back to you.Collection: Doctors
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.Collection: Basketball
Thank God I had two parents who loved me enough to stay on my case.Collection: Two
Their unselfishness, the way they play and their poise factor. When you never panic, that's a great sign.Collection: Basketball
We know what we have to do. I know I have to get up in the morning, put my underwear on first and then put my pants on first. I don't need people to tell me that.Collection: Morning
Alvin's the coach. We must be the Clippers. And I must be Olowokandi. Nooooo!Collection: Basketball
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.Collection: Basketball
A friend tweeted me with 'The Big Freeze.' I don't know about that one. I've got to go home, play around with the kids and figure something out. I'll have one.Collection: Basketball
I'm known as The Big Baryshnikov.Collection: Basketball
I am aware that most people only see me as Shaq... the guy on the court. But there is another side to who I am, Shaquille O'Neal. And Shaquille O'Neal wants to explore every part of life. He wants the opportunity to pursue all of his desires. That includes being a part of the music industry as an MC. Music is and will always be a part of who I am.Collection: Basketball
Georgetown. Alonzo was the guy I always heard about. I've always wanted to measure myself against the best.Collection: Basketball
For once in my career, I won't have to hold anybody's hand and they won't have to hold mine. I'm surrounded by veterans. We had a great battle last Thursday at HealthPoint. It was something I never had before - three, four, really great players all in one pickup game.Collection: Basketball
It's my job to make him look good. He's a very good looking man, so it's my job to keep him looking good.Collection: Basketball
Pat Riley is the best coach I've ever had...Collection: Basketball
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?Collection: Basketball
The Big Cactus... because if you come too close, you're gonna get stuck.Collection: Basketball
I'm still the Dun Dada of all big men.Collection: Basketball
It's pretty much the same; it's just that Phil was very weird with his system. This is more of the traditional system.Collection: Basketball
I'm like President Bush. You may not like me, you may not respect me, but you voted me in.Collection: Basketball
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.Collection: Basketball
I take it personal when people don't double me. It's against my religion not to double me. It upsets me. It makes me think they're saying to themselves I don't have it anymore.Collection: Basketball
I don't see anybody, in any conference, that can shut me down. Any conference, anywhere in the world.Collection: Basketball
You gotta fight all the karate guys, and once you kill them off, now you gotta get to the ninjas. Once you get through the ninjas, now you gotta get to the showmen. Now me, I'm the showman of big men.Collection: Fighting
Shaquille O'Neal has always been one to speak the truth.Collection: Basketball
Win or lose, I am programmed to do more. That's because I am the other son of Jorel - Superman.Collection: Basketball