#he

I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok. ↗

— Shaquille O'Neal

#about #drink #game #hearing #i

Everything happens for a reason. I'm used to it, I prepare for it. Like I say, at the end of the day, those in charge of their own destiny are going to do what's right for them and their family. ↗

— Shaquille O'Neal

#day #destiny #end #end of the day #everything

And I want to do it the right way, like everybody else, not just a famous figurehead that gets a job because he is a famous basketball player. I want to really learn the business. ↗

— Shaquille O'Neal

#basketball #basketball player #because #business #else

Why don't you bring your face up here and let me punch it? Then you can tell me (if I'm stronger). ↗

— Shaquille O'Neal

#face #here #i #me #punch

My father made me who I am. He gave me a basketball and told me to play with the ball, sleep with the ball, dream with the ball. Just don't take it to school. I used it as a pillow, and it never gave me a stiff neck. ↗

— Shaquille O'Neal

#ball #basketball #dream #father #gave

Our offense is like the pythagorean theorem: There is no answer! ↗

— Shaquille O'Neal

#like #offense #our #theorem

Being here feels like I'm out of prison. This is the right place, the right time, the right team. ↗

— Shaquille O'Neal

#feels #here #i #like #out

But that is the only thing that slows me down is the system. No one, two or three was big enough to slow me down, only the system. It was the system that slowed me down to make my numbers fall. Not because I am older. ↗

— Shaquille O'Neal

#because #big #big enough #down #enough

But, hey I did everything the right way and earned my spot in this game, nothing was given to me. ↗

— Shaquille O'Neal

#earned #everything #game #given #hey

David Stern should get with the mothers of the NBA and let the moms decide what the dress code should be. I asked my mother if I could wear a chain, and she told me yeah. So I do stuff that my parents allow me to do. ↗

— Shaquille O'Neal

#asked #chain #code #could #david