Tell them it was a foul. Shaquille O'Neal More Quotes by Shaquille O'Neal More Quotes From Shaquille O'Neal I knew I was dog meat. Luckily, I'm the high-priced dog meat that everybody wants. I'm the good-quality dog meat. I'm the Alpo of the NBA. Shaquille O'Neal basketballdogfunny 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 basketballmotivationalinspirational The first three championships that I won, I won them. I had big numbers and I won them. And last year, the guys won it for me. They won it for the big guy. Numbers are overrated. There's a lot of guys in this league who can say they've got great numbers. But they can't say they've got four rings in the last six years. Shaquille O'Neal basketballwinningnumbers My first movie. I think I won an Oscar for this. Shaquille O'Neal oscarsbasketballthinking This is my disguise, but it doesn't work. Shaquille O'Neal disguisebasketball If I don't get five [titles], I won't be happy with myself as a basketball player. I don't know how you guys will feel about me. Shaquille O'Neal basketballplayerwinning They're going to come to me and they're going to say numbers for three years and I'm going to use my division and if it sounds good when I hear it, then I'll take it. But I'm not going to say I'll take less (than the max) . . . Put it this way. I won't take a BMW from somebody when I know I can get a Maybach from somewhere else. Shaquille O'Neal bmwbasketballyears Me having a beautiful wife and great family and friends around me, all the money I've got, all the things that I've got, a Ferrari that I just ripped the top off of and turned into a convertible, the rings I got, the two mansions on the water, a master's in criminal justice, I'm a cop, plus I look good. So me shooting 40 percent at the foul line is just God's way of saying that nobody's perfect. If I shot 90 percent from the line, it just wouldn't be right. Shaquille O'Neal basketballbeautifultwo I told our guys they must not have cable because Antoine Walker knows how to play, Derek Anderson can play, Shandon Anderson knows how to play, and Gary Payton knows how play. Shaquille O'Neal basketballwinningplay I'm a season kind of guy - not the preseason but the regular season. Shaquille O'Neal guybasketballkind This really isn't a game we really should be proud of. This game is liking taking your kids to the zoo. You're supposed to take your kids to the zoo. You're a father. So a team like that, we're supposed to beat them like this. Shaquille O'Neal teambasketballzoos I failed, I think, seven [or] eight times before I finally got my first [championship]. It was just, you know, just about me growing up. Now that I'm an old, old veteran-age 29-I do things a lot differently. I don't go to the gentlemen's clubs anymore. I had to slow that down. Shaquille O'Neal growing-upbasketballthinking I'll just have to get it against my favorite team. Shaquille O'Neal my-favoriteteambasketball I think everything happens for a reason. With my game being the way it is, if I did shoot 80 percent, I'd be a harder person to deal with. It just keeps me humble. Just imagine me in my game shooting the same percentage that Reggie Miller shoots. I wouldn't even talk to you guys because I wouldn't have to. Shaquille O'Neal basketballhumblethinking I'm the master marketer. Shaquille O'Neal marketersbasketballmasters If you don't like me, there must be something wrong with you. Shaquille O'Neal dont-like-mebasketballifs I'm not a young jitterbug anymore. When I was a young jitterbug, I never won. I didn't start winning until I got older. The older I get, the wiser I get. You just have to play it smart. Shaquille O'Neal smartbasketballwinning Why did it happen? The big dog got fed. And when the big dog was fed, the little dog even got some meat in there, too. Big dog owns the domain, but the little dog can go wherever he wants. Shaquille O'Neal basketballdogwinning We're going to do it again next year. We'll see you again next year. Yeah, I said it. Yeah, I said it. We will do it again next year. Shaquille O'Neal basketballwinningyears I'm a very quotatious person. Shaquille O'Neal basketballpersons
