One lucky shot deserves another.
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.
I never worry about the problem. I worry about the solution.
I was fortunate enough to see and handle and take in everything I could while I was playing.
If I were a painter, you'd be calling me Shaqcasso.
I was a medium-level juvenile delinquent from Newark who always dreamed about doing a movie.
I'm done with the nicknames. Actually, when I obtain my doctorate, I will not allow people to call me Shaq anymore, either.
When I tweet, I try and accomplish three things. One, is to make you laugh. Two, is to inform you. Three, is to enlighten you. That's all I do.
I am the number one Ninja and I have killed all the Shoguns in front of me.
When I get old, I'm going to the old folks' home. I don't want to be one of those guys who's hanging around the house bothering the kids. But not just any old folks' home. I want the whole top floor.
When you flop, that's just another message that you don't know how to play me. Stand up and take your medicine like a man.
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.
When you're in championships, it's never about what you do. It's always about what other people do.
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.