Shaquille O'Neal Player Quotations

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'm very excited about my new agreement with the Heat. This contract allows me to address all of my family's long-term financial goals while allowing the Heat the ability to acquire those players that we need to win a championship.

I think he's the true definition of a great player and you guys should recognize that. I think the recognition of a great player has been lost the last 10, 15 years.

He can play. He can shoot. He can dribble. He can pass. He's a great player. Period. No question about it. And if anyone thinks Dirk is not a great player, I'll punch them in their face.

I'd heard stuff from out there that I was just another player, that I was too young. I wanted to show I could play with anybody.

I think I'm the only player who looks at each and every center and says to myself, 'That's barbecued chicken down there.'

About strip clubs and athletes. The best way I can explain why a lot of players end up there is because it's one of the safest places a high-profile person can spend time in a boring city.

I'm the first player in history that doesn't want to play defense and still gets in foul trouble.

I'm the NBA's best NFL player, and I've always been the sexiest 7-footer in the NBA - for 12 years running.

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.

I just said to myself, 'Damn, I'm a great player.'

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.