Shaq Quotes

I think I've gotten more attention after the Olympics than any other U.S. athlete, and it's really great that people are recognizing who I am and what I do. You look at Shaq and you see a basketball player. You look at Tiger Woods and you see a golfer. But people are responding to who I am. ~ Johnny Weir

I'm dominant every night. I come in every night and get beat up. I never make a face when they try to flagrant or hack-a-Shaq me, because I'm not from this planet. Earthlings don't faze me. ~ Shaquille O'Neal

I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over. ~ Hakeem Olajuwon

I was with Shaq at his home the day he retired. It was innovative for him to become the media and announce via social media that he was retiring. ~ Amy Jo Martin

There will never be a good time, financially, to get married, unless you're Shaq or Ray Romano. But somehow people manage. If your man is using money as an excuse not to marry you, it's your relationship that's insecure, not his bank account. ~ Greg Behrendt

We got no wealthy black people. We got rich people. Shaq is rich. The guy who signs his checks is wealthy. ~ Chris Rock

I'm not going to try to go out there and outdo him. I don't have to try to outdo him, I'm Shaq. ~ Shaquille O'Neal

Shaq is not the man. He's the man because the NBA wants him to be the man, but before you can be the man, you've got to be the man. ~ Dennis Rodman

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. ~ Shaquille O'Neal

I'm going back to the old Shaq. I was normal last year - I was an earthling last summer. I had to go back to my alien roots. ~ Shaquille O'Neal

I always say this to people: 'If Shaq can be in the NBA for 19 years and dominate for 19 years using his body, why can't I be in the music industry for 50 years using my brain when my brain is way stronger than anyone's body?' I have to have a successful record company, more hit records. I want to dominate the game. ~ Rico Love

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. ~ Shaquille O'Neal

I might not be Shaq, but I can be Kobe, you know? ~ Jerry Only

It never bothered me when people would say, 'You only win championships because you're playing with Shaq.' It bothered me when he said it. ~ Kobe Bryant

Man, I don't wanna do what all the other guys do. I don't wanna end up in the booth after the games telling you what I think and talking smack about the guys on the floor when they are a lot better than that. I wanna be different. I don't wanna be known as Commentator Shaq. I wanna be a doctor or something good. I wanna be Dr. Shaq, Officer Shaq, Deputy Shaq. ~ Shaquille O'Neal

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. ~ Shaquille O'Neal