Quotes from Shaquille O'Neal

When you're righteous, you don't have to tell people that you're righteous.

I started out as a football player. I liked to inflict pain. In basketball, it was the same thing.

If I were a painter, you'd be calling me Shaqcasso.

I'm very educated and can give you somewhat of a vocabulary, but I don't get to the philosophical side.

I have never been a shooter.

I'm short and to the point.

I'm a mama's boy above all.

Whenever I see a celebrity that comes to watch me play, I'm going to do for them the same thing they've done for me - bring them some type of joy.

When you're in championships, it's never about what you do. It's always about what other people do.

We're just going to come out and play. We know that we're supposed to win all the games, but if we don't, we just have to take the next game and focus on what we did wrong in the game before and just try to do better at the next game.

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.

I dribble rhymes like basketball... People call me 'E.T.' What's that, Shaq man? 'Extra Tall.'

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

It is not about how much money you make. The question is are you educated enough to KEEP it.

They shot the ball well early. What comes out of the microwave hot doesn't always stay hot. I know, because I eat bagels in the morning.

We want to win. We want to win big. We want to win the whole thing.

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

I don't get nervous in any situation. There's no such thing as nerves when you're playing games.

I guess people think the taller you are the more dominant you have to be.

I don't believe that I personally have been changed by the money. The bad thing is people assume you've changed because now you have money.

I am the number one Ninja and I have killed all the Shoguns in front of me.

Me shooting 40% at the foul line is just God's way to say nobody's perfect.

Thank God I had two parents who loved me enough to stay on my case.

We're focusing on the whole pie, not a slice. A slice is good, but it's not good enough to get you fat. We're trying to get fat.