Shaquille O'Neal Quotes

There will be a report coming out, and my name will be on it.

When I retire, I'm going after his job. If I don't make sheriff, I'm going after his job. He's not that good. You can quote me on that.

I got into foul trouble, so I really kind of had to play on egg shells from there on out.

I love the Miami atmosphere.

The NBA is fairy tale and real life mixed together.

Pat Riley is the best coach I've ever had...

I think Bush came back because Colin Powell was there. Hey, I'm the brigadier general, baby.

I don't see us having a problem. It's going to be my job to manage the locker room, anyway, so it will work out.

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.

You guys should be ashamed of yourselves. You all should be spanked for this.

We would love to have Gary down here. He's still tenacious on defense, and I know he still wants [a title]. And I'm the only guy in the world who can get him one.

If they want to play football, we can play football.

I knew I was going to make one. I wanted to make two, but the first one rattled in and rattled right out.

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, bet you can't type that.

I made a 1,600 minus 800 minus 200 on the SAT, so I'm very intelligent when I speak.

It's my job to make him look good. He's a very good looking man, so it's my job to keep him looking good.

I'm like toilet paper, toothpaste and certain amenities - I'm proven to be good. I've still got 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 years left.

Look up the word role in the dictionary and you'll see it means playing a part. That's why I call myself a real model.

On paper, I think this is the best team I've been on.

My sons love LeBron more than they love me. I'm just a little jealous about it.

I'm pretty much able to play any style. I'm not here to demand 40 or 50 shots. But I would like 30.

I don't send messages, I'm not a fax machine

It's hard to get up for a good high-school team like the Chicago Bulls.

I am a tropical black man.

Me and Penny are going to be the Kareem and Magic of the '90s.

Jealous punks can't stop my dunks.

I'm like tax. You're going to pay one way or the other.

I'm not going to go home and drink rat urine.

Everything is done out of respect, whether it's a cheer or a boo.

I'm going to be looking to get out like Randy Moss and Terrell Owens.

I have orders not to come back until I'm a thousand percent.

We have strict orders: If we talk about it we get fined $50,000.

Against Bradley, every time I'm trying to dunk, dunk, dunk.

They say old people always come to Arizona, you know, to get recharged.

No one was there. Some teammates, huh? I guess they didn't want to get their lip busted like the gentleman I busted. Sorry for that sir.

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.

It's over now. He said what he had to say, I said what I had to say. Don't play with me. Seriously, don't play with me.

It feels good. It's not bad for somebody who can't shoot.

If he wants to get that next contract, he's going to have to go to the New York Athletic Club three times a day and just ride the bike.

I just want to say, 'Nice job,' but now let the professional take over. There can only be one me. Uno más me.

Afterwards I said Chris Webber was going to leave as a free agent and Sacramento would go back to expansionism.

And if the big dog ain't me, then the house won't get guarded - period.

Every team that plays us plays above their heads. That's because of me.

I was like, 'Huh? You want my jersey?'

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.

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.

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.

I've read that same formula, but as an athlete I'm classified as phenomenal. You could look it up.

I think I'm one of the patches of the quilt here, myself and Dwyane.

It's just one more win. I don't give a [bleep] how we do it, as long as we get it done. Did I say [bleep]? I'm sorry.