Shaquille O'neal Quotes

"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."
-Shaquille O'neal

"[O'Neal didn't let the rebuke go unnoticed.] He doesn't need advice on how to play his position, but he needs advice on how to play team ball, ... If it's going to be my team, I'll voice my opinion. If he don't like it, he can opt out."
-Shaquille O'neal

"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."
-Shaquille O'neal

"This is a tough game. There are times when you've got to play hurt, when you've got to block out the pain."
-Shaquille O'neal

"One lucky shot deserves another."
-Shaquille O'neal

"Our offense is like the pythagorean theorem: There is no answer!"
-Shaquille O'neal

"I would like to be refered to as 'The Big Aristotle'."
-Shaquille O'neal

"We're going to miss Damon. He was a great shooter. . . . He got what he wanted, but he gave up a lot. No more night life, no more warm weather and no more a lot of media attention. . . . I guess this was his first shot at getting something big. I guess he had to take it."
-Shaquille O'neal