Quotes about shaquille (15 Quotes)


    It could be marketable ... Shaquille O'Neal coming in here on a Wednesday night (Jan. 4) ... That's kind of exciting. Or the former KU players who play in the NBA ... We don't want to look like we were trying to be opportunistic, but now we're at the point, if it's good for Kansas City, we're going to be supportive.

    Sometimes big guys just take longer to progress. Not everybody comes in as Shaquille O'Neal and dominates the league right away. Sometimes big guys don't develop until the third, fourth or fifth year. And you certainly don't develop in this league without an opportunity to play.

    Number three occurs when Shaq, holding the ball, makes a quick pivot or simply turns to the basket and rams into his opponent's...what Head Shoulder Jaw If you're guarding Shaquille, you try to lower your center of gravity, ... So when Shaq comes across with his elbows, a player such as Dikembe has his face right there. If Shaq threw an elbow way out, you'd say it was an obvious foul. But it's within his offensive move, and that makes it difficult to officiate.

    Riley said he hopes to sign Shaquille O'Neal for up to five years. From my experience with big men, we did not start the dynasty in Los Angeles until Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was 32 years old, ... From the time Kareem was 32 to the time he was 42, the team won five championships.

    We don't have the big bad wolf Lakers, ... but who's to say there will not be another terrific team in two years. If (Shaquille O'Neal) holds up, Miami could be that team.


    In America, nobody has any idea what Wayne is. If you took Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Derek Jeter, Brett Favre and kind of put them all into one, that type of following would almost be the same as what Wayne has in Canada.

    He was brought into my office and so badly wanted to meet Shaquille O'Neal. I arranged that the next time Shaq was here. I befriended him then. He and Shaq are so much a like. Their games are not all that similar ... but as far as them being likeable and smiling, they are very much alike.


    Shaquille O'Neal, ... has signed a five-year, 100-million contract extension with the Miami Heat. ...Actually, they offered him 200 million if he would practice his free throws, but he said no.



    I don't care how many of these things I can inject into my body, am I going to be able to compete with Shaquille O'Neal on the basketball court No. Or would he be able to compete with me on the skating surface No. So there's a lot to just basic genetics, body style, physical stature, and then the mental capability, too. There's more to sports than just being big and strong and quick.

    I started with a guy named Magic Johnson . Through him, I started working with players like Karl Malone and Bo Kimble . I met and trained Shaquille O'Neil when he was still with the Orlando Magic.

    But it's up to Shaquille, too. I mean, it's up to him. And this is where the old coach came out of Stu. He started using some coaching terminology. He said, 'Well, you've got to get him to make a V-cut every now and then. If he makes a V-cut, then they impede his progress, they'll call it.

    Shaquille O'Neal, when asked about his terrible free-throw shooting, says he makes them when they count. This strikes me as a bad answer in basketball and in law, because they all count.



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