Shaquille ONeal Quotes (180 Quotes)

I know we don't have a confidence problem. I think guys are just bored, ready to get into the playoffs. . . . This year we let about 15 or 17 games slip away. Last year, we let about five to 10 slip away.

I saw some things that made me feel pretty good.

I guess we were just out of it today.

NBA life. You either play or sit out. He's a tough kid. Real hard-nosed, and we're going to need that in the playoffs.

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

Guys were looking for me tonight, and I think if they keep looking for me, I'll keep putting together games like this.

I have never been a shooter.

Hopefully it's the highest-watched game in NBA history. So when I get old, I can tell my kids I played in the game where 700 million people watched.

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 still have) a little fluid in there, as you can see. So as long as the fluid goes down and it gets better, then I'll get back. I'm going to take some more medicine today and then see how it feels. I just know once I woke up (Wednesday) morning it was swollen.

We all get older. When I am done, I hope I will be remembered as a great player.

Coach Riley called me out a couple games ago, said I stopped running. The guys said if I run, they will get me the ball.

The Miami Heat has the best fans. (President) Pat Riley put together the right team. It's our job to give them a good show.

We needed this game because we really hadn't played them well the last 13 or 14 games.

I would like to be refered to as 'The Big Aristotle'.

I'm a businessman, ... I didn't want to be greedy and take all the money and try to do it myself. I realize I'm getting older. I just told them, 'I'll take 20 (million) and you take the rest of the money and you go out and get somebody. I just want to get some help to put some more years on my career and add more rings to my legacy.

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

It is just a little old fashion Texas beat down. They were three steps ahead of us. They had more energy.

I play against a front and a back every night, Ming does not have to do that, Duncan does not have to do that, Garnett doesn't do that. I am the only one that has to do that.

She was one of the first people to believe in me.

Every individual has to do what's best for them, ... We're going to miss Damon. He was a great shooter. But Damon did what Damon wanted to do. He got what he wanted, but he gave up a lot.

Why don't you bring your face up here and let me punch it? Then you can tell me (if I'm stronger).

I was actually looking forward to going to the line 30 or 40 times. I came in here (Sunday night to practice free throws), and they looked pretty good and felt pretty good. Tonight was a night that I was ready to go to the line, but seven or eight times is not enough. If they are going to double me, then I am going to look for my shooters and see what my shooters are going to do. My guys are shooting the ball well. Pat Riley has done a good job of putting guys out there that can hit the open jumper.

I think it's unfair to both guys, ... And I think it's unfair to me, to put me into that. Anytime a coach wants to make a change or needs to be changed, my name has been put in there unfairly. I'm staying far away from that.

It's the same story against teams like this. We can't afford to make silly mistakes like that.

All the time. But not like he gets (to) where I'm going to beat him up after the game.

to miss some time.

We're having too many fundamental mistakes. We need to learn how to overcome those.

I talked to the guys, so hopefully they can get a win. Every time I go to San Antonio, I work out at the gym. Last time I was there, I watched them play and I gave them a little pep talk.

We would love to have Gary down here, ... Gary is 37 years old, but he is still tenacious on defense. I know he still wants a championship, and I am the only guy in the world that can give him one.