1. “Never worry about the problem, always worry about the solution.” – Shaquille O’Neal
2. “I’m tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.” – Shaquille O’Neal
3. “I don’t get nervous in any situation. There’s no such thing as nerves when you’re playing games.” – Shaquille O’Neal
4. “I’m getting older. I’m getting sexier. I’m getting meaner. I can still do what I do.” – Shaquille O’Neal
5. “Since I suffered the injury on company time, why shouldn’t I also be able to get surgery and do recovery on company time?” – Shaquille O’Neal
6. “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
7. “I was fortunate enough to see and handle and take in everything I could while I was playing.” – Shaquille O’Neal
8. “Win or lose, I am programmed to do more. That’s because I am the other son of Jorel – Superman.” – Shaquille O’Neal
9. “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.” – Shaquille O’Neal
10. “I think I have done enough to remain successful, but I don’t think I’ve made it yet… I’m just a regular guy that just listened to the right people.” – Shaquille O’Neal
11. “I was taught and raised to never give up, always persevere and no excuses.” – Shaquille O’Neal
12. “When you’re in championships, it’s never about what you do. It’s always about what other people do.” – Shaquille O’Neal
13. “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.” – Shaquille O’Neal
14. “Excellence is a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.” – Shaquille O’Neal
15. “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.” – Shaquille O’Neal
16. “Everybody talks about being a role model. But if you look up the word ‘role’ in a dictionary, it describes playing a part. Everything I’m into, it’s real to me. There’s nothing fake about it.” – Shaquille O’Neal
17. “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
18. “The day I stopped worrying about stats is the day I started winning.” – Shaquille O’Neal
19. “Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit.” – Shaquille O’Neal
20. “They won’t talk to you because I’m undercover.” – Shaquille O’Neal
21. “I’m one year older, one year sexier – one more, baby. For me, it’s all about the bigger picture. We want to win the whole thing. We’ve got to beat whoever is in our way.” – Shaquille O’Neal
22. “That’s sort of a trick question, and I don’t have a trick answer. Next question, please.” – Shaquille O’Neal
23. “I think the new ball is terrible. It’s the worst decision some expert, whoever did it, made. It’s terrible. It’s like touching an exotic dancer and then going and touching a plastic blow-up doll. You know, it feels different.” – Shaquille O’Neal
24. “He’s the Italian version of my father. I don’t know if he’s Italian or not.” – Shaquille O’Neal
25. “I had to learn at an early age to turn criticism into motivation.” – Shaquille O’Neal
26. “I’m the master marketer.” – Shaquille O’Neal
27. “Like my good friend Eminem the rapper says, you only get one shot.” – Shaquille O’Neal
28. “I’m tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.” – Shaquille O’Neal
29. “Probably a lack of concentration. I always hit them during practice. I just need to concentrate. Even though I shoot a lousy percentage, I beat a lot of teams from the line. You have to have mechanics. But see, what people don’t know about my wrists is my wrists don’t go all the way back. My wrists are crooked and don’t go all the way back. I’ve been practicing and working on them. You can’t do everything good.” – Shaquille O’Neal
30. “From this day on I’d like to be known as The Big Aristotle’ because Aristotle once said, Excellence is not a singular act; it’s a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.’” – Shaquille O’Neal
31. “I don’t listen to people who can’t do stuff that I do.” – Shaquille O’Neal
32. “Me shooting 40% at the foul line is just God’s way to say nobody’s perfect.” – Shaquille O’Neal
33. “I average 25 with three guys on me and they are just looking at stats I guess.” – Shaquille O’Neal
34. “I don’t believe in pressure. Pressure is when you don’t know where your next meal is coming from.” – Shaquille O’Neal
35. “The only person who can really motivate you is you.” – Shaquille O’Neal
36. “Everything happens for a reason. I’m used to it, I prepare for it. Like I say, at the end of the day, those in charge of their own destiny are going to do what’s right for them and their family” – Shaquille O’Neal
37. “Challenge me. Treat me like a game of checkers and play me. That’s all I’m asking, just play me. Treat me like Sega and play me.” – Shaquille O’Neal
38. “And I want to do it the right way, like everybody else, not just a famous figurehead that gets a job because he is a famous basketball player. I want to really learn the business.” – Shaquille O’Neal
39. “When you’re righteous, you don’t have to tell people that you’re righteous.” – Shaquille O’Neal
40. “This is the team that when you look at it, you say, ‘This is our time.” – Shaquille O’Neal
41. “Somebody out there was trying to use my language and trying to speak for me. Rather than have that happen, I thought I’d do it myself. It’s a fun thing. It’s a way for fans to connect.” – Shaquille O’Neal
42. “Pluto is not a planet, but I am.” – Shaquille O’Neal
43. “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.” – Shaquille O’Neal
44. “My secret? See it, and stay focused on it.” – Shaquille O’Neal
45. “I can’t remember the names of all the clubs we went to.” – Shaquille O’Neal
46. “Being here feels like I’m out of prison. This is the right place, the right time, the right team.” – Shaquille O’Neal
47. “If you don’t like me, there must be something wrong with you.” – Shaquille O’Neal
48. “My motto is very simple. Win a Ring for the King.” – Shaquille O’Neal
49. “You guys should be ashamed of yourselves. You all should be spanked for this.” – Shaquille O’Neal
50. “That was a foul, young lady. You know that was a foul. Don’t ask dumb questions.” – Shaquille O’Neal
51. “I don’t send messages, I’m not a fax machine.” – Shaquille O’Neal
52. “I never worry about the problem. I worry about the solution.” – Shaquille O’Neal
53. “I did everything the right way and earned my spot in this game, nothing was given to me.” – Shaquille O’Neal
54. “I’ve always been a leader. Every team I’ve played on, I’ve led my way.” – Shaquille O’Neal
55. “When your general doesn’t panic, the troops don’t panic.” – Shaquille O’Neal
56. “When I concentrate and focus, they always go in, so I’m gonna continue to do that, and they will go in.” – Shaquille O’Neal
57. “I’m like tax. You’re going to pay one way or the other.” – Shaquille O’Neal
58. “This summer is going to be a different summer for a lot of people. Everyone is going to take care of their own business and everyone is going to do what’s best for them, including me.” – Shaquille O’Neal
59. “I made a 1,600 minus 800 minus 200 on the SAT, so I’m very intelligent when I speak.” – Shaquille O’Neal
60. “My father made me who I am. He gave me a basketball and told me to play with the ball, sleep with the ball, dream with the ball. Just don’t take it to school. I used it as a pillow, and it never gave me a stiff neck.” – Shaquille O’Neal
61. “We want to win. We want to win big. We want to win the whole thing.” – Shaquille O’Neal
62. “I know how to turn the bad into good always.” – Shaquille O’Neal
63. “I do what I do. Always.” – Shaquille O’Neal
64. “It is not about how much money you make. The question is, are you educated enough to KEEP it?” – Shaquille O’Neal
65. “I’ll beat you up right now if you want me to.” – Shaquille O’Neal
66. “Y’all reporters like my quotes, don’t you. Yeah, my quotes are Shaqalicious.” – Shaquille O’Neal
67. “I’m going to be on a mission. I’ve handled my personal vendettas and handled them well. Every challenge you put in front of me, I’ve handled it, dismantled it – ate them, dropped them off in the bathroom and flushed them away.” – Shaquille O’Neal
68. “One lucky shot deserves another.” – Shaquille O’Neal
69. “I guess people think the taller you are the more dominant you have to be.” – Shaquille O’Neal
70. “I think it would be a boring game if everybody was the same, just like it would be boring if you guys asked the same dumb questions.” – Shaquille O’Neal
71. “I really get motivated when I have doubters.” – Shaquille O’Neal
72. “I’ve won at every level, except college and pro.” – Shaquille O’Neal
73. “Now, if you’re an NBA fan, you know what Vince Carter did. I came up with a line about him: ‘Half-man, half-amazing.’” – Shaquille O’Neal
74. “Like I’ve always said, what’s hot must go cold.” – Shaquille O’Neal
75. “I am Superman. And the only thing that can kill Superman is Kryptonite. And Kryptonite doesn’t exist.” – Shaquille O’Neal