Before I became the 'Great Test of the West," I was the 'Beast of the East.'

The Big Cactus... because if you come too close, you're gonna get stuck.

I knew I was dog meat. Luckily, I'm the high-priced dog meat that everybody wants. I'm the good-quality dog meat. I'm the Alpo of the NBA.

They shot the ball well early. What comes out of the microwave hot doesn't always stay hot. I know, because I eat bagels in the morning.

The stats win nothing. I'm still sexy. I'm still great.

You know, I'm very photogenic.

No one calls me out, I'm from LSU.

I put a lot into it, and when I am done playing, I plan on going undercover and then being the sheriff or chief of police somewhere, either Miami or Orlando, I don't know yet.

I'm not going to try to go out there and outdo him. I don't have to try to outdo him, I'm Shaq.

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.

I'm going back to the old Shaq. I was normal last year - I was an earthling last summer. I had to go back to my alien roots.

Some disappointments honor those who inspire them

You have eternity to experience your awakened self. So why not enjoy the dream while you’re in it, even if it is limited?

Dream small dreams. If you make them too big, you get overwhelmed and you don't do anything. If you make small goals and accomplish them, it gives you the confidence to go on to higher goals.

There will always be romance in the world so long as there are young hearts in it.

I've had some dark nights of the soul, of course, but giving in to depression would be a sellout, a defeat.

I'm so great even I get tongue-tied talking to myself.

People optimize locally - that is, they do what's best for themselves.

Everything we can dream can be real.

A lot of people think they need to give up nature to become adults but that's not true. However, you have to be careful how you describe and define 'nature.

In War: Resolution; In Defeat: Defiance; In Victory: Magnanimity; In Peace: Good Will.