I don't believe in pressure. Pressure is when you don't know where your next meal is coming from.

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.

I'm a movement by myself, but I'm a force when we're together.

Meditation is a valuable exercise, but eventually you have to open up your eyes and look around.

If you are weary of some sleepy form of devotion, probably God is as weary of it as you are.

I have given a name to my pain, and call it "dog".

There are a lot of similarities between music and surfing. There's a rhythm to both of them and with sound waves and ocean waves, you see patterns, plus the breathing is all part of it.

The work of John Lennon was marked by its exquisite beauty and by its brutal honesty.

Being receptive, being able to listen openly and well, is a crucial skill for creative problem-solving.

I am a doctor, a real doctor.

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

When you're dealing with subjective matters, there's no wrong or right answer, it's just, "What do we think is best for the show?"