I just said to myself, 'Damn, I'm a great player.'

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.

Magic's just science that we don't understand yet.

The long sadness of winter was finally in retreat.

I want to be a mystery to you, untouchable, a star all to myselfa galaxy away from your starved fingers.

I told you. I don't do soft and gentle.

A man should smell of sweat, not flowers.

So there might be a kind of collective effort that allows for those risks to be taken, pose a certain danger but not a suicidal one.

All my life, I'd been around men. That night, I discovered the tenderness of a woman.

I think I've written 40 books, and none of them have been heavy on action. I'm an introspective person.

I'm going to do my job and I don't care if I'm not friends with anybody. I don't need to be best friends with all my co-workers to do a good job.

My approach has been that a player with determination and a willingness to work harder than anyone else can accomplish anything. It's a simple formula. I've found it works.