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.

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.

You may not be a great success when you are too busy with life and forget to love.

You learned to accept, or you ended up in a small room writing letters home with Crayolas.

Every one can master a grief but he that has it.

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.

You have to be proactive about your destiny and then realize that the other half of it is completely out of your control. I think it's fascinating.

The gods are blind. And men see only what they wish" - Tyrion Lannister

Never invoke the gods unless you really want them to appear. It annoys them very much.

Mankind will endure when the world appreciates the logic of diversity.

Accept the risen Jesus into your life. Even if you have been far away, take a small step towards Him. He awaits you with open arms.

The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.