I was like, 'Huh? You want my jersey?'

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.

This wasn’t the Dark Ages, and she wasn’t living in a third world nation where women didn’t have any rights and were treated unequally.

I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly.

Sometimes I have the idea right away, like, "Oh, this is what this song's about. This is how I'm feeling."

It is better to make friends than adversaries of a conquered race.

The day after tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life - that way you've always got a couple of days in hand.

This is like being in the super bowl. It's first down, you're on the one yard line, You either make a touchdown or you're hosed.

We enjoy the expectations people have of us. The higher they are, the more pressure, the better we like it.

I have been the subject of ridicule. People talk about me and they don't know me and this is an opportunity to tell my story ... to have my voice and to set the record straight.

I get antsy and annoyed if I am sedentary too long.

I never used to drink water. I am drinking six liters of water every day now. That's the key.