It's my job to make him look good. He's a very good looking man, so it's my job to keep him looking good.

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.

Nobody's innocent... but that doesn't reset the bar on guilt.

Selfishness is the biggest form of helplessness as it makes the person blind so much that he fails to search his true self for being always in the lurch.

When I've done gymnastics, ballet or soccer - I was always trying to be the best. I'm really driven. Really driven.

There are moments we return to, now and always. Family is like water - it has a memory of what it once filled, always trying to get back to the original stream.

Extraordinary results are directly determined by how narrow you can make your focus.

I want to see more companies do profit-sharing. If you help create the profits, you should be able to share in them, not just the executives at the top.

I moved to New York to do a play when I was 18.

Asking the author of historical novels to teach you about history is like expecting the composer of a melody to provide answers about radio transmission.

It looks more like a rotting pumpkin.

I look for the hotels that have figured out the comfortable balance - a modern room that is well designed, and really clean sheets.