The problem with kids these days is they don't have enough fun stuff to do. When I was stationed with my family in Germany, youth basketball programs gave me something to strive to do my best at.

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.

America is still AmeriKKKa. rather we like it or not

Minnesota has a proud tradition of having two Senators on the Ag committee - a tradition I'd like very much to continue.

Its disheartening to read the really negative stuff, but at the same time, I know who I am, and Im comfortable with myself.

Wisdom is keeping a sense of fallibility of all our views and opinions.

But all of my efforts served only to make me better acquainted with the difficulty, which in itself was something.

That first bass I had was an Eko, a very old thing with a thin neck, I had that for quite a while.

I'm very picky and I'm very critical.

The music industry has been hijacked by corporate interests, but the way music affects people and resonates with them hasn't changed.

I am awake a lot of nights.

You're only lonely if you don't like the person you are alone with.