Shaquille O'Neal Quotes

I used to watch LeBron on TV growing up, and now I'm playing my first game against him.

Against Bradley, every time I'm trying to dunk, dunk, dunk.

I want to be an NBA all-star and help my team win. That's what it's all about, is winning. I'm a competitor... People said a lot about me being selfish and stuff like that. Getting into the league, I can't wait to shut that down. I'm a guy who wants to play and to win and love my teammates.

Kevin Durant's kind of been my favorite player my whole life, so it's going to be fun going against him in the Garden.

I don't enjoy playing against Shaq.

A lot of NBA guys translate well when going to China because they're expected to score the basketball, while sometimes in Europe, you've got to fit into a system and not get as many opportunities to be ball dominant.

I get upset when people score on us, especially when it's an easy basket. Everybody's super talented in this league, but you want to make it tough for guys.

I loved playing against the Pacers and Reggie Miller. Reggie was a great competitor, and I enjoyed playing against competitors.

When I was in Boston, I averaged 14 a game.

Tim Hardaway Jr., Carmelo Anthony, Kristaps Porzingis and myself - those are four guys that can score 25 points per game.

Tim Duncan and Steve Smith made me feel like an All-Star.

I thrive on challenges, and there is no more imposing challenge for someone in my profession than winning an NBA title.

I played against him (Wilkins) in college. Getting nominated with him, that's pretty cool.

The NBA (National Basketball Association) is never just a business. It's always business. It's always personal. All good businesses are personal. The best businesses are very personal.

If the only reason I coached was to win basketball games, my life would be pretty shallow

The glory of sport is witnessing a well-coached team perform as a single unit, striving for a common goal and ultimately bringing distinction to the jersey the players represent.

It's hard to get up for a good high-school team like the Chicago Bulls.

It [would have] been very difficult. As I said, the rules ... but if the rules were put in place back when Michael Jordan was in his prime - no hand-checking, the game was more geared toward offense, wanting to promote scoring in the game - he could have probably got close. He did score 69.

The game honors toughness

It's kinda great to see the Celtics doin well again cuz that was so much fun in my day to go to the Boston Garden and they spit at you and throw things at you and talk about your mom. It sounds like dinner at Kenny Smith's house.

If Anthony Johnson ever gets a jumper, who's going to stop him?

I told our guys they must not have cable because Antoine Walker knows how to play, Derek Anderson can play, Shandon Anderson knows how to play, and Gary Payton knows how play.

Best football player I played against? I think Messi. He killed us.

The rivalry between the Lakers and Celtics endured for about eight years, and the interest grew each year.

I am privileged to have played basketball.