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People ask me all the time what do you want to be known for? My answer is simple. I want people to say 'Shaquille O'Neal was a nice guy...' forget how much money I made, forget how many championships I won, or what type of businessman I am.
— Shaquille O’NealHall of Fame NBA Center & 4-Time NBA Champion
It's okay to have differences... it's okay to have different religions... it's okay to not agree on everything. However, respect should always be there. Sometimes you have to listen before you talk.
— Shaquille O’NealHall of Fame NBA Center & 4-Time NBA Champion
I never started off with money, I started off with love. The love of being an entrepreneur. The love of being a lawyer. The love of being an athlete. When you start off with love, people will love and respect you and you will always be monetarily rewarded.
— Shaquille O’NealHall of Fame NBA Center & 4-Time NBA Champion
Before you succeed, you must first learn to fail. If you keep repeating the same thing, you're always going to fail, you need to adjust. We have to look at failures and use them as an educational tool.
— Shaquille O’NealHall of Fame NBA Center & 4-Time NBA Champion
To achieve greatness means to maximise your potential at the highest possible level, and the highest possible rate. I don't really consider myself the best, but the fact that people consider me the best I take as a great honour and as testament to the hard work and what I was able to achieve.
— Shaquille O’NealHall of Fame NBA Center & 4-Time NBA Champion
I would have played basketball for $120,000 for 7 years rather than $120 million, because I loved to play basketball. I never said to myself that I would only play basketball if they pay me $100million – I played basketball because I loved basketball.
— Shaquille O’NealHall of Fame NBA Center & 4-Time NBA Champion
Before you succeed, you must first learn to fail. If you keep repeating the same thing, you're always going to fail, you need to adjust. We have to look at failures and use them as an educational tool.
— Shaquille O’NealHall of Fame NBA Center & 4-Time NBA Champion
People ask me all the time what do you want to be known for? My answer is simple. I want people to say 'Shaquille O'Neal was a nice guy…' forget how much money I made, forget how many championships I won, or what type of businessman I am.
— Shaquille O’NealHall of Fame NBA Center & 4-Time NBA Champion
I never started off with money, I started off with love. The love of being an entrepreneur. The love of being a lawyer. The love of being an athlete. When you start off with love, people will love and respect you and you will always be monetarily rewarded.
— Shaquille O’NealHall of Fame NBA Center & 4-Time NBA Champion
To achieve greatness means to maximise your potential at the highest possible level, and the highest possible rate. I don't really consider myself the best, but the fact that people consider me the best I take as a great honour and as testament to the hard work and what I was able to achieve.
— Shaquille O’NealHall of Fame NBA Center & 4-Time NBA Champion
I would have played basketball for $120,000 for 7 years rather than $120 million, because I loved to play basketball. I never said to myself that I would only play basketball if they pay me $100million – I played basketball because I loved basketball.
— Shaquille O’NealHall of Fame NBA Center & 4-Time NBA Champion
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