Shaquille O'Neal Quotes

"I want to congratulate Phil on returning to coach the Lakers. He is one of the premier coaches. I wish him the very best."

"[O'Neal didn't let the rebuke go unnoticed.] He doesn't need advice on how to play his position, but he needs advice on how to play team ball, ... If it's going to be my team, I'll voice my opinion. If he don't like it, he can opt out."

"It is just a little old fashion Texas beat down. They were three steps ahead of us. They had more energy."

"Hopefully it's the highest-watched game in NBA history."

"I started out as a young Ninja and killed all of the Shoguns. I am a Shogun now and I'm holding my spot. There probably won't be another Shogun after this."

"I’ve won at every level, except college and pro"

"Bring home the gold. We love you."

"Everything happens for a reason. I'm used to it, I prepare for it. Like I say, at the end of the day, those in charge of their own destiny are going to do what's rights for them and their family."

"I average 25 with three guys on me and they are just looking at stats I guess."

"I was kind of weak."

"One lucky shot deserves another."

"I had to apologize to the coach and the team. It was a terrible performance by me."

"I'm going to practice Tuesday and see how hard I can go, and the true test is always the next day after that. We'll just wait until Tuesday and then we'll just see what happens."

"It was a weird game. There was ugly shooting and a lot of turnovers and mistakes and we were just fortunate to get the win. I should have done better but it was just a very ugly and weird game."

"I just have to be a little more careful and stay out of foul trouble. I'm in great shape, so I can play as many amount of minutes as I want to."

"I got into foul trouble early and never got into the flow of the game. The foul trouble is very frustrating, and I knew when I saw (referee) Bob Delaney I was going to be in trouble anyway. We did still have chances to win the game; we just made mistakes you can't make in this building."

"They have rules that they write down. I just want them to enforce them consistently . Like I know, I got tackled under the basket. If I had done that, they would have given me a flagrant foul."

"If you got the game, you got the game. That's why Tiger Woods is out there playing golf with Greg Norman."

"Right now sometimes we're doing it, sometimes we're not. We just have to develop some consistency."

"I play against a front and a back every night, Ming does not have to do that, Duncan does not have to do that, Garnett doesn't do that. I am the only one that has to do that."