Words of Wisdom – Shaquille O’Neal

Behold, quotes and words of wisdom from Shaquille O’Neal, or as he would like you to call him “The Big Aristotle.”

Standing and incredible 7 feet tall, weighing 315 pounds and size 22 feet, Shaquille O’Neal was one of the heaviest and most dominant players in the NBA.

His combination of size and skills landed him the biggest contract in NBA history at the time he signed with the Los Angelas Lakers.

The Shaq Attack

Shaquille also was known as “Shaq” helped his teams win three consecutive NBA Championships, Olympic Gold as well as several awards throughout his career as well, such as the ‘NBA Most Valuable Player Award’ and ‘Finals Most Valuable Player Award.’.

Though he was one of NBA’s greatest basketball players he was a notoriously bad free-throw shooter. But as Shaq himself has said, “I never worry about the problem, I worry solution”. Shaquille set his game focusing on trying to get more of his points on the power slam. He averaged more than 23 points per game during his rookie year and made national headlines with two thunderous slam dunks, which broke the supports holding the backboard and basket.

Shaq Goes To Hollywood

As well as being a basketball all-star, Shaquille has recorded five rap albums and also acted in several movies, including Steel and Kazaam. He also voiced himself in the computer-animated blockbuster hit “The Lego Movie.”

Shaq retired from basketball in 2011 but he still loves the game. His giant personality which has led him to be a popular on-screen league analyst on “Inside The NBA” a postgame show for NBA on TNT broadcast.

SOURCES: BIOGRAPHY, THE FAMOUS PEOPLE, KIDZWORLD, BRITTANICA

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