It's devastating to lose anybody in your family. But I don't know a man who's not close with his mom. |
It's not too many other players in this world who can do what he does at the level he does it. He has an impact on a team with his presence alone. He doesn't have to score a point and he can impact a team. His presence increases the level of any team. He's worth every dime he gets. |
Once my doctor began treating my kidney disease, my greatest challenge was the constant exhaustion. Fortunately, my doctor explained that anemia was causing my exhaustion and that people with serious illnesses, like kidney disease, may be at increased risk for anemia. |
roast me because that was the first time in my career that I've been dunked on in a game four times. |
Shaq didn't play well and we were still in a position to win the game. And we only shot five free throws. For the game. With an intense, physical game like that, we only shot five free throws? That's another topic for discussion. |
Sometimes you are going to ruffle some feathers and things are going to be said that initially they wouldn't have said to you, but it is all about business. Once you get to the level of understanding that, then hey, it is no hard feelings. |
That team has been together — we haven't. |
that's the only thing that counts, that the vast majority is unified. |
The effort that we put forth, it's not his fault. He put the guys in that he trusted, that he thought would get the job done. |
The only ways for teams to keep Shaquille from getting good position is to hold him and to grab him. |
The record pretty much tells it all. We have to improve to get where we want to be. There's no science to it. |
The series isn't over. I've just got to wait and see. I've got to keep progressing. As long as I keep progressing, I'll keep feeling positive. |
There were a lot of people that contributed to my success as a person as well as a player. Without those people, I wouldn't be sitting in the position that I'm sitting in today. I think that it's extremely important for people to realize all of the things that other people do for them. |
There's a disappointment there because I still feel there's an emptiness in my career that just wasn't filled. |
There's nobody else on the face of this earth that's playing a sport at a highest level ... with a transplant. That alone continues to inspire me, because I realize throughout the whole world the struggles that people are going through. I need to inspire them the best way I can. |