It never bothered me when people would say, 'You only win championships because you're playing with Shaq.' It bothered me when he said it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
You're measured by championships no matter what.
You can be the best person in the league but if you don't win championships, something's missing.
I see it as a compliment to be compared to someone like Sharapova who has won five Slams. She's a great champion. I see it in a positive light. But also I'm my own person. I don't want to be the next someone else. I want to be the first of me.
I think that major championships are as much about attitude as they are anything else.
You can't quantify everything a player does to win games.
Kids can still call me Shaq, but adults should call me Dr. O'Neal.
I might not be Shaq, but I can be Kobe, you know?
Winning isn't always championships.
I always say this to people: 'If Shaq can be in the NBA for 19 years and dominate for 19 years using his body, why can't I be in the music industry for 50 years using my brain when my brain is way stronger than anyone's body?' I have to have a successful record company, more hit records. I want to dominate the game.
I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over.