duncan228
04-26-2008, 06:42 PM
I was looking around to see if Shaq has said anything about being down 3-0. I didn't find anything but I found a some other quotes that were...Shaq like. For a guy with such a big mouth he sure has disappeared the last couple of days.
http://www.shaqquotes.com/
Older ones:
“In this millennium that we live in, the ‘Hack-a-Shaq’has proven not to work. It might work a couple games every now and then, but when it comes to the playoffs or a championship series, it doesn’t work - not at all.”
“The Spurs are a great WNBA team.”
ESPN: What do you think of the NBA Finals match-up this time around?
SHAQ: I think it’s boring. It would have been better if we were there. The ratings would have been better. The games would have been better. There would have been more entertainers at the game. It would have been fun. I think it’s boring, but I don’t know, who am I? I didn’t make it, so I don’t have room to talk. But I’ll be back; I’ll be there.
“He’s got a ring, so I’m taking home the trophy.” (Referring to the co-MVP honors for both Shaquille O’Neal and Tim Duncan in the 2000 All-Star game.)
Since the trade:
“The Big Cactus…because if you come too close, you’re gonna get stuck.” (Referring to his first new nickname as a Phoenix Sun.)
“I am shogun, led by no one. Shaquille O’Neal. Been through all the storms. I’m still here. In the words of Muhammad Ali, ‘I must be the greatest.’ I was left for dead, and they threw me in the desert. Body-slammed me in some cactus. Barbosa, Nash, and Amare came to save me. That’s why I call myself the Big Cactus. They brought me to the medical staff, who released and relieved me from splinteritis. No more splinters in my back. Now, I’m back. Every time I see a cactus, I go crazy….You saved me! You saved the Big Cactus. Yes, you did. If it wasn’t for you, Big Cactus would not be here. 730 days left. The shogun’s reign will be over. There will be no more. I’ve killed them all. Think about it.” (Where amazing happens.)
“When you’ve got a guy that’s going to look for you, you run. A lot of people think I can’t run, but my thing was I wasn’t going to be running if you’re not going to throw it. I know Nash will throw it.”
“Me.” (When asked to name the best-passing big man he has seen in 16 NBA seasons.)
“I’m more like a senior adviser so I don’t like to come in here and try to take over. Just like your basic karate movie where the young guys come to the old guys with beards who have them do weird stuff to get to the other side. That’s who I am, the old guy with a long beard.” (Referring to his new role with the Phoenix Suns.)
“You like that analogy? That was pretty good?” (Referring to the quote above.)
“I'm not really worried about my numbers now as a 36-year-old. I'm not trying to be the first, experimental case of a 36-year-older trying to maintain his numbers, especially when I'm on a team like this. Can I do the same stuff I could do when I was Amare's age? Of course not. I'm not going to even try. However, I feel that I'm the baddest 36-year-old out there.”
"I look forward to making people eat their words, I really do...When I'm upset, I'm known to do certain things like win championships."
"Start selling the T-Shirts now. All the marketing people I'm giving you this one for free: The Sun will rise in Phoenix."
http://www.shaqquotes.com/
Older ones:
“In this millennium that we live in, the ‘Hack-a-Shaq’has proven not to work. It might work a couple games every now and then, but when it comes to the playoffs or a championship series, it doesn’t work - not at all.”
“The Spurs are a great WNBA team.”
ESPN: What do you think of the NBA Finals match-up this time around?
SHAQ: I think it’s boring. It would have been better if we were there. The ratings would have been better. The games would have been better. There would have been more entertainers at the game. It would have been fun. I think it’s boring, but I don’t know, who am I? I didn’t make it, so I don’t have room to talk. But I’ll be back; I’ll be there.
“He’s got a ring, so I’m taking home the trophy.” (Referring to the co-MVP honors for both Shaquille O’Neal and Tim Duncan in the 2000 All-Star game.)
Since the trade:
“The Big Cactus…because if you come too close, you’re gonna get stuck.” (Referring to his first new nickname as a Phoenix Sun.)
“I am shogun, led by no one. Shaquille O’Neal. Been through all the storms. I’m still here. In the words of Muhammad Ali, ‘I must be the greatest.’ I was left for dead, and they threw me in the desert. Body-slammed me in some cactus. Barbosa, Nash, and Amare came to save me. That’s why I call myself the Big Cactus. They brought me to the medical staff, who released and relieved me from splinteritis. No more splinters in my back. Now, I’m back. Every time I see a cactus, I go crazy….You saved me! You saved the Big Cactus. Yes, you did. If it wasn’t for you, Big Cactus would not be here. 730 days left. The shogun’s reign will be over. There will be no more. I’ve killed them all. Think about it.” (Where amazing happens.)
“When you’ve got a guy that’s going to look for you, you run. A lot of people think I can’t run, but my thing was I wasn’t going to be running if you’re not going to throw it. I know Nash will throw it.”
“Me.” (When asked to name the best-passing big man he has seen in 16 NBA seasons.)
“I’m more like a senior adviser so I don’t like to come in here and try to take over. Just like your basic karate movie where the young guys come to the old guys with beards who have them do weird stuff to get to the other side. That’s who I am, the old guy with a long beard.” (Referring to his new role with the Phoenix Suns.)
“You like that analogy? That was pretty good?” (Referring to the quote above.)
“I'm not really worried about my numbers now as a 36-year-old. I'm not trying to be the first, experimental case of a 36-year-older trying to maintain his numbers, especially when I'm on a team like this. Can I do the same stuff I could do when I was Amare's age? Of course not. I'm not going to even try. However, I feel that I'm the baddest 36-year-old out there.”
"I look forward to making people eat their words, I really do...When I'm upset, I'm known to do certain things like win championships."
"Start selling the T-Shirts now. All the marketing people I'm giving you this one for free: The Sun will rise in Phoenix."