The Funniest Things Shaquille O’Neal Has Ever Said
The Big Sound Bite: The funniest Shaq quotes ever
The only thing Shaquille O’Neal likes grabbing more than rims or opponents’ souls is a mic. Shaq – aka Diesel, aka The Big Artistotle, aka The Big Shaqtus – busted onto the NBA scene in 1992. And ever since, he’s treated fans to almost as many timeless quotes as he has nicknames. So here are the funniest Shaq quotes from his time in the basketball spotlight, in no particular order. (And if a Hall of Fame big man who now works for TNT is your thing cracking you up is your thing, check out this list of ridiculous quotes from the never-closing mouth of Shaq’s colleague, Charles Barkley).1.
“I’m tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money,” the Big Aristotle said after joining the Lakers via free agency on a massive contract. “I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.” OK, so the Reebok endorser may have kinda ripped off this bit from “Wayne’s World.” Still funny.
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“We know what we have to do. I know I have to get up in the morning and put my underwear on first then put my pants on first. I don’t need people to tell me that. Yeah … thongs.” Wait, does that mean he puts his thongs and his pants on at the exact same time?
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“David Stern wonders why the league is losing money,” Shaq told a reporter during a televised interview. “That’s why. People paid good money to come watch these athletes play and [the refs] try to take over the f—ing game!”
When the reporter interrupted the star to tell him the interview was live, the big man responded: “I don’t give a shit.”
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After a 1994 trip to Greece, a reporter asked Shaq if he’d visited the Parthenon, the ancient Greek temple dedicated to the goddess Athena. “I can’t really remember the names of the clubs that we went to,” he replied.
His personal assistant later revealed Shaq was indeed kidding; Shaq’s hotel on the trip was right across the street from the ancient site.