“I’ve Had One Day Off…the Guy Never Stops”: $400 Million Rich Shaquille O’Neal “Could Employ a Small Country” Just Helping Him with His Side Ventures 25 Years Ago
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“I’ve Had One Day Off…the Guy Never Stops”: $400 Million Rich Shaquille O’Neal “Could Employ a Small Country” Just Helping Him with His Side Ventures 25 Years Ago
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Shaquille O’Neal has built an empire over the years that has earned him a net worth in excess of $400 million. He was a superstar on the court but his off-court ventures are what has got him massively successful. He used to be so busy even at the very beginning of his career that his assistant once admitted in a Sports Illustrated article that he had received only a day off in a year. The SI article also claimed that Shaquille O’Neal could also potentially hire the people of a small country to carry out his side ventures.
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Shaq is one of the greatest ever on the court, but at a young age, he decided to focus on other ventures as well. This not only includes business, but music, entertainment, production, and fashion. Shaq is associated with tons of brands and he has his own companies as well. And not to mention that he is also a basketball analyst.
Shaquille O’Neal is so busy that his assistant got only one day off
Bucky was Shaq’s driver-personal assistant-gofer in 1997, 25 years ago. He sees how hard Shaq works and how many days he has been busy. Bucky agrees that Shaq could have employed a small country with the sheer number of side ventures he has been doing, just a few years into the league.
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Then the article opens up on what Shaq has going on in LA at the moment. The report said, “This summer he will appear in his third movie. He has his own record label and line of clothing, he is promoting his third rap CD, he is developing his own TV series, and he has been nominated for a Grammy as a contributor to a music compilation produced by Jones”
Shaq’s hustle doesn’t stop at this. Bucky also said that Shaq is a partner with an entertainment company. He also adds that Shaq is partnering with Universal Studios to build a ‘Shaq’ entertainment venue.
And with all of this, Bucky reveals how busy the Big Aristotle has been. He said, “In the last year? I’ve had one day off. I mean, the guy never stops.”
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This shows how dedicated Shaq is to building his brand and his empire. Even when he was playing, he used to put a lot of effort in his ventures. Hence, he has been able to amass a gargantuan empire.
