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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 09: Shaquille O’Neal attends the WBC heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder at T-Mobile Arena on October 09, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 09: Shaquille O’Neal attends the WBC heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder at T-Mobile Arena on October 09, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Shaquille O’Neal is one of the greatest NBA players of all time. Shaq is known as one of the most dominant players of this generation. During his 19 year career, he played for six teams, winning four championships. He is most known for his stints with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat, where he formed formidable partnerships with Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade, respectively.
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With all his success, Shaq also received plenty of criticism throughout his career. He was criticized for his off-court antics and was blamed for the feud he had with Kobe. This feud led to Shaq being traded to the Miami Heat. He was also blamed for not maintaining his fitness, as he was injured in the latter half of his career.
Shaq says a movie changed his life forever. He says ” A movie that changed my life was the fan, Robert De Niro, uh, Wesley Snipes. So uh Robert De Niro asks Wesley Snipes you’re a great player, you do this and you do that, boom, boom, boom. Wesley Snipes said I don’t care. So, uh, I had to stop caring, not caring to the sense where it would affect my profession..”
Shaquille O’Neal on criticism
Shaq was known for his brute strength and insane power. He would just overpower opponents and his footwork helped him dominate opponents in the low post. Shaq was a very athletic player for his size, and he was known for his ferocious dunking ability. After his retirement, he joined the NBA on the TNT show as a basketball analyst.
He is also a very successful businessman, and he has made multiple investments that have propelled his net worth.
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UNSPECIFIED – MAY 16: In this screengrab, Shaquille O’Neal speaks during Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 on May 16, 2020. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images for EIF & XQ)
With all the criticism that came throughout his career, Shaq had to find a way to tune out all the noise. He says that he picked a panel of the most important people in his life. Shaq says he valued only what the panel thinks, and he ignored the rest. This panel consisted of his mother, his two uncles, his agent, and his business manager.
He said that this panel would let him know whenever he did crazy shit and he would respect their opinions.
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