Shaquille O’Neal, during his time in the NBA, was a force of nature who was dominant at both ends of the court. The combination of size and physicality, which Shaq had, was very rare. For someone his size, he was an abnormally quick, which often caught his opponents off guard.

Shaq also had a great personality and was always the man of the moment. He loved interacting with the media and was always a handful during his interviews. After his retirement from basketball, Shaq has established a successful career in sports media. He is an analyst for NBA on TNT on Turner Sports Media and its basketball telecast.

Shaquille O’Neal and a story about his dad

Shaq also has a new podcast named as “The Big Podcast with Shaq”. On the podcast, Shaq talks about anything and everything. Recently, during an episode, he talked about an instance which involved his father.

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Shaq said, “One of the most profound things my dad said to me.. if they don’t care why do you care…so they don’t care about your mental health, your mental fortitude, they don’t care about anything.”

He continued, “After a game I went home and said hey man, I couldn’t handle the pressure and he was upset he takes me in a car early next morning… then we watch a homeless family…family he used to take care of…..”

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He finished by saying, “You spoiled brat you gotta big house you got cars you fly private I never wanna hear it again…Pressure is when you don’t know when your next meal is coming.. and after that I stopped complaining.”

Shaq, in his prime, was one of the most dominant players in the history of the league. There have been very few players as dominant as Shaq, as he averaged more than thirty-five points a game in NBA Finals. For his efforts, he won three NBA Finals MVP trophies.