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" Because I'm so big, you have to look at me. I think of myself as a monument. But sometimes I like to feel small. "
Shaquille O'Neal
Me
Look
Myself
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" I average 25 with three guys on me and they are just looking at stats I guess. "
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" As a youngster, my mother and father always drilled into my head having something to fall back on. My father was kind of funny. I'd score 40 points. I'd come home and say, 'Look dad, I scored 40.' He'd never have a smile on his face. He'd be like, 'I saw that move you did. What if you'd hurt your knee?' "
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