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" I was a medium-level juvenile delinquent from Newark who always dreamed about doing a movie. "

Shaquille O'Neal

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" My father made me who I am. He gave me a basketball and told me to play with the ball, sleep with the ball, dream with the ball. Just don't take it to school. I used it as a pillow, and it never gave me a stiff neck. "

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" Look up the word role in the dictionary and you'll see it means playing a part. That's why I call myself a real model. "

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