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Shaquille O'Neal
- 1996 Olympic gold medalist
- Four-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers (2000-2002) and Miami Heat (2006)
- Three-time NBA Finals MVP (2000-2002)
- Selected in 1996 as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA history
- Ranked No. 1 in field-goal percentage six times (1994, 1998-2001, 2005)
- 1994 World champion
- Nine-time All-Star selection (1993-2002)
- Four-time All-NBA First Team selection (1998-2002); two-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team selection (2000,2001)
- Two-time regular season scoring champion after posting 29.3 points per game (1995) and 29.7 (2000)
- Recorded five rap albums and has acted in several movies, including Steel and Kazaam
- Invents nicknames for himself including Shaq Daddy, Superman, The Diesel, Shaq-Fu, LCL (Last Center Left), The Big Aristotle, Shaq-Diesel, Will Chamberlinni, The Big IPO, The Big Guy, The Big Felon
- Would like to become a police officer after retiring from basketball he is already participating in police academy training
- Obsessed with Superman and has a Superman tattoo along with six other tattoos
- Wears a size 22 in shoes
- Married to Shaunie Nelson and have five children Taahirah, Myles, Shareef, Amirah, Shaqir
- Favorite movies are Scarface, I Robot, Fish Dat Saved Pittsburgh
music is rap
food is chicken
vacation is St. Tropez
ONeal is in the running for another NBA MVP for the 2005 season, winning his first MVP award in 2000 playing for the L.A. Lakers. The 7-foot-1, 325-pound centre is trying to become only the third player to win the award with two teams, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee Bucks, L.A. Lakers) and Moses Malone (Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers).
On what animal he resembles on the court: "Ask my wife that ... I'd probably be a lion, a tiger, a bear, oh my," he said. "I don't know. I would say eagle because I just like to get out by myself and just ride. Eagles are well-respected. They can be nice or they can be killers."
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Height: 7-1
Born: March 6, 1972
Hometown: Newark, NJ
Sport: Basketball
Event: Center
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