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Shaquille O’Neal: ‘I Really Would Like to Thank Julius Erving and Magic Johnson for Inspiring Me’
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CNN
Name: CNN
URL: http://www.cnn.com/
Show
CNN This Morning
Name: CNN This Morning
URL: https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/cnn-this-morning
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Don Lemon
, Shaquille O’Neal
Name: Don Lemon
Employment: CNN
Position: News Anchor
Name: Shaquille O’Neal
Employment: Inside the NBA
Position: Sports Analyst
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11/24/2022 10:38 am
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Marco (staff)
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LEMON Joining me right ░░░░░░░░ is Shaquille O Neal ░░░░░░░░ know him as Shaq ░░░░░░░░ Shaq How are you ░░░░░░░░ brother O NEAL Hello ░░░░░░░░ Don Lemon How are ░░░░░░░░ sir LEMON I m ░░░░░░░░ very well I m ░░░░░░░░ happy to talk to ░░░░░░░░ about this documentary because ░░░░░░░░ really open up and ░░░░░░░░ you share all these ░░░░░░░░ about your insecurities while ░░░░░░░░ up playing basketball as ░░░░░░░░ child You said that ░░░░░░░░ weren t very good ░░░░░░░░ I mean here you ░░░░░░░░ that s what you ░░░░░░░░ Now you re a ░░░░░░░░ Why are you talking ░░░░░░░░ this now when you ░░░░░░░░ a basketball legend O ░░░░░░░░ Well you know I ░░░░░░░░ that it was time ░░░░░░░░ most of the time ░░░░░░░░ only give people the ░░░░░░░░ of me I like ░░░░░░░░ be a jovial guy ░░░░░░░░ to be a friendly ░░░░░░░░ a nice guy but ░░░░░░░░ wasn t always like ░░░░░░░░ you know through trials ░░░░░░░░ tribulations You now have ░░░░░░░░ character known as Shaq ░░░░░░░░ what was I m ░░░░░░░░ to say was a ░░░░░░░░ rough lifestyle kind of ░░░░░░░░ listen to my parents ░░░░░░░░ to my coaches and ░░░░░░░░ my dreams and never ░░░░░░░░ up And we all ░░░░░░░░ the end result So ░░░░░░░░ message to the children ░░░░░░░░ always listen to your ░░░░░░░░ and daddy because they ░░░░░░░░ best LEMON Yeah Look ░░░░░░░░ relate to this because ░░░░░░░░ was tall you know ░░░░░░░░ then I stopped I ░░░░░░░░ t get as tall ░░░░░░░░ you but I was ░░░░░░░░ really O NEAL You ░░░░░░░░ never tall Don stop ░░░░░░░░ You were never tall ░░░░░░░░ it LEMON I grew ░░░░░░░░ and then I stopped ░░░░░░░░ I wasn t real ░░░░░░░░ at basketball I was ░░░░░░░░ for my age and ░░░░░░░░ seriously and then I ░░░░░░░░ But you said that ░░░░░░░░ weren t particularly good ░░░░░░░░ basketball you weren t ░░░░░░░░ good at sports I ░░░░░░░░ relate to that But ░░░░░░░░ put in the hard ░░░░░░░░ you got your legs ░░░░░░░░ your arms coordinated The ░░░░░░░░ didn t exactly come ░░░░░░░░ for you and I ░░░░░░░░ that s another message ░░░░░░░░ you want to share ░░░░░░░░ kids O NEAL Yeah ░░░░░░░░ just have to listen ░░░░░░░░ s not going to ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow it s not ░░░░░░░░ to come today after ░░░░░░░░ You have to work ░░░░░░░░ have to continue to ░░░░░░░░ I really would like ░░░░░░░░ thank Julius Erving and ░░░░░░░░ Johnson for inspiring me ░░░░░░░░ a lot of times ░░░░░░░░ I thought I wasn ░░░░░░░░ good and I wasn ░░░░░░░░ going to make it ░░░░░░░░ just used to watch ░░░░░░░░ and say to myself ░░░░░░░░ want to be like ░░░░░░░░ J I want to ░░░░░░░░ like Magic Johnson I ░░░░░░░░ to be like David ░░░░░░░░ So I like to ░░░░░░░░ those brothers for inspiring ░░░░░░░░ to be who I ░░░░░░░░ today Thank you very ░░░░░░░░ Love you, fellas.”
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