Coach (Pat) Riley told us on June 8 we'd win the title on June 20.

It's hard to get up for a good high-school team like the Chicago Bulls.

I'd heard stuff from out there that I was just another player, that I was too young. I wanted to show I could play with anybody.

I think I'm the only player who looks at each and every center and says to myself, 'That's barbecued chicken down there.'

The day I stopped worrying about stats is the day I started winning

If you want Shaq to be Shaq, you've got to remember that Shaq is known for wreaking havoc offensively - 26,000-plus points without consistently making free throws. Don't have me doing something I'm not used to doing. I ain't used to being a pick-setter. Let me badda-bing, badda-bang.

He's the Italian version of my father. I don't know if he's Italian or not.