Once the Hack-a-Shaq works once, you know I'm going to see it again. The only thing worse for basketball than that defense is the Lack-a-Shaq offense, where I have to go to the bench because of foul trouble. There is no fun in that.

We're just going to come out and play. We know that we're supposed to win all the games, but if we don't, we just have to take the next game and focus on what we did wrong in the game before and just try to do better at the next game.

Me and Penny are going to be the Kareem and Magic of the '90s.

I do what I do. Always.

Everything happens for a reason. I'm used to it, I prepare for it. Like I say, at the end of the day, those in charge of their own destiny are going to do what's right for them and their family.

I knew Rick Pitino was going to make them play that outbreak, monkey defense. He's been doing it all his life.

I'm not going to try to go out there and outdo him. I don't have to try to outdo him, I'm Shaq.