"I am honored to be joining the Celtics," said O'Neal. "I have played against Paul, Ray, Kevin, Rajon, and Jermaine for many years and it will be great to be able to call them my teammates. I cannot wait to get to Boston to get started in pursuit of another championship." ..good luck and good basket!!!!
"I know I will play in the NBA next season," O'Neal said. "International? No. The good thing about me and my career is I came in, did it my way, did more than expected. For every athlete or every great person, there's a time when it has to end. When and if it ever ends it will be very graciously.
"We're going to have a big party. We're going to have a ceremony and the next thing I'll be waiting for is the entrance into the place where your name will never be forgotten."
"For me, it's been a real thinking process," O'Neal said. "I came into the league very graciously and want to go out very graciously. My main thought was I would like to play for a winning franchise, somebody that's used to winning, somebody that keeps winning. Hopefully, I'll make my decision here in the next one or two days."
“The biggest thing that will define my legacy is how I’ve done it, and what I’ve done, and who I am,’’ "But always do things the right way. Changed three different franchises around (Orlando, L.A. Lakers and Miami). This is a guy who they (league officials) would have secret meetings about to change the rules. So, that’s going to be my legacy: The most dominant player ever.”
LA NBA NO PUEDE PERMITIRSE EL LUJO DEJAR SIN CONTRATO AL CENTER MAS DOMINANTE DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS..LA MEJOR LIGA DEL MUNDO NECESITA AL MEJOR JUGADOR DEL MUNDO..."THE DIESEL"..