ESPN - Shaquille O'Neal,
the man with four rings, 28,596 career points and scores of nicknames,
has finally decided to call it quits, ending one of the most colorful
careers in NBA history that will surely culminate with a Hall of Fame
induction.
"I'm going to miss the competition. I'm going to miss, you know, the
chase for the ring. You know, I'm actually going to miss everything,"
O'Neal said on "SportsCenter" on Wednesday.
He added: "Father Time has caught up with Shaquille O'Neal."
O'Neal,
39, revealed his retirement earlier Wednesday using the new social
media tool Tout, a real-time video messaging service, to announce to fans:
"We did it. Nineteen years baby. I want to thank you very much, that's
why I'm telling you first, I'm about to retire. Love you, talk to you
soon."
The one and only Superman is finally calling it quits. Sorry D. Howard just can't give you any nickname you want when the stud Shaq Fu has already taken it. '
I'm sad to say goodbye to one of the best entertainers in the history of basketball. Dude was a stud to watch and threw down some of the biggest dunks in the history of the game. Probably is going to go down as a top 3 or 4 center in the history of the game. I'm going to have to agree with Jim Rome and say he had a chance to be the best center ever, but later in his career starting caring more about other things than basketball. Also, he stuck around about 2 years too long. Long live Shaq Fu!
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