I have always liked Shaq, because he works his ass off and he sticks to his word! he may say some silly things (like his marriage vows read, "For richer or richer") but shit, the boy is at least willing to work for what he has! Hell, he finished his degree at LSU. he did not HAVE to, and maybe he didn't work as hard as other student-athletes, but he still did it like he said he would.
I was living in Florida when he first arrived in Orlando, and from the start he made his presents known in the community. Every game he welcomed two underpriviledged kids to attend the gaem in his seats, and gave each kid a (size 22) shoe after the game.
That impressed me... he gets free shoes. he could sell them and make more money, but instead he gave them away. I dunno, when you consider many of the basketball superstars out there, he is a top guy IMHO!
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Date: 2004-07-29 01:23 pm (UTC)I was living in Florida when he first arrived in Orlando, and from the start he made his presents known in the community. Every game he welcomed two underpriviledged kids to attend the gaem in his seats, and gave each kid a (size 22) shoe after the game.
That impressed me... he gets free shoes. he could sell them and make more money, but instead he gave them away. I dunno, when you consider many of the basketball superstars out there, he is a top guy IMHO!