Shaq Gets Very Real About the End of His Career

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This week, we are extremely excited to welcome NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal to The Old Man and the Three! In this clip, Shaq discusses his grieving period once he realized he was no longer as dominant as he used to be on the Boston Celtics and leading into his retirement.
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  • @letsgetit321f3
    @letsgetit321f316 күн бұрын

    "i was getting fat like kendrick and chuck" 🤣🤣

  • @QGuides

    @QGuides

    16 күн бұрын

    😂

  • @wilcox2146

    @wilcox2146

    16 күн бұрын

    and JJ's look of disbelief that he just casually roasted them and moved on 😆

  • @mafia5000333

    @mafia5000333

    16 күн бұрын

    Yep yep!

  • @dul7413

    @dul7413

    16 күн бұрын

    Just casual he can’t turn it off 😂

  • @keithmoore6334

    @keithmoore6334

    16 күн бұрын

    😂😂😂😂

  • @JD-ck6vg
    @JD-ck6vg16 күн бұрын

    Shaq likes to be the funny guy but he's super thoughtful, hearing him reflect on some of the lesser points of his career/life like this is amazing

  • @user-jo2kd3dp8m

    @user-jo2kd3dp8m

    16 күн бұрын

    That’s the beauty of this new internet,we get to hear our favorite players speak,turns out most of them are pretty smart n very knowledgeable about the game

  • @jadinhepburn9429

    @jadinhepburn9429

    16 күн бұрын

    The big Aristotle

  • @brucewayne7831

    @brucewayne7831

    16 күн бұрын

    Shaq is one of the all time great personalities.

  • @elmalloc

    @elmalloc

    16 күн бұрын

    use period at end

  • @tianzhou1244

    @tianzhou1244

    16 күн бұрын

    Definitely not super thoughtful or he would have had a different career...

  • @Frae-_-
    @Frae-_-16 күн бұрын

    Hearing Shaq give depression the recognition it deserves was very heartwarming. He gets being depressed and having depression are not the same thing

  • @nielspeelen5748

    @nielspeelen5748

    13 күн бұрын

    My girlfriend who's a behaviourial scientist says this a lot too

  • @Headahhpodcast

    @Headahhpodcast

    13 күн бұрын

    Exactly . Lots of mfs don’t get that at all and it’s sick

  • @melonlabe

    @melonlabe

    12 күн бұрын

    Depression and mental illness are getting more public attention than anything. What are you talking about?

  • @somregularguy

    @somregularguy

    12 күн бұрын

    @@melonlabe well not exactly but I blame these teenage girls who just self diagnose when they’re felling sad and say it for the attention

  • @Josh_H

    @Josh_H

    12 күн бұрын

    ​@@melonlabepeople overuse the words and self diagnose without any research whatsoever

  • @Art_Vandelay_Industries
    @Art_Vandelay_Industries16 күн бұрын

    Man, Reddick becoming a player podcaster is such a blessing. Shaq is always funny but hearing him speak so honestly and be so vulnerable is really amazing. What a great conversation.

  • @markozbunjol625

    @markozbunjol625

    16 күн бұрын

    JJ reddick is schill, aid by clutch sport. he is like brat, get mad if you don't agree with him. he disrespect older players. Thats why Jerry West don't like him and Jerry West know better basketball then him.

  • @drizzyp2013

    @drizzyp2013

    16 күн бұрын

    @@markozbunjol625duke JJ clears Jerry West

  • @feroxk.9266

    @feroxk.9266

    16 күн бұрын

    @@drizzyp2013 lmao. What a reach. Jerry West is not the logo for no reason. JJ was a very good shooter but nothing else. Steph Curry light. Whenever the topic is LeBron, JJ turns into the biggest shill you can find like any other dude on klutch sport payroll. Nigk Wright syndrome. On neutral topics tho, he really shines.

  • @lasersauceretroarchives6544

    @lasersauceretroarchives6544

    16 күн бұрын

    He's on a lebron payroll so that's understandable.

  • @TJWest-if3ny

    @TJWest-if3ny

    16 күн бұрын

    @markozbunjol625 haha you’ll some weirdos. JJ literally approaches every convo the same.

  • @michaeladams6042
    @michaeladams604216 күн бұрын

    I think it's pretty healthy for everyone to realize there is a griving period after losing anything you cared about.

  • @mm28778

    @mm28778

    16 күн бұрын

    Well said

  • @only1adonis

    @only1adonis

    16 күн бұрын

    GRIEVING, not griving

  • @kwilliams1958

    @kwilliams1958

    16 күн бұрын

    Nice to hear one of the best to ever play share this...

  • @LennieNelson55
    @LennieNelson5516 күн бұрын

    "You wanna go fuckin skydiving? You, me, and LeBron?" hahahaha

  • @Andemur

    @Andemur

    16 күн бұрын

    😂

  • @Kimboslice986

    @Kimboslice986

    16 күн бұрын

    Imagine you take people skydiving for a living and Bron Shaq and JJ show up

  • @jeffmiller3499

    @jeffmiller3499

    16 күн бұрын

    Absolutely no way they'd let LeBron sky dive.. while he's still active anyway

  • @Carini76

    @Carini76

    16 күн бұрын

    @@jeffmiller3499he’s done.

  • @MindAndMyth

    @MindAndMyth

    14 күн бұрын

    ​@@Kimboslice986shaq gonna need an extra parachute just to be safe

  • @nocturne311
    @nocturne31116 күн бұрын

    I was at game 3 between Miami and Boston in 2011 and I saw Shaq’s last NBA basket. He could barely move. The man played until the wheels fell off and before he got hurt, he was actually having a good season starting over Perkins at center for the Celtics.

  • @Buff-Wings

    @Buff-Wings

    16 күн бұрын

    fr people talk trash about Shaq on the Celtics but that last year they had a real shot at a title. You look back at opening day that year it was those Celtics against the Heatles and the Celtics won and looked good with Shaq.

  • @theOnyFUFU

    @theOnyFUFU

    16 күн бұрын

    Perk was already gone by that point if I remember correctly

  • @Christian-eq6pq

    @Christian-eq6pq

    16 күн бұрын

    He was not having a good season and he cost the Celtics knowing he had nothing left and was out of shape

  • @nocturne311

    @nocturne311

    16 күн бұрын

    @@theOnyFUFUPerk was traded mid-season. Shaq was already the starting center prior to that.

  • @nocturne311

    @nocturne311

    16 күн бұрын

    @@Christian-eq6pqHe was having a good season actually, just not a great Shaq season, but he was solid, and the Celtics were dominant in games that he played. What cost them was trading Perkins mid-season and Wade dislocating Rondo’s elbow in the playoffs.

  • @redman6790
    @redman679016 күн бұрын

    "Lebron knows him" "Why did you say Lebron you could have said anybody". 😂

  • @kenea5790

    @kenea5790

    16 күн бұрын

    That had me rolling 😂😂

  • @SmokehouseBeatz

    @SmokehouseBeatz

    16 күн бұрын

    @@kenea5790 bro took that 1 a lil personal lol

  • @francmittelo6731

    @francmittelo6731

    16 күн бұрын

    @@SmokehouseBeatz "bro took that 1 a lil personal lol" --- Shaq made it a race thing. America I tell ya. lol

  • @averageguy1261

    @averageguy1261

    16 күн бұрын

    Shaq says what he wants. Don't question him JJ.

  • @Thrashippie

    @Thrashippie

    16 күн бұрын

    Right it’s obvious because they do a podcast together lol

  • @christophersimmons7784
    @christophersimmons778416 күн бұрын

    The not being “him” is what Klay went thru this year. That’s why he was sooo emotional after that one gam he wasn’t starting in, because deep down he too knew he wasn’t the same dominant player he use to be.

  • @unlimited9004

    @unlimited9004

    14 күн бұрын

    This here is 1000% true!. I was telling my friends this in the middle of this season. I criticized Klay for not being able to adjust and to accept the person he is today but i failed to acknowledge the grieving period

  • @Jared-qf1tj

    @Jared-qf1tj

    13 күн бұрын

    The thing I don’t get is how players lose their shot out of the blue. Losing athleticism, I can get. Losing speed, I can get, but losing your shot is something I don’t get. If you can shoot, you should always be able to shoot. Russ and Harden have gone through the same thing. I look at Russ now and wonder how he even was a scoring leader one year because he struggles so much with his shot. Harden is the same way. Dude can score 35 one night, than score only 13 the next time out

  • @unlimited9004

    @unlimited9004

    13 күн бұрын

    @@Jared-qf1tjI literally had this same question last year with Russell Westbrook. He was never a great shooter (we all know that), but the fact that he is shooting considerably worse is baffling to me. I wonder if he is one of those players that was not a natural shooter and worked on it constantly and the moment he stopped working on it disappeared. But this reasoning doesn’t make sense for someone like James harden. Maybe shooting has an underlying connection to the physicals or mental we can’t see. For instance, Klay is not as a great of shooter as he used to be ever since the ACL. But i have no idea just spitballing

  • @blazefactor6849

    @blazefactor6849

    13 күн бұрын

    @@Jared-qf1tj The reason players lose their shot is that shooting is inherently tied with your physical traits, be it the mechanics of your shot or how well you can find room to take them. A player like Klay wants to find space to take a shot, to get his feet set and to get into his rhythm. Losing even a little bit of his speed and coordination from injury can close the gap to the point that a shot that would be set and comfortable one year is an unsteady falling jumper the next. He literally can't get away fast enough from his defender to get a clean look. This also causes some issues getting lift on a shot, you can't get as high as quickly when you shoot so your shots are flatter and lack the push that comes from your legs. It just makes the accuracy window that much smaller.

  • @The_Tradie_Trainer

    @The_Tradie_Trainer

    12 күн бұрын

    @@blazefactor6849This. Klay is probably just as good in the gym and during shoot around as he ever was. But a 2% loss in physical speed and reaction time can make the world of difference at NBA level.

  • @jordanjohnson1255
    @jordanjohnson125516 күн бұрын

    Based on this clip Shaq is a lot more self aware than I ever gave him credit. It’s a blessing and a curse. Whether he’s averaging 28 and 10 or 9 and 6 he’ll always be the Big Diesel.

  • @astromigui

    @astromigui

    16 күн бұрын

    He likes playing dumb and the bully. But he is very emotionnaly intelligent and knows a lot about psychology. But he likes to trigger people sometimes to see how they would react

  • @user-be7tc2bd6e

    @user-be7tc2bd6e

    16 күн бұрын

    You should read his biography,it's very GOOD and thoughtful,I've read it several times.

  • @alifrombenhill3374

    @alifrombenhill3374

    16 күн бұрын

    Shaq is nowhere close to stupid. It's an act cause he likes entertaining people. His mom said he always did. He couldn't be the businessman he is without brains.

  • @StayTru101

    @StayTru101

    16 күн бұрын

    Shaq is one of the wisest players to ever play ball

  • @mishasavage256

    @mishasavage256

    16 күн бұрын

    Everyone also forgets, man has a PhD in Education. Dr. Shaq is about emotional and academic intelligence!

  • @hky1095
    @hky109516 күн бұрын

    Shaq: I don't care about my past accomplishments. Also Shaq: Rengs, Ernehhh

  • @itony1000

    @itony1000

    13 күн бұрын

    i think he meant it as like anything he accomplished as a player he would forget about it and want more. Like it was never enough to feel satisified in that sense.

  • @evan-gi8cd
    @evan-gi8cd16 күн бұрын

    Shaq always says that the answer is “yes and no” 😂😂 Hey shaq do you like pizza? Shaq- yes and no

  • @MrOctober44

    @MrOctober44

    16 күн бұрын

    He wants to cover All of the bases

  • @Geoffronn

    @Geoffronn

    16 күн бұрын

    Hedging is usually a good indicator of intelligence, at least a certain type of it. There's almost always a latent weakness in definitive statements, and the honest and fastidious person tends to avoid them. Perhaps Big Aristotle wants to be understood, not just listened to.

  • @nickandres7829

    @nickandres7829

    16 күн бұрын

    @@Geoffronn Right, but in this case, he goes "yes and no" and then proceeds into an anecdote that gives some insight into his state of mind at the time, but doesn't answer the question. JJ: If you played now, would you be on social media all the time? Shaq: Yes and no. I used to trash my house after bad games.

  • @aces4873

    @aces4873

    16 күн бұрын

    ​@@Geoffronnyeah Shaq, famously known for is intelligence...😂

  • @kappakuppa7255

    @kappakuppa7255

    16 күн бұрын

    @@aces4873 not known for something doesnt indicate a lack of it

  • @just_limerence
    @just_limerence13 күн бұрын

    JJ is such a natural interviewer, it doesn't feel manufactured like some athlete-centered podcasts can be. It's just two dude who lived the pro life and having a conversation. It's real and raw and JJ brings that out of them so easily, I'm loving this

  • @iamthegamepro

    @iamthegamepro

    12 күн бұрын

    he needs to stop interupting.

  • @bbott137
    @bbott13716 күн бұрын

    Ngl Shaq, JJ and Bron Skydiving would make an amazing video.

  • @mwaithephoto

    @mwaithephoto

    16 күн бұрын

    I would watch it all day.

  • @Seryma86

    @Seryma86

    16 күн бұрын

    Rather see Shaq and Chuck do it

  • @LG-qm9zp

    @LG-qm9zp

    15 күн бұрын

    New Banana Boat pic lolol

  • @tonychen3368

    @tonychen3368

    14 күн бұрын

    @@Seryma86Oh heck no! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @tangoalpha9955
    @tangoalpha995516 күн бұрын

    I played a professional sport until I was 26, never made the big leagues as these guys did, and never made a fraction of their success, but when I wasn’t good enough to continue I absolutely went through some dark days. It’s an identity crisis. Everyone knows you and defines you by the unique success you had as an athlete. Took a long time for me to accept my place in the next chapter. I think generational wealth would have helped me through it a bit better. 😅

  • @artzthareelz
    @artzthareelz16 күн бұрын

    Shaq is hands down the most dominate player I ever seen. Unstoppable

  • @user-vl2ff3dq8i

    @user-vl2ff3dq8i

    16 күн бұрын

    They say wilt was a beast a total Beast assassin and professional car driver , actor same as shaq

  • @curtisgrindahl446

    @curtisgrindahl446

    16 күн бұрын

    @@user-vl2ff3dq8i Clearly, you never saw Wilt play. Wilt is second ALL-Time in points per game behind Michael Jordan. Shaq is 29th. Wilt is first ALL-Time in rebounds per game. Shaq is 39th... Bill Russell is second. Wilt is third all time in WIn Shares and Shaq is 13th. Wilt won MVP four times... Shaq once. Shaq could play bully ball simply because of his bulk. My guess is that Wilt would have had no problem taking care of Shaq if they played and both were in their prime.

  • @patrickthomas1998

    @patrickthomas1998

    16 күн бұрын

    ​@@curtisgrindahl446 brother he literally said shaq is the best he ever witnessed, common sense would say that means he never saw WIlt play because the majority of people never saw Wilt play

  • @orkodork2764
    @orkodork276416 күн бұрын

    Trying to find yourself after retirement is a real thing. Some people focus so hard on work that when they’re done they’re left with a huge void

  • @DSCris
    @DSCris16 күн бұрын

    That comment from JJ bout Shaq being in the Twitter era got me chuckling. It's almost so foreign to think there used to be a time where you'd have to *go out of your way* to expose yourself to that type of negativity instead of it just being everywhere

  • @zfeazcesd1047

    @zfeazcesd1047

    16 күн бұрын

    i don't know how shaq would have been able to handle it. i love the guy but he's awful at taking criticism and jokes if they are directed toward him. he gets super defensive at even the most mild ribbing.

  • @nochilllwill

    @nochilllwill

    16 күн бұрын

    @@zfeazcesd1047 he’d be the same as kd

  • @tommyfu9271

    @tommyfu9271

    14 күн бұрын

    it's actually interesting how much things changed during his career. when he came into the league cell phones existed but hardly anyone had them. by the time he left smartphones were extremely common.

  • @iSpeakTheTruthish
    @iSpeakTheTruthish15 күн бұрын

    "Why he say f*ck me for??" - Kendrick and Chuck 🤣🤣

  • @darrylwallace2428
    @darrylwallace242816 күн бұрын

    I’ve been a Shaq fan for years, but I also remember being very sad watching him during the final stretch of his career. When he was with the Suns, Cavs, and Celtics there were times he could hardly even move down the court, or finish plays he’d normally finish. I was happy to see him retire, and be regarded as one for the all time great big men.

  • @drew3493

    @drew3493

    16 күн бұрын

    When he played healthy for the Celtics they were insanely dominant. Says a lot about the greatness of Shaq even at that point. If he stayed healthy they would have won that year.

  • @MrOctober44

    @MrOctober44

    16 күн бұрын

    Sad to see him bounce around

  • @AGuitarNinja

    @AGuitarNinja

    16 күн бұрын

    As a spurs fan watchin timmy shine always made me proud AND he planned on no farewell tour he just quit lol 😂

  • @Mayunholdup

    @Mayunholdup

    14 күн бұрын

    So while no where near his prime Shaq was still very good in PHX. He had Nash feeding him the ball and teams were focused in on Amare that Shaq ate good. He played a season and a half in PHX and the full season he was with us he played 75 games in 2008-09, his most games since 2000.He had lost weight and, at least at the time, got to work with one of the best training staffs in the NBA. At the age of 36 he put up 18 PPG-8.5 RPG-1.5 BPG on 61% shooting. Obviously far from prime Shaq standards but you are talking bout him like he was Bilbo after he gave up the Ring.

  • @swordfish0008
    @swordfish000816 күн бұрын

    Harsh, self reflection, is where every person should be at Shaq’s age… Such growth as a human… forget basketball… Shaq is a real one

  • @tupperlake100
    @tupperlake10016 күн бұрын

    Shah has always been a respectful and honest person. I very impressed when he lamented about the way the L.A. Lakers treated "Mr. West".

  • @FforFake

    @FforFake

    16 күн бұрын

    Jerry West moved heaven and earth in his effort to bring Shaq to Los Angeles while the Orlando front office procrastinated and the fans were responding to polls saying he wasn't worth the asking price. Beyond that, Jerry West was an all-time great player and-by all accounts-an exceedingly honorable man. It's no surprise Shaq holds him in such high regard.

  • @Phoenix-pm2qr
    @Phoenix-pm2qr14 күн бұрын

    Shaq is a real one for talking about depression here, and other times. I can relate. Often just sitting in your house alone with nobody reaching out or caring. Just always being alone drives you to some very dark places....

  • @pahountisg
    @pahountisg16 күн бұрын

    Age humbles you. Love to the greatest Shaq !

  • @jerryschen
    @jerryschen16 күн бұрын

    JJ is a great interviewer

  • @HapticNoise
    @HapticNoise16 күн бұрын

    I’ve never heard Shaq speak so candidly and honestly before. This is a whole new side that I really appreciate seeing. Excited to watch the rest of the ep tomorrow

  • @arizjones
    @arizjones16 күн бұрын

    Shaq is still "Him" but in a different way. He is now the "Him" of business and broadcasting. And that is cool too.

  • @00_00.1
    @00_00.115 күн бұрын

    Shaq is real asf I love hearing his insight

  • @rjjaxx9135
    @rjjaxx913516 күн бұрын

    Shaq that’s very what?!?!? Avsbbdbdbavvious?!? 😂😂😂😂

  • @floydrogers4921

    @floydrogers4921

    16 күн бұрын

    I saw the comment and was waiting for it and I didn’t have to wait long 🤣🤣🤣

  • @machomusprime50

    @machomusprime50

    16 күн бұрын

    😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @MattBravado

    @MattBravado

    16 күн бұрын

    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Neogamingz

    @Neogamingz

    16 күн бұрын

    Time stamp

  • @logancolston8061

    @logancolston8061

    16 күн бұрын

    Right at the beginning of the video​@@Neogamingz

  • @vantesishere
    @vantesishere16 күн бұрын

    This is so cool, I never even thought about Shaq being on the pod. Definitely looking forward to the rest of this episode

  • @AyVee247
    @AyVee24716 күн бұрын

    This was great. Can’t wait for the full interview

  • @drewbreezy5854
    @drewbreezy585416 күн бұрын

    This is gonna be an amazing interview. Can't wait for it tomorrow.

  • @MR_ARKANSAS
    @MR_ARKANSAS16 күн бұрын

    When you are in the middle you are used to going up and down but when you are at the top there is only one way to go and that's down. It has to be miserable to be in a constant state of realization that you can never achieve the heights of where you were, because where you were is so elite that its near impossible to even exist in that realm.

  • @KennyLeFilms
    @KennyLeFilms16 күн бұрын

    Shaqtin-a-fool helped me cope with some dark moments in my life. Thank you for giving something to laugh at and look forward to. Thank you Javale McGee for making the show lol.

  • @BabaYagaRacing

    @BabaYagaRacing

    16 күн бұрын

    The NBA tnt really do make people laugh and just make things fun

  • @michaelfitzgerald6562
    @michaelfitzgerald656214 күн бұрын

    Hands down the Best interview I have seen JJ give since he started poddin.... Shaq being so real just lifted the tone, tip of the cap.

  • @dylanbenjaminwalter2896
    @dylanbenjaminwalter289615 күн бұрын

    Damn. JJ getting enough respect to open up whole new depths of people like Shaq. That was something else

  • @cudackedees3327
    @cudackedees332716 күн бұрын

    Wilt did not retired when his wheels fall off. He went to play professional volleyball after. and he was still playing pickup basketball against magic in retirement. 😂

  • @momame8258
    @momame825816 күн бұрын

    6:12 lmaoo Shaq probably said " yeah it’s over " after the first pump fake

  • @sagevercettigaming6000

    @sagevercettigaming6000

    13 күн бұрын

    😭😭😭bro was devastated after getting hit w his first pump fake

  • @broncobilly4029
    @broncobilly402916 күн бұрын

    Shaq was humble and smart enough to know how he needed to be motivated.

  • @filthyrichkahnapace211
    @filthyrichkahnapace21110 күн бұрын

    Shaq will always be him, even if he feels like he’s not anymore.

  • @giftedtaste
    @giftedtaste16 күн бұрын

    lebron and jj just have a pod together shaq they’re not married lol

  • @redman6790

    @redman6790

    16 күн бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @kuyajed

    @kuyajed

    16 күн бұрын

    and then after a bit he brings LeBron back up to entice JJ to go skydiving hahahahaha

  • @ecab992

    @ecab992

    16 күн бұрын

    @@kuyajed”he’s your partner” 😂😂

  • @basedgod8636

    @basedgod8636

    16 күн бұрын

    No JJ is in love with Bron lmao

  • @eaheayaseen4372
    @eaheayaseen437216 күн бұрын

    JJ is actually an amazing interviewer, he made a larger then life figure like Shaq seem so human

  • @user-ml4ky7px8g

    @user-ml4ky7px8g

    16 күн бұрын

    Shaq is Shaq regardless of who he’s chatting with

  • @rizzystaydizzy
    @rizzystaydizzy16 күн бұрын

    JJ better be whipping the nicest BMW beamer out there 😅😂

  • @supernova9721

    @supernova9721

    16 күн бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @user-io4sr7vg1v

    @user-io4sr7vg1v

    16 күн бұрын

    What's the best model they currently make?

  • @DavidBrown-wm1xz

    @DavidBrown-wm1xz

    16 күн бұрын

    @@user-io4sr7vg1vM3

  • @eddieogun

    @eddieogun

    16 күн бұрын

    ​@@user-io4sr7vg1vprobably the M series

  • @H41030v3rki110ny0u

    @H41030v3rki110ny0u

    16 күн бұрын

    BMW beamer redundant??

  • @lazyymaster0390
    @lazyymaster039016 күн бұрын

    This side of Shaq made me respect him even more, and more than any other player.

  • @Baggerdad217
    @Baggerdad21716 күн бұрын

    Take it from someone who's been in business for 32 years of my 34 years of marriage, until my wife was diagnosed with having chronic Lymphoma leukemia two years ago and then me selling my business and retiring. We all need a purpose in life and stop being stagnant before losing the passion of life.

  • @107thchamplain3

    @107thchamplain3

    16 күн бұрын

    Powerful and humbling!

  • @DP-8964
    @DP-896416 күн бұрын

    It's sad that we did not get to see the Shaq-Kobe show transformed into the Kobe-Shaq show. Shaq did it in Miami with the Wade-Shaq duo. So it could have happened differently.

  • @OriginalNeimo

    @OriginalNeimo

    16 күн бұрын

    Shaq had no choice. Wades performance in 06 playoffs and especially finals is probably the best in NBA history

  • @ploopyfudgewink9207
    @ploopyfudgewink920715 күн бұрын

    Just a PSA: anyone can use the word depression to describe what they are/were feeling. Yes, sometimes in life others may be having a harder time in general than you but that doesn’t invalidate what YOU are/were feeling. Don’t listen to those who compare struggles, that’s a fools errand and not helping anyone. Depression effects us all from time to time. In some cases, limiting your expression because of what others say can even contribute to a lot of negative emotions that fuel depression or anxiety.

  • @theNinjiii
    @theNinjiii11 күн бұрын

    much respect for Shaq saying sad and showing respect to the people who struggle with depression. love those little things from guys like him

  • @ImportAl
    @ImportAl16 күн бұрын

    If Shaq and Kobe stayed together, they really could have won 6 or more. Diesel's ego wouldn't take a back seat to rising Kobe.

  • @ViVeriVniversvmVivusVici

    @ViVeriVniversvmVivusVici

    16 күн бұрын

    Facts. He let his ego get the best of him and tarnished his legacy

  • @Anthonycheesman33

    @Anthonycheesman33

    16 күн бұрын

    Didn’t Kobe want Shaq out of LA lol.

  • @posivibe989

    @posivibe989

    16 күн бұрын

    I think the ego issue was mutual

  • @poindextertunes

    @poindextertunes

    16 күн бұрын

    @@posivibe989that part

  • @Hansbricks14

    @Hansbricks14

    16 күн бұрын

    I think both of them had a part to play in breakup.

  • @majorkade
    @majorkade16 күн бұрын

    Shaq and I are the same age. I met him in Birmingham, AL when he was playing for LSU. He was very nice!

  • @Rrady96
    @Rrady9616 күн бұрын

    JJ rocking the BMW hoodie! ❤

  • @steverodgers3460
    @steverodgers346016 күн бұрын

    Gotta reinforce that parachute.

  • @brandonsantiago2298

    @brandonsantiago2298

    16 күн бұрын

    I was thinking the same thing. Is there like a stronger parachute for people of his height and weight.

  • @samrmills
    @samrmills16 күн бұрын

    Thx JJ AND SHAQ. 🤣 real truths right thur

  • @cmel7841
    @cmel784116 күн бұрын

    father time is undefeated, the only players that had a chance were Brady and Lebron. Watching Tiger at the masters and just realizing, this is it, his body just can't keep up

  • @selflove9315

    @selflove9315

    16 күн бұрын

    reality hits

  • @hardliketissues7463
    @hardliketissues746316 күн бұрын

    I loved JJ as a player because he was such a good piece for any team and that year with him and Jimmy I was rooting for them because I love those guys so much. But I never realized how much of a personality and a great mind on the topic of basketball he was. He brings the best out of all the players he gets on.

  • @osfan25
    @osfan2516 күн бұрын

    For as great of a player Shaq was he seems like such an incredible person off the court. He does so much for so many people and he doesn’t seek praise for it, he just does it because he’s a good person.

  • @cosmonaut9942
    @cosmonaut994216 күн бұрын

    I'm 69. Listening to Shaq makes me think that I've got one foot in the grave. My doctor tells me I'll live forever but now I'm feeling doomed.

  • @bjoran83

    @bjoran83

    16 күн бұрын

    No dont fear man, just keep going. You see a lot of 80 year olds that are super active these days. Look att Paul McCartney and guys like that! 💪

  • @BeardedRealm

    @BeardedRealm

    16 күн бұрын

    Im 40 and feel that way. But who cares life is what you make it

  • @fcv1967

    @fcv1967

    16 күн бұрын

    Google, 78-Year-Old Ghostbuster Actor Ernie Hudson Shows Off His Gym & Fridge

  • @ogbean82

    @ogbean82

    16 күн бұрын

    I'm 41 and have started to check things off the bucket list!

  • @Oldasianguy

    @Oldasianguy

    16 күн бұрын

    ​@@ogbean82I'm 40 and my kid turn 18 next month. I literally have a whole lifetime ahead of me.

  • @benjaminbaumgardner7620
    @benjaminbaumgardner762016 күн бұрын

    As a 41 year old recreational athlete this is super interesting to hear

  • @RyanAustinDean
    @RyanAustinDean16 күн бұрын

    Shaq is one of the best athletes-turned-businessmen of all time. Look up how many businesses he’s involved in. Legend.

  • @philgreen1954
    @philgreen195416 күн бұрын

    Wow; one of the realest interview from Shaq. JJ DID A REALLY GOOD JOB

  • @damirbajic4579
    @damirbajic457916 күн бұрын

    BMW. JJ is a man of culture!!! Well played Sir.

  • @apoetpicker
    @apoetpicker16 күн бұрын

    I don't think people realize how hard it is to transition like this in life. We think, "they have their whole life ahead of them what's the big deal?!" But they likely spent 50x the energy and effort in their career for ~20years than most do in a lifetime. They are compensated amazingly for it but the grief of putting in 100,000 hours or more and it being over is real.

  • @4149stonepony

    @4149stonepony

    16 күн бұрын

    Players used to always get near the end and say they wont miss the game yada, yada, and for some reason you kind of buy into that. But when you think about any of these players that play for even a few seasons it has to be very hard. They had success in life at a very young age now they have to punch the clock or find a hobby. Bo Jackson still sits in his garage in suburban Chicago and make arrows all day.

  • @TrumpTown

    @TrumpTown

    14 күн бұрын

    They’re rich basketball players. They’re fine

  • @718-
    @718-16 күн бұрын

    There’s been a million Shaq interviews but never has there been this deep

  • @dsmvfl363
    @dsmvfl36314 күн бұрын

    What a great interview. That’s the beautiful thing about former players podcasts, there’s more heart to the content.

  • @galiojusticejustice3191
    @galiojusticejustice319116 күн бұрын

    Dude a video of Shaq, JJ, and LeBron skydiving together would be the best thing ever

  • @jayraider521614
    @jayraider52161416 күн бұрын

    This conversation is also exactly why boxers struggle to accept retirement.

  • @rexfordpauley8924
    @rexfordpauley892413 күн бұрын

    I always appreciate genuine moments like these with some absolutely amazing people. Thanks JJ :)

  • @maxdurk4624
    @maxdurk462416 күн бұрын

    This is amazing. Adding this to my favorites right now.

  • @will_he_umm
    @will_he_umm16 күн бұрын

    Good perspective from Shaq on living and enjoying life. When was the last time you saw someone over 6'8 and 75+ years old?

  • @ivelinkamenov

    @ivelinkamenov

    16 күн бұрын

    Kareem, bless his soul....

  • @YoMumLikesMe
    @YoMumLikesMe16 күн бұрын

    Shaq at 7:05 Also Shaq: "RINGS ERNEH!!"

  • @jdzspace33
    @jdzspace3314 күн бұрын

    As a Celtics fan, I just want to say that we loved you in Boston. I don't care that you weren't Shaq. You were enough. I just wish we could've done better and gotten you a worthy send-off. I'll always appreciate and smile when i think about the big shamrock ☘️.

  • @Martin-Young
    @Martin-Young14 күн бұрын

    Shaq has brought so much to the game and happiness to so many people! He is a BIG humble and kind man... :)

  • @gustaco1738
    @gustaco173816 күн бұрын

    I remember when Shaq went to Boston, I with my mom at a DMV & I thought it was the most stacked super team ever lol

  • @palehorserider1407

    @palehorserider1407

    16 күн бұрын

    They was tho … when that 5 was healthy they was running thru teams ! The offense looked flawless ! Than Shaq got hurt and he / the team kept saying he’s coming back soon and never came back ! Big Baby said next time he sees Shaq he’s gonna ask him who make him sit for the rest of the season !? Celtics got played !!

  • @AttilatheThrilla
    @AttilatheThrilla16 күн бұрын

    Kudos for Shaq not misusing the word “depression” like 99% of the rest of society

  • @user-dr2ww2jg8o

    @user-dr2ww2jg8o

    5 күн бұрын

    Cringe

  • @hurdyb1
    @hurdyb116 күн бұрын

    Great GREAT interview!!!!!!

  • @eddielee4428
    @eddielee442816 күн бұрын

    Can’t wait for this to be out! Sooo good!

  • @anwarsadat6825
    @anwarsadat682516 күн бұрын

    Shaq is brutally honest about himself. No wonder he was so good.

  • @jimbobfisher8904

    @jimbobfisher8904

    15 күн бұрын

    And still underachieved tbh

  • @tonychen3368

    @tonychen3368

    14 күн бұрын

    @@jimbobfisher8904He’s not underachieved, you’re saying that because as long as Kobe and him don’t stay together, he’s underachieved right?

  • @aradoubya7721
    @aradoubya772116 күн бұрын

    05-06 he stopped being SHAQ. He had injuries early in the season and his mobility was never the same. Van Gundy was the scapegoat because he held Shaq accountable for his defensive shortcomings. Three peat Shaq was so physically superior and hungry he let himself go and led to injuries

  • @chiggsytube

    @chiggsytube

    14 күн бұрын

    No, Shaq had his big toes fused because of arthritis. Luke Walton played with that Shaq, if I recall correctly. Fused big toes means you are much less athletic. Those quick spins went away, as well as his lob game. Kind of the same way that Dwight's back injuries made him human, as opposed to what he started off as.

  • @whogg0521
    @whogg052116 күн бұрын

    Such a great interviewer. I need to catch up on the KZread videos.

  • @Duelingking
    @Duelingking15 күн бұрын

    Shaq acknowledging the difference between being very sad and being depressed speaks to what an amazing man he is 🙏

  • @Phoenix-pm2qr

    @Phoenix-pm2qr

    14 күн бұрын

    Shaq has gone through periods of depression (after retiring and being alone, and when Kobe died), but stays mindful in ways to help improve himself. I really need to follow his leads

  • @Jared-qf1tj

    @Jared-qf1tj

    13 күн бұрын

    I think sad and depression can be equal. When you’re sad, you’re obviously depressed

  • @Jukeboxster

    @Jukeboxster

    13 күн бұрын

    @@Jared-qf1tj not necessarily. For instance, you can watch a movie and it can make you sad, but that doesn't mean you're depressed. Sadness is a single emotion. Depression is a clinical condition that involves more than just sadness.

  • @Jared-qf1tj

    @Jared-qf1tj

    13 күн бұрын

    @@Jukeboxster I get your point, but when you’re sad, you’re depressed as well. It just depends on how long you get over being sad . I mean if you asked a girl out, you’re sad and depressed that she didn’t accept. If you’re constantly depressed, than yes, that’s a clinical issue, but most times,people are depressed from being poor, losing a job, not getting the girl or guy you like or even having your SO break up with you. Depression is a part of sadness. It just depends how long you let the depression linger

  • @BabaYagaRacing
    @BabaYagaRacing16 күн бұрын

    JJ Rocking the BMW Hoodie! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @Raymond-gs5nd

    @Raymond-gs5nd

    16 күн бұрын

    🌈

  • @Nalololol

    @Nalololol

    16 күн бұрын

    Bavarian Money Waster

  • @IlPookiell

    @IlPookiell

    16 күн бұрын

    @@Raymond-gs5nd😂😂😂 why

  • @sinferious
    @sinferious16 күн бұрын

    That's depression Shaq. No matter your status, you're still human. It's life!

  • @jimbobfisher8904

    @jimbobfisher8904

    15 күн бұрын

    Some levels of status/ wealth and popularity or talent and or health to where you have to just get over it honestly, especially when you look at people that are struggling that have it a billion times worse than a multi millionaire Shaq with the world at his fingertips.

  • @RedCarGuy123
    @RedCarGuy12316 күн бұрын

    Shaq and chuck are my fav people in the world.

  • @williamthomas5215
    @williamthomas521516 күн бұрын

    Shaq is always a great interview

  • @JD-ck6vg
    @JD-ck6vg16 күн бұрын

    they make shaq sized waterparks?

  • @walterlundy723
    @walterlundy72316 күн бұрын

    I worked concessions at the Orlando Arena when Shaq played for the Magic, I remember him getting ejected from a game, can't remember who they were playing. As he was heading back to the locker room, he was pissed off, knocking over chalk boards, or whatever was in his path. However what amused me the most was watching I believe the GM name was Pat Davis at the time, watching him stress out and kiss Shaq's ssa, trying to calm him down. I ran into Shaq a few times out and about during his Orlando days' he even gave my buddies and myself some passes to get in the gate for an after party he was having, after the club (we ended up leaving with some girls instead), The club was Deco's He used to have the Superman 64 parked out front. Man we were hurt when he went to LA.

  • @bat__bat
    @bat__bat16 күн бұрын

    Excellent interview. Might as well be real. Mad respect.

  • @Higharcent
    @Higharcent16 күн бұрын

    You me and LEBRON 😂😂😂😂

  • @jsimmons834
    @jsimmons83416 күн бұрын

    Never heard a bad word from Shaq's peers about Shaq.

  • @lalexander7338

    @lalexander7338

    16 күн бұрын

    Now that's cap 🧢

  • @starlitshadows
    @starlitshadows14 күн бұрын

    "It's not what you've done but what are you doing now." Resonated with that comment big time.

  • @Son1UPTu
    @Son1UPTu16 күн бұрын

    Dope interview!

  • @janoycresnova9156
    @janoycresnova915616 күн бұрын

    It's like Chuck said, Shaq wasn't an NBA player his last 3-4 years in the league.

  • @GHOST91141
    @GHOST9114116 күн бұрын

    Seeing Shaq in a Cavs & Celtics jersey was painful to watch

  • @chrismorris5615
    @chrismorris561516 күн бұрын

    Like your stuff JJ and Shaq is still one of those guys I love to hear from, when your a 90's kid these were the guys, man I wish him and Penny could have made it further together!

  • @daatmvp3677
    @daatmvp367716 күн бұрын

    We havent seen this side of shaq too often and i absolutely enjoyed it

  • @distract5460
    @distract546016 күн бұрын

    *Googles “How to VIP way”*

  • @g-dub5272

    @g-dub5272

    9 күн бұрын

    When they clear out the park for you

  • @curtislinden9297
    @curtislinden929716 күн бұрын

    how many summers y'all got left? I got just over 35 left

  • @ejhutch15

    @ejhutch15

    16 күн бұрын

    40

  • @KingTre1023

    @KingTre1023

    16 күн бұрын

    51

  • @castorchua

    @castorchua

    16 күн бұрын

    25

  • @alexandercorrente5509
    @alexandercorrente550915 күн бұрын

    This..was a great watch.

  • @Ashcash95
    @Ashcash9515 күн бұрын

    Love JJ, & Shaq man great stuff.

  • @zahreel3103
    @zahreel310316 күн бұрын

    Shaq, remember that Steve Nash robbed MVP honors from you!

  • @Poly_Trucker

    @Poly_Trucker

    16 күн бұрын

    Twice

  • @user-be7tc2bd6e

    @user-be7tc2bd6e

    16 күн бұрын

    @@Poly_Trucker Correct.I still to this day don't know how Nash won 2 MVPs twice,I thought it was bogus then and now.

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