30 Years After Earning $292,000,000 on NBA Hardwood, Shaquille O’Neal Revealed He’d Take Up a ‘Measly’ $60,734 Job If Not for Basketball In his 19 seasons in the NBA, Shaquille O’Neal has had periodic encounters with success and failure. But if one thing has remained constant, it’s the inflow of money. In fact, Shaq had accumulated a staggering $292,000,000 in reported earnings on the NBA hardwood. This laid the groundwork for him to build a net worth of over $400,000,000. But what if the big fella could not get into the league? In an interview on ‘The Jordan Harbinger Show’, Shaq spoke about taking up a $60,734 job if basketball didn’t work out for him. Over the years, Shaq has indulged in a variety of professions to showcase his range of talent that goes beyond the basketball court. He has acted in movies, created rap music, co-authored books, and even performed as a DJ. All this while being an NBA analyst since 2011 for one of the best sports shows in the world – ‘NBA on TNT’. In 2022, Shaquille O’Neal appeared on ‘The Jordan Harbinger Show‘ to talk about his career, his lifestyle, and the success that has followed him along in his life. In an interesting conversation, the NBA superstar was asked about his career option if basketball had not worked out for him. Shaq immediately responded by saying that he would have been a police officer. Here is an excerpt from the conversation: “I would be a cop. I remember asking my father that and he said you would be a somebody. Doesn’t matter…because we’re all human beings.”
系统提示：若遇到视频无法播放请点击下方链接 https://www.youtube.com/embed/5H1ReRp8Tlg Almost 30 years after earning his first NBA paycheck, O’Neal seemed to recall his career options. His father, who came from a military background, seemed to have influenced his decision-making behind joining the police. The NBA superstar went on to achieve his childhood aspiration by enrolling in the police academy and passing tests to get a rank. However, the average cop salary in the United States wouldn’t probably have allowed Shaq to live his larger than life lifestyle. Shaquille O’Neal was always interested in donning the police uniform. He got the opportunity to do so through the help of LA County. After attending the LA County’s Reserve Academy, he was given the honorary title of US Deputy Marshall. Apart from the rank, Shaq also agreed to a $1 yearly salary for the services he would provide.
系统提示：若遇到视频无法播放请点击下方链接 https://www.youtube.com/embed/gYbW5Q91hyA The Diesel has helped the community in many ways as an honorary cop. Apart from his government stint, Shaq has also helped uplift communities in America by serving underserved people.
做了荣誉警察吧。所以跟警察有一些来往。 After attending the LA County’s Reserve Academy, he was given the honorary title of US Deputy Marshall. Apart from the rank, Shaq also agreed to a $1 yearly salary for the services he would provide.
My kids are older now. They kinda upset with me - not really upset - but they don't understand. Because I tell them all the time. We ain't rich. I'm rich.
You've got to have Bachelor's or Master's [degrees] and then if you want me to invest in one of your companies, you're going to have to present it... bring it to me, I'll let you know. I'm not giving you nothing.
There's one rule: education. I don't care if you play basketball. I don't care about none of that. Listen, I got six kids. I would like a doctor, somebody to own a hedge fund, a pharmacist, a lawyer, someone that owns multiple businesses, someone to take over my business. But I tell them I'm not going to hand it to you. You gotta earn it.
I don't want to be in that category. Celebrities are crazy, they really are. Don't call me that anymore. These people are out of their freaking mind with how they treat people, what they do, what they say. That's never been me. I never want to be looked at like that.
All my life, everyone probably gets stereotyped, but us celebrities, we get stereotyped because most of these celebrities are out of their mind. I don't do that. I'm a regular person that listened, followed his dreams and made it.
I came from nothing. But, just because I made it doesn't mean I'm bigger than you, smarter than you - just because I have more money doesn't mean I'm better than you. I've never been that way and I never will be that way. So I don't want to be in that category of people.
In his 19 seasons in the NBA, Shaquille O’Neal has had periodic encounters with success and failure. But if one thing has remained constant, it’s the inflow of money. In fact, Shaq had accumulated a staggering $292,000,000 in reported earnings on the NBA hardwood. This laid the groundwork for him to build a net worth of over $400,000,000. But what if the big fella could not get into the league? In an interview on ‘The Jordan Harbinger Show’, Shaq spoke about taking up a $60,734 job if basketball didn’t work out for him.
Over the years, Shaq has indulged in a variety of professions to showcase his range of talent that goes beyond the basketball court. He has acted in movies, created rap music, co-authored books, and even performed as a DJ. All this while being an NBA analyst since 2011 for one of the best sports shows in the world – ‘NBA on TNT’.
In 2022, Shaquille O’Neal appeared on ‘The Jordan Harbinger Show‘ to talk about his career, his lifestyle, and the success that has followed him along in his life. In an interesting conversation, the NBA superstar was asked about his career option if basketball had not worked out for him. Shaq immediately responded by saying that he would have been a police officer. Here is an excerpt from the conversation:
“I would be a cop. I remember asking my father that and he said you would be a somebody. Doesn’t matter…because we’re all human beings.”
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Almost 30 years after earning his first NBA paycheck, O’Neal seemed to recall his career options. His father, who came from a military background, seemed to have influenced his decision-making behind joining the police. The NBA superstar went on to achieve his childhood aspiration by enrolling in the police academy and passing tests to get a rank. However, the average cop salary in the United States wouldn’t probably have allowed Shaq to live his larger than life lifestyle.
Shaquille O’Neal was always interested in donning the police uniform. He got the opportunity to do so through the help of LA County. After attending the LA County’s Reserve Academy, he was given the honorary title of US Deputy Marshall. Apart from the rank, Shaq also agreed to a $1 yearly salary for the services he would provide.
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The Diesel has helped the community in many ways as an honorary cop. Apart from his government stint, Shaq has also helped uplift communities in America by serving underserved people.
说他本科的可能不了解他，他完成本科课程之后又拿到了MBA然后在NBA职业生涯后期拿到了教育学的博士学位。他说他妈妈特别强调教育的重要性，所以他知道本科读完对他来说不是受教育的重点…这个人太聪明太厉害了，方方面面都是奇才。
好妈妈赛过好老师 家庭教育还是很重要的 多少球星退役之后一落千丈，吸毒作死，光天赋不能保一生，还是要靠头脑领航
他自己双高，孩子也培养得好。
“if not for basketball”
而且他不只是靠身体辗压对手，技术也是一流的，灵活得很，能够拉杆上篮。性格又好，幽默风趣，后期在全明星赛上就是活宝一个，还特别有爱心，去看望唐宝啊，给流浪汉买饭啊，给遇到的穷小孩买鞋买电脑啊。
做了荣誉警察吧。所以跟警察有一些来往。 After attending the LA County’s Reserve Academy, he was given the honorary title of US Deputy Marshall. Apart from the rank, Shaq also agreed to a $1 yearly salary for the services he would provide.
我觉得人年轻的时候为什么呆在洛杉矶纽约西雅图旧金山芝加哥这些大都市有很多好处，就是能结交到更多的朋友，像鲨鱼这样认识到能帮助他投资的人
乔丹还教巴克利投资，告诉他签约耐克的时候要求要股份，不要只是现金。
那也要自己有眼光，有头脑，否则分分钟结交到骗子把你身家骗精光。记得有一个球星被忽悠两百万买了一块地，结果那块地的真正价值十分之一都不到。还有邓肯被自己的前财务顾问骗了两千多万，加内特更惨，被骗了七千多万。
从另一个角度说也可能结识更多的损友，被引入歧途，所以关键还是要自己脑子清醒有辨别力