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THIS IS A BOOK BY SHAQUILLE O'NEAL CENTER FOR THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS. HE TELLS US SOME OF HIS LIFE AND CAREER IN THE NBA. MOST OF THE BOOK CONCERNS WINNING HIS FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE NBA. HE TOUCHES ON HIS TEAMATES, COACHES AND LIFE IN GENERAL IN THE NBA. I LIKED THIS BOOK AND I LIKE SHAQ, EVEN THOUGH HE IS A BIT FULL OF HIMSELF. HE ENJOYS LIFE AND IS VERY HUMAN. I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO LAKER AND BASKETBALL FANS.

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My boyfriend seems to like the book he loves Shaq and NBA and loves reading about all his favorite NBA players. He wishes Kobe would come out with a book cause that is his favorite player and he loves the Lakers but he really seems to enjoy Shaqs book :)

'Shaq Talks Back: The Uncensored Word on My Life and Winning in the NBA' is a giant of a book written by a sporting superstar. Shaquille O'Neal shoots clean baskets from every part of the literary court, delighting and dazzling the reader with his unique writing style. He has as much facility with language as he does with the ball, and his words bounce off the page with effortless grace.
There are many memorable encounters played and replayed throughout the text, but for me, the one that best epitomizes Shaq's sporting philosophy is seen on pages 68-81. It relates to the famous 'International Incident of 1996', and O'Neal is candid about his pivotal role:
'I first saw him in Europe and I'll never forget his name; Teodor Dobrowski. He played center for the Warsaw Warriors and he was a giant. Great skills. Hands the size of frisbees. By all reports a standup guy. So when he told me he wanted to settle in America, I arranged for him to try out for the Lakers. Even let him stay at my place. Eat my food. Drink my beer. Date my girl. He wanted to show his gratitude so he offered to sell me his family castle in Krakow for only $7000. I gave him cash. Big mistake. There was no castle. Not even a family. The bum scammed me. So I stuck him on an ageing Aeroflot and wished him luck. All of it bad. End of story. And he got those cuts and bruises when he fell out of the cab on the way to the airport. Honest. If I'd known that diplomats would later be recalled, two embassies closed, the Secretary of State ordered back to Washington and the UN General Assembly reconvened, I might have actually paid the cabfare before running away at the terminal. Do I regret sending the grifter back to Warsaw? Never. If there's one thing I can't stand, it's being touched by a 10-foot Pole.'
When 'Shaq Talks Back', you'd better listen. Better still, read this wonderful book.

I love the Lakers and I love Shaq, and the truth is that I would have bought and read this book no matter how badly it was written, simply because I am intrigued by the inner workings of an NBA team and the private life of such a huge superstar athlete. For that purpose, this book was exactly what I wanted.
With that said, my objective opinion of the book is that it was half intrigue, and half boredom. I liked Shaq describe his childhood in New Jersey and all the hardships he and his family endured. I also enjoyed learning about all the drama that unfolded within the Laker organization when Del Harris was coaching the team. Shaq proves to be a daring author, not hesitating to tell the reader what he really feels about certain players, coaches, and members of management. I didn't really care for the play-by-play narration of the games that the Lakers played against the Indiana Pacers during the NBA Finals. It was long and unnecessary. Shaq also tends to repeat the same information over and over again. In fact, I can recall one instance where he said the same thing twice on the same page.
If you're a Shaq fan you'll enjoy this book. However, in strict literary terms, this book seems like the rough draft of something that should have been revised and drastically shortened. However, Shaq isn't really an author, so the reader has to keep this in mind and give him some leeway. Nevertheless, I still recommend this book.

I truly am proud of Shaq. I have always been a fan, starting when he and Larry Brown couldn't quite get over the hump in Baton Rouge and when Penny Hardaway's trail of tears always seemed to make the Magic slip up in Orlando. So needless to say, his move to L.A. and subsequent submission to the coaching mastermind of Phil Jackson, especially in the wake of an NBA with no Mike, was a great surprise.
As for the book, I ordered it expecting more of the same ole' boastful, jubilant can't get enough fun Shaq, and I found, in addition to all those things, a new Shaq that makes this book worth the read all the more. Written in a style that only Shaq could pull off, the book traces his life from NJ to the south and his time in high school, college, the Olympics and NBA. It gives the reader wonderful insight into a very public figure and clues you into why Shaquille O'Neal is Shaq.
As for the book's merits as non-fiction, many critics have poo-poo'd the book's informal tone and Shaqisms, but frankly, that makes it worth the read (it is a quick read, easily finished in a weekend). Who wants to read a book on Shaq in the third person, or the first person for that matter? Clearly, you want to read his autobiography in the Shaqperson! Admittedly, some of the one liners and especially his use of the beatnic term 'cat' are tiresome, but ultimately are worth the trouble.
Ultimately see a lot of things about Shaq that you don't catch on TNT or on the back of a trading card. Shaq is genuine, he is taking care of his family, he has learned to let the pundits be pundits (because that what they are paid to do), and is just trying to enjoy life. He has become a very impressive, very mature man, and I certainly respect him for that.
Bottomline: For the sportsfan or Shaqfan, this is a slam dunk.