Shaquille O’Neal’s Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2016
- Shaquille O’Neal delivers his speech upon being enshrined to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2016. To learn more about Shaquille O’Neal take a look at his official Hall of Fame bio at www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famer...
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Iverson pouring his heart out there during his speech, and Shaq's just up there cracking jokes the whole time. Awesome. Congrats to two of the best!
Well that's just how they are. Shaq has always been a entertainer. The dude lives for making people laugh and happy. Iverson not as much.
That's because Iverson has had a harder life post basketball I believe.
SCARLEM SCARS well that might be a contributor to why allen is so serous now, but even as a rookie. shaq always had this big goofy smile on his face
Its a real contrast in styles really
Yes. They both 100% deserve it. Yao and ther others as well. Nothing out of left field with this class.
Shaq included Kobe in his HoF speech, the sad part about this is Kobe will never be able to return the gesture to Shaq :(
The wife should know few good stories...So lets see...
That was a speech I was really looking forward to :(
v he’s going in the Hall this year.. RIP to him ❤️ forever a Legend
@v he will be this year so why say that
@v stop talking to me cuz what I said wasn't sensitive at all I asked why you said something so stupid because you know this is his year for eligibility so why say something that stupid I hate stupidity so that's why I said what I said
If MJ was brain of the game, this man was the heart.
And Kwame is God
@@Yugowars nah bruh, kwame the shoes that you walk over and put in the mud
Nonono. . . MJ was heart, Shaq was soul, Lebron is without a doubt, the brain of the game.
He don't even mention the GOAT 🤔
@@m42037 cuz he considered himself the most dominant player ever so he didn't talk about those who dominated him such as hakeem and mj. He just mentioned HO with yao' fade shot😁
One of the classiest Hall of Fame speeches ever. Humility, respect, honor, humor, and love. Way to go Shaq.
Yeap, his memory of names,. and long specific times of his life puts him at high level of knowledge/educated person👍🏼
'Kobe Bryant. A guy that pushed me to win 3 titles in a row. But also got me pushed off the team and traded to Miami' HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Sense of humor!
And now
Ako Ikaw shut up biatch
Lee Nguyễn you mean bitch
Colicinz no biatch
Shaq turned his speech into a comedy roast lol Gotta love the DIESEL..
forreal lmao
lmao exactly
I don't think you know what a roast is
+shaqitup He roasted Kobe, Phil Jackson, Dick Vitale, just to name a few.
Farmer Ted
Not really, he insinuated that Phil smokes weed ors omething like it, I don't remember what he said negatively about kobe besides he pushed him out of LA, and he said "okay DICK" or something along those lines.
They were just small jokes to guys he was overall being respectful to.
In a roast situation he would mention Kobe being a rapist, how bad his last season was, how lebron is better etc.
For phil he would make fun of his relationship with jeanie bus, and the dogshit job he's been doing in New York.
This dude needs to live forever. He's such a good balance of everything... he's firm but fair, he's big and strong, but intelligent and quick on his feet, he's dedicated, disciplined and strong minded, but goofy and light hearted. I mean, his literally what you would create yourself as if life were a video game, if race didn't effect anything etc.
@regis philbin 100%
So true
Too bad he let his ego do his own choice when he was a player
well said
@@ygk6279 thats what separates professional/elite athletes from just athletic people. having that ego gives you the ability to take the pressure of being the reason your team wins or loses the game. some individuals dont know how to turn the switch off tho
What an eloquent, humble, and thoroughly enjoyable and inspiring speech! Shaq earned that Doctorate in Education! What a man!
"All the other times I found out I was traded was because of loud ass Stephen A Smith on ESPN."😂😂😂😂
He's not lyin' either!
lyin' ? is it really that hard to just use the g 😂
Eric Abbott HAHAHAHA
Eric Abbott AHAHAH
Eric Abbott homie even put the apostrophe
Eric Abbott 😂
Bill Russell thinking "did I turn the stove off or nah?" 😂😂😂😂
"damn, I can't remember if I turned the stove off"
". . . I probably turned the stove off."
hmmmm or was it the TV
nigga you can only reply to yourself so many damn times your comment is cringey
He looks like morgan freeman
Shaq is a really good speaker and very likable. Awesome he thanked fans . One of the best speeches so far that I’ve seen
I’m crying and laughing. This is my favorite speech ever. You will forever be a legend shaq
Shaq needs to host the Grammys, or something.
Such a good idea
he host jimmy kimmel
Yes
he did the nba awards this year
Grammys hell, he needs to run for president.
Laziest and most dominant center I've seen.
makes perfect sense
He have a point though when he said that bigmen's knees are not as durable as those of guards
tbh best description of shaq
Andrew Bynum is the laziest
That's true.
Hands down the ultimate HOF speech! This will NEVER get old. Thanks Shaq!
I've watched this speech more times than i am comfortable admiting, Shaq is the best!
This is not a speech, this is a stand up comedy..
An emotional one
Arthaya Nalendra "a stand up comedy" do uk english?
The Hall of Fame should have Shaq host the Hall of Fame.
栋笃笑
Shaq is Shaq, of course he'll try to make everyone laugh and have a good time, even for his own hall of fame speech.
lmao shaq is a stand up comedian
Ikr
lol
yup, he's also funny when he roasted beiber
that's why he has his own comedy show
Shaq could sit down and still be a stand up comedian
What a great speech. Shaq is so likeable, obviously intelligent and is very funny.
Footnote: It seems to me that Shaq is almost more proud of his academic achievements than anything else.....
Good observation, didn’t notice it but I think you’re right.
He clearly is,look at his face light up,as he speaks about finishing& getting his degree in 2000, getting an MBA in 2004 and his doctorate in 2012.
Shaq is a national treasure we must protect him at all cost man.
imagine Stone Cold saying:
damn, that's a big Ol' son bitch. lol
HAHAHA True that!
WHAT?
sooperb What?!
True
You have officially made my day! !!
I think Shaq got his sense of humor from his mom.She seem to enjoy all his jokes without feeling embarrassed.
Never thanked his mom
@@kvcjrkc she is the first one he thanked four after the initial 4. Watch the video.
Ken Coleman Dude you need to pay attention to what you watch. He thanked his mother right before he mentioned the story of his mom and the bus driver.
Congratulations I am truly impressed with your accomplishments. You should be proud of your family. Thank you for how u carry yourself n motivate our young people. Love you Shaq. Shirley Walker,, Lake Charles La.
@@kvcjrkc idiot she was the first one he thanked. I can understand if it's in the middle of the video but not the fucking first. Moron.
Love how Shaq always give love to A.I sharing the same stories eeeeeevery interview at 26:59
AI was an animal!!! at his size he was fearless taking the ball to the hole!
That was a very nice speech. I loved that he acknowledged his exes and the job they did rearing his kids. Shaq is a class act.
I. Love me some Shaq he is a living legend here in time
How many exs?
@@bluegrassgal7856 two
This was one of the greatest HOF Speeches ever given for Basketball. This guy literally thanked everyone from beginning to the end in order, this is the way it's supposed to be done. Congrats Shaq, I watched you and Penny make magic, I watched you and Kobe make magic, and I saw you and Dwyane make Magic, it was a hell of a journey, I'm excited to see where you're future will take you, we'll be talking about Shaq for as long as he's living and beyond
yes that was a wonderful speech and plus he's use to talking directly to the ppl on camera
it was
iversons was better
dillan gibbs
With all due respect I don't agree. AI's was more heartfelt but Shaq's education and knowledge really shined in this speech.
I agree..
Please do give Mr. Russell a comfortable chair next time. Thanks
Hahahahaha 😂😂😂😂 fr tho
A recliner
"Luke and Laura forever by the way" is the funniest thing I've ever heard Shaq say. I can't wait to show this to my mom and sister who would always watch that show after school in the late 80s/early 90s.
This speech is funnier than most stand up comedy shows out there. And also one of the deepest HOF speeches ever.
It's unreal how this man can mix humor and serious business so well. He was made to play basketball and entertain.
I don’t know I’m definitely a BASKETBALL FREAK!! Football/Baseball are just ok for me but after watching this I see a different person probably the one all these BIG COMPANIES see I’m sure he pulls in BIG PROFITS for them !! PROUD OF YOU GO SHAQ❤️💋💯🔥
@calamorta Blake Griffin does stand-up on the side
28:00 Yao looks like he still standing up even when he sitting down
Hahahahaha
Lmfao
Wow!!!!
Can you imagine being sat behind Yao
Lmaoooo this tickled me
surprise he didn't say Javale Mcgee
OSN 😂😂😂
OSN 😭😭
Lmao😅😅😅
Stop it
Lmfao *shaq voice* "because of javale McGee, shaqtin a fool is a big success. Thanks javale"
Is that ALL you know about Shaq?
"Next to sage smokin' Phil" completely took me out 😂😂😂😩
Damn. Shaq's speech is surprisingly good😂
"I would like to thank Nick Anderson for missing those 4 free throws" 👌👌😂😂😂
Htown would also like to thank
Shaq being shaq. One of the best HOF speech ever.
Him, A.I and the Diaz brothers are the realist athletes ever
immensely entertaining
Shaq is one of a kind, what a wonderful speech. He's just so full of life and smiles. You know wherever Shaq is you are going to have a great time, never change big man.
Shaq gave one of the most entertaining and heartfelt enshrinement speeches I've witnessed.
Shaq Daddy to the HOF , wow.
You here!
His new nickname is "Big Hoffa" according to the interview he conducted with Ernie Johnson LMAO
Bill Russell look bout 1 cough away from turning into dust
Lmao xD c'mon man that's a legend 😂😂
😂😂
Rollin lmao
Yooo 😂😂
Lol XD
This gotta be one of the best HOF speeches ever. Shaq is seriously good at this!
Very professional and etc with a lot of sense of humor and well balanced
The fastest 30 minutes ever. That was great.
fax
True dat.
bill Russell looks like he doesn't know where he is
He's old...Give him a break😂
lol shaq wanted to laugh too..
Age has caught up to the most successful player in the game
Yeah we should be putting respeck on Bill Russell's name
Bill Russell wearing clogs....lol
Loved the chronological order of his life achievements that Shaq gave. Very well presented speech.
This dude is a national treasure. Unique, authentic, and an overall great person.
A cure for depression is this speech right here
John Paul Gonzalez uh no lmao
Aaron Adams yes it is.
I met Shaq late night on a dc street very randomly in a dim lit parking lot, he was with his uncle Jerome and one other guy, (1999), we pulled into the parking lot and said hey what's up Shaq and he immediately turned to her car walked over to us and gave everybody in the car 5 so we hopped out of the car and he started to sign our shirts and anything that we can give him and then he proceeded to talk with us for about 20 minutes until all of my friends became bored and I was the only one sitting there with him while he was playing his Twista music and he had a song where Kobe was rapping. We just sat there and listened to some of his music and he spoke with us and he was the coolest person I've ever met.
dasun13
Then you woke up !
CJ Luciano III 😂😂😂
r/thathappened
that's awesome
wow
There are few sports personalities like him. Always full of charm. He’s hilarious but carries himself with a lot of class. Super witty.
This man is a real class act! Not just from this, but from everything he does.
Bill Russell was looking like he just realized where he was
ROFL too soon bruh
LMAO
He didn't tho he looked to the side like is it time to clap?
that nigga deaf
Lmao
15:57 RIP KOBE BRYANT
😭😭😭
Still mocked him for pushing him off the team lowkey regretted that joke I bet
@@SheffKhalid you said it, it's a joke.. Kobe would've laughed, too
Waww glad Man💯
@@SheffKhalid How was he supposed to know Kobe would get killed taking an ill-advised flight on a helicopter?
The world needs more Shaq's, unbelievable, what a great and sweet guy
Big man with a Hall Of Fame heart. One of the best HoF speeches I've ever heard. He covered everything important without taking the credit! That's unconditional love for you. Its a rare act to follow! But he tries living it everyday. I hope his children carry on this legacy. They're beautiful.
Shit had me tearing up when he said how he left a seat for his father... God dammit who's cutting the onions
Shaq is very intelligent and has a very beautiful family. He wants the best for his kids. Congratulations!
Belinda B⚽🍯☀👋☔💎👏👍🌹😍🎂⬛🔶🔷🔸🔹🎰🐯🐱🐺🐼🐃🐂🐅🐲🐉🐆🐈🐾🌑🌠arrett
Bahahahahaha. One of the dumbest fucking things ever typed on the internet. O'Neal, in reality, was an immature, idiotic, lazy thug. Intelligent would never be a word used to describe his personality or his actions. Wake the fuck up.
@@lordnza And? There's no time limit for comments on UA-cam videos. I read it for the first time today.
@@bubufubu 😂😂😂😂😂😂
bubufubu how was Shaq a thug that’s like calling Dwight Howard a thug
One of the greatest speeches I ve ever heard and witnessed. So well spoken and so characteristic to Shaq.
That was just brilliant. Best HOF speech ever. Too funny, great real stories about friendships, basketball and family.
"Steve Kerr was the first GM to actually call to say I was being traded. All the other times I heard 'cause a loud ass Stephen A Smith on ESPN."😂😂😂
That shit was hilarious!😂😂
Congrats Shaq on a great career and taking your rightful place among basketball's best!
@ 17:20
Thanks dude, I dont remember that one, shaq makes too much jokes :)
THE only nba speech I watched from start to the end. (OK I am a Big fan). :D
Yay. It's not censored.
You mean to tell me they censored that???!!!
they did
+Damien Johnson Yup they censored the cussing on T.V I had to wait to watch the speech on the internet but man was it worth it. U gotta love Shaq
This whole part at 9:30 was silence on TV. Thought it had to be worse for them to do that.
too much son of b** hehehe
Shaq is truly showman - this is the best speech for HOF 😊Such a big man, funny and nice, but real dominator in this great game. 🔥💪
Having watched this speech about 20 times, I have to say it’s the greatest NBA HOF speech ever…
Look how Shaq put his Mom on a pedestal like the Queen she is.
So many things to like about Shaq. I know he was a great basketball player. But they way he speaks about his Mother and how he treats her? Says everything about how she raised him and what type of son he is. First Class.
He put his mom on a pedestal because she the only one that would feed him candy and fried chicken when he threw a temper tantrum.
Marguerite Saint Leger how do u know she is. Queen???
Oh. Because she is black. My bad i forgot how loosely blacks people use the title “Queen”.
😂
John Smith exactly lol. For some reason every “strong black woman” got it in their head they a queen. 😂
@@jrsmith1998 not that deep bitch
Shaq is the grandpa we all wish we had.
Amazing how Shaq speech gets everyone laughing, he is such a funny dude. We love u big man.
Shaq is an amazing story teller!
The Great Bill Russell probably thinks he's dead and he's living in dreams, God damn bruh bless his heart but he looks so clueless up there
When 85 years old you are, look as good and alert you will not!
blastoisemetapod 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Papi Sorrellmm
this is the first time I viewed. Shams. acceptance. into the. hall. of. fame. it. was wonderfully. done. thank. you. SHAQ. great job
You funny 😂😂😂. Yeah he does
Shaq mentioned Doug Sandburg, whom he played high school basketball with. He was my history teacher and golf coach through high school!
No way!!! Please do tell
@@Blodia1990 I think he already did.
@@BRAVO2I4 He should have said "No way!!! Please do tell more
How can you not love Shaq man? Definitely happy I got to experience his entire career in all its glory. Excellent HOF enshrinement speech.
'Shaq Diesel' in action. What a legend. How can you not like this guy.....
"kobe bryant, a guy that would help push me to win three titles in a row....but also helped me get pushed off the team and traded to miami." what a genius. best HOF speech ever
I love Jordan but this is how a HOF speech should be given. Bravo Shaq
MyTwitzWorld
Jordan and talked about himself the whole time. It was uncomfortable to watch !
@@silkcustoms520 jordan was just that way. shaq worshiped legends, Jordan just wanted to beat them. He sees the world full of motivations to be better, to beat those who doubt. same coin as shaq just the opposite side.
Yeah MJ HOF speech was lame.
Whattt mj speech was lit. They all different personalities how tf they gon give the same speech open ya mind up goody
MyTwitzWorld yes while I love Jordan! He didn’t thank all the fans for coming to games, buying all his merchandise
this is my sixth time watching this speech, it's absolutely hilarious best hall of fame speech ever !
Shaq should not only be enshrined for his basketball but for all the great things he has done for people in need thankyou Shaq.
This speech was pure class. This is how it's done
He remembers everyone in his life. What a gentleman!
Yes but in all fairness he is reading from a teleprompter
Shaq is one of the famous cats that will remember even the least known players and will even recognize their games. He’s definitely a student of the game.
@@shelleyreneewentz872 ya right; Shaq wrote, please. He had a good speech writer.
@@juniorways People are so gullible lol
@@juniorways Oh , this 'speech writer' knew all those details and people in his story? The writer wrote the jokes? How does reading from a prompt negate him remembering everyone? One has nothing to do w/ the other. Damn, you're dumb.. that must be why the concept of Shaq writing this speech is so mind blowing to you. This was very important to him, of course he wants the speech to be his own words, his personal imprint is all over this speech and that's what makes it organic
Love Shaq, a great player on the court and an absolutely hilarious guy as well. This speech is so enjoyable.
“❤️ these GREAT ambassadors.”
~ Shaq the BIGGEST court-comedian ever. ~
lol at the beginning Bill Russell is like, "I'm too old to stand up, even at the hof!"
LeBron the greatest team player.
+Arthur Dreams shut up
Not a laughing matter but I believe BR has Alzheimer's. Bill used to never be short on words or reactions.
Every time I see him I just think they need to stop bringing him out to these kinds of events. Yeah, he's one of the greatest to ever do it, but god damn.
Khalid Mohamed Fuck you. He is bitch
even when shaq's not trying to be funny, i still find him significantly more funnier than kevin hart at his best.
Thank god people agree with me finally
Alejandro Montel your sped
@Alejandro Montel I don't find Hart funny at all.. have tried many times to watch his shit but... It just isn't funny to mee..
lol troll 😂😂
Nova and you’re a weeb
Forget basketball, how can you not like Shaq!...so humble and gracious!!!
Shaq is a man of integrity, decency, respect, compassion, humor, and so much more. People say he is generous with his money because he has so much but we can all see that he is generous because he in pure hearted and kind.
This was great. I can't wait for Kobe's HOF speech.
foreal lol
I can't wait for the goat's speech, lebron the king james
^ funny
Lol I can't wait to hear Tim Duncan's
I honestly expect it to b short
But I'm still looking forward to it
Kobe Duncan and mayb kg in the same hof class will b amazing ( if kg retires but I think he'll go 1 more year )
# I can't wait to hear Tim Duncan's
you might be the only one. not that he doesnt belong, but...yawn
The humor Shaq brings into his speech is what sets him apart from the rest. 30 min speech and breaking it up with laughter makes it so easy to listen too.
There is no greater gift than the ability to make people laugh. The game and the fans will miss Shaq.
Shaq is a natural comedian!
Such a crazy coincidence I watched all 4 OG Superman movies and came to watch this. Didn't even notice til now.
The amount of respect he has for Yao is just awesome. Sad that injuries had to cut their rivalry short
He shouldve shouted out the Inside the NBA crew. Lol
Exactly, i'm surprised inside the nba members were not mentioned.
he mentioned them individually. dennis scott, grant hill.
but chuck and kenny got forgotten lmao
He played with D Scot and Grant Hill.
Not really. He is being honoured for playing basketball so he thanks everyone who helped him get there. If he gets an oscar for kazam 3 he will give them a shout out.
he thanked his Turner family which means hes thanking everybody in TNT
Shaq is a great human being. Truly a beautiful heart.
Shaquille O'Neal. One of the funniest guys I have seen in my life
Humble guy. Great character. Man I miss 90's basketball. As a young kid those teams were awesome. Luved Shaq and Penny together.
"Great character". Bahahahahaha. No shortage of ignorant O'Neal fans on UA-cam.
He was everything but humble. He was grateful but not humble
This had the be the greatest HOF speech of all time. How could somebody possibly hit the dislike button?
Brad Miller?
Shaq Tornado victims like, Arvydas Sabonis.
Chris Carter forsure
DItto
kobe of course
I think I've watched this a dozen times over the years. You can't give a better speech. He's classy, hilarious, and even humble. I'll probably watch it a dozen more times the next few years.
It's now 2024 nd every once in awhile I watch this great man's speech. Everyone loves Shaq❤
Here I am realizing Kobe can't joke about him and Shaq's good times on his Hall of Fame speech anymore. RIP Kobe. We'll always love you💜💛
I wouldn't be surprised if he had one made already and shaq reads it
They barely had good times tho
Oh boo hoo
@@Rotttman Lol
@@waterblaster9585 won 3 peat together and a all star co mvp, that's a lot of good times
His Character and Personality match his size.
True Legend.
Man. This guy is humble. Amazing spirit.
7:28 the smile on his friends face made me smile just the application he has for everyone can’t say I’ve heard much bad from anyone about shaq seems down so down to earth
Shaq all jokes, AI all emotional and YOA sound like he still in ESL class. I can't wait for Brian scalabrine to be up there.
did you really just say red rocket? Really?
YAO
+Omar Williams red rocket is Matt Bonner bruh
Scalabrine can't even make the HOF as a janotor
My bad
This Is The Greatest basketball Speeches Of All Time. Entertaining, Motivating, Educating And Straight To The Point.
His jokes, delivery, and timing is 99% better than all standup comedians out there. 😂
Now THAT is a Hall of Fame speech. 👏🏼