Shaquille O'Neal reflects on his parenting style in a recent interview, stating he does not pressure his seven children to pursue basketball. Instead, he encourages them to explore other academic paths like law, medicine, or engineering. O'Neal stresses hard work and education, humorously linking family wealth to obtaining degrees. He maintains a supportive but non-entitled approach as his kids navigate their own paths, sharing insights on the sacrifices he made during his basketball career which included missed family events and the importance of choices.
You know you're going to have to give everything up, right? How many birthday parties did I miss? How many school plays did I miss? Life is choices.
We don't need another basketball player. At all. So if you want to play basketball, cool, but please go to law school. Please go to medical school.
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