Shaquille O91裸聊视频橬eal is already known by many names. Superman. The Diesel. The Big Aristotle. But he would like to add another to the list: Movie Star.
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In an interview, O91裸聊视频橬eal spoke about his big plans in Hollywood, why the NBA has gotten soft and where he hopes LeBron James lands this off-season.
AP: What do you miss about playing in the NBA?
O91裸聊视频橬eal: I miss all of it. I miss interacting with the fans. I miss having the unexpected adrenaline rush, the doubts, the fear, overcoming the fear. I miss everything.
AP: Do you play anymore?
O91裸聊视频橬eal: No, not at all.
AP: How come?
O91裸聊视频橬eal: I ain91裸聊视频檛 got it. Right now, I91裸聊视频檓 relinquishing all my powers to my son who91裸聊视频檚 going to UCLA .
AP: That91裸聊视频檚 a shame. I91裸聊视频檇 love to see you and Charles Barkley play one-on-one.
O91裸聊视频橬eal: Yeah, Charles would lose.
AP: Your post-NBA career has been uncommonly busy. Why?
O91裸聊视频橬eal: Seventy per cent of all professional athletes have nothing, not even a job, after they91裸聊视频檙e done. The fact that I couldn91裸聊视频檛 even call a franchise to get an interview to be a coach frightened me. So nothing was simple. Educate yourself, be nice to people and save your money. If you do that, you should be OK.
AP: You have numerous TV shows and films in development. What are your Hollywood aspirations?
O91裸聊视频橬eal: I want to be as big as Rock.
AP: Dwayne Johnson is the biggest movie star on the planet. That91裸聊视频檚 setting a high bar.
O91裸聊视频橬eal: We come from the same place: athletes that transition. That91裸聊视频檚 my goal. I want similar type movies. I want to get thrillers. I want to get dramas. I want to do comedies. I want to be the next Rock. I want to do a thriller where I91裸聊视频檓 like a hero and beat up all the bad guys.
AP: It91裸聊视频檚 been 24 years since your big-screen debut, 91裸聊视频淏lue Chips.91裸聊视频� Do you feel like a veteran actor?
O91裸聊视频橬eal: Well, I have shot 15 movies. I always tell my friends I shot 15 movies but they say, 91裸聊视频淵eah, but if you play Shaq in nine of the movies, that91裸聊视频檚 not really acting.91裸聊视频� I say, 91裸聊视频淵ou make a good point.91裸聊视频� I91裸聊视频檓 just happy to have the opportunity.
AP: Favourite movie?
O91裸聊视频橬eal: Oh, 91裸聊视频淪tepbrothers.91裸聊视频� All day, every day. I know that movie by heart.
AP: What else do you like?
O91裸聊视频橬eal: I just got done watching 91裸聊视频淛ustice League.91裸聊视频� I thought it was pretty good. But they held Superman out too long.
AP: In vogue in today91裸聊视频檚 NBA are big men who can shoot from the perimeter . Could you have developed a three-point game?
O91裸聊视频橬eal: No, I would have played the same way. Because you can91裸聊视频檛 score 40 points a night shooting jumpers. Nobody has, nobody will. But you can score 40 points a night shooting 60, 70 per cent inside the paint. The fact that guys are shooting jumpers, that91裸聊视频檚 just telling me they don91裸聊视频檛 like physical contact. Shooting jumpers is easy. Anybody can shoot a jumper. But can you bang a guy four of five times and then still have enough to score two points for your team?
AP: You think the league has gotten soft.
O91裸聊视频橬eal: Of course.
AP: The Lakers are rumoured to be a likely landing spot for LeBron James. Do you want that to happen?
O91裸聊视频橬eal: I just want the Lakers to be like they were back in the day. I want somebody that can beat Golden State. Golden State has turned into madness. The thing that would make me very excited is if LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard came to the Lakers. Then you91裸聊视频檇 have problems in the West. Then basketball would be fun again.
AP: Have you ever talked to Kyrie Irving about his flat Earth beliefs ?
O91裸聊视频橬eal: No, because I said it too. But I was playing.
AP: You were in make-up for four hours a day for 91裸聊视频淯ncle Drew.91裸聊视频� How did you pass the time?
O91裸聊视频橬eal: Sleep. When I woke up, it still wasn91裸聊视频檛 done.
The Associated Press
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