150 Quotes by Jermaine O'Neal

I didn't come to Boston for any money.

Not one team knew I struggled with that - not being able to pick up the phone and call my dad and ask him, Can you help me?' Or, Are you proud of me?' Or to cherish me being drafted or my kids being born.

I made a ton of money in my career.

You see a lot of people in sports who need to be humbled first to become who they are.

I want to be able to function and that's the conversation that I'm having now more than ever - playing vs. functioning while I'm finished playing.

Sometimes you can't be a champion. That doesn't determine who you are. But you can be a champion father, and that means everything.

I'm not in a position physically to take in five years of losses and downtime.

I'm very open to Portland.

Larry Bird is a hard man to deal with. He tries to make unfair trades.