<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">MIAMI - Last season Shaquille O?Neal cut to the heart of Paul Pierce?s leadership issues, saying, ?See, young guys now, they want to be the man. But they?ve got to understand that when you?re the man a lot of (expletive) is expected with that.? This season, Shaq - the man who gave Pierce his ?Truth? nickname - has seen the Celtics captain meet those expectations. Now he?s got another challenge for Pierce. ?He has grasped it, but there?s two sides of that,? O?Neal said before his Heat rallied to beat the Celtics, 107-104, last night. ?You?re having a great season and you?re a team leader, but you still are expected to win. That?s really what matters. ?So he?s still ?The Truth,? but he?s going to have to take the next step and make them winners. I haven?t really seen them a lot this year and I don?t really know all the things that are going on. I just know Paul. Paul?s a hell of a player.? After going through a difficult couple of seasons taking over as Celtics leader, Pierce, who totaled 34 points last night, has come to better understand that task. O?Neal didn?t expect it to happen immediately. ?You have to learn how to be a leader,? he said. ?There?s very few guys who come in and are leaders right away. Like me, I had to learn how to be a leader. I had to go through my silly phase, and then after being bashed, I said, ?OK, if y?all are going to put everything on me, then I have to step up.? You can see how Paul?s done that.? </div> Source
Sort of off topic, but how many nicknames has Shaq given to players since he's been in the league? I know he's given himself a few dozen. There's: "The Truth", "The Big Fundamental", "Flash". Any more?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting shapecity:</div><div class="quote_post">He gave Penny a nickname "Fredo" </div> That was funny. If I remember, Kobe was Sonny and Wade was Michael. Of course, he dubbed the whole Kings teams: "The Sacramento Queens".
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting UnLeAsHeD:</div><div class="quote_post">My favorite name Shaq has given somebody would be...Erica Dampier...the best center in the WNBA</div> cooooollllld blooooooded
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting UnLeAsHeD:</div><div class="quote_post">My favorite name Shaq has given somebody would be...Erica Dampier...the best center in the WNBA</div> LMAO That's the best one!
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting hohoyoyoyo:</div><div class="quote_post">make that Erika Dampier add that SOFT european touch to it</div> ill laugh at it anyway! He is good with nicknames I love his nicknames for himself though! I still love Superman though. Doesnt beat Erick Sorry Erika Dampier The Best Center in the WNBA!
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting durvasa:</div><div class="quote_post">How did the feud between Shaq and Dampier start?</div> I remember The heat lost to the Mavs and I think Dampier bragged about it or Shaq said something about Dampier faking offensive fouls on Shaq(like he would fall on ground everytime Shaq had the ball and turned to pull some moves) After the game, Shaq said something like Dampier is weak and Dampier responded "Look at the score" I think that's how it started.
