Shaquille O’Neal said, “My stepdad was a Sergeant in the Army, a serious and strong man of character. We had an excellent relationship...
I once played at Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks in my first season in the NBA.
I had a terrible game.
Afterward, he called me and asked why I played so badly.
He wondered if it was the pressure of facing Patrick Ewing and the Knicks. I told him I felt pressure.
He said, ‘Tomorrow, I want you home at 7:00 AM. Pick me up. We’re going to see a family that has no home.’
On the way, we encountered a family in need.
My stepdad stopped, gave them money for their next meal, and said,
"That’s pressure. You have everything; you’re weak. There’s no pressure in playing basketball and earning millions of dollars. Real pressure is felt by those who don’t know when or where their next meal will come from."
He told me to get out and help that family.
I got out and saw a man with his wife and two children who had just lost their home.
The man was looking for work. He told me he was cutting grass.
I called a friend and asked him to get this man a job.
I called another friend and said I needed an apartment for a family of four, promising to send a check the next day. They needed help.
After that, I never felt pressure in a basketball game again because that family had real pressure.”
One week until Oklahoma Softball! Throwback to the WCWS last year when Ella Parker hit this walk off 3 run home run, down 2 with 2 outs in the bottom of the 7th
Few people as built for the big moment as Kip Lewis
This was him during the timeout before Alabama's final drive, just vibing to the lights and music
Shortly thereafter - the sack that was ultimately the difference in the final stop and win
#Sooners:
Takeoff on our flight from OKC to Birmingham has been slightly delayed.
Not because of weather, not because government shutdown, but because Barry Switzer is on the first row of the plane and a flight full of OU fans had to shake The King’s hand.
Absolutely love it.
Everybody stop and watch this.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, a legal immigrant, successful actor, and former California Governor, just left The View STUNNED.
They attempted to get him to condemn ICE raids and what did he do?
He credited America for his success, promoted legal immigration, and called out violent criminal aliens.
Absolute masterclass:
“I'm so proud and happy that I was embraced by the American people like that. Imagine I came over here with absolutely nothing, and then to create a career like that. In no other country in the world could you do that. Every single thing is because of America.”
“The key thing is that we got to do things legal. Those people that are doing illegal things in America, and they're the foreigners, they are not smart. When you come to America, you're a guest and you have to behave like a guest.”
“You have a responsibility as an immigrant to give back to America and to pay back to America and to go and do something for your community.”
Marina Mabrey being allowed to stay in the game further proves how big of a joke WNBA officials are.
A player is holding their eye and gets thrown to the floor from the back.