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Chris Mclean  SHAQUILLE O'NEAL BY

JOHN ALBERT TORRES

This title of this book is __SHAQUILLE O'NEAL GENTLE GIANT__, John Albert Torres.Shaq is one of the best big men in the history of the NBA. He will soon be in the hall of fame. He is one of the best to ever play to game. Shaq was born March 6, 1972 in a poor neighborhood in Newark,New Jersey.He was born an average size seven pounds, eleven ounces.He got his name from an Islamic name book even though he is not muslim. Shaq is a great person and very funny.He is one of the most liked players in the NBA.He is a great person to be with and lots of people look up to him. Shaq has maintained a high level of interest in the workings of the police department and has become personally involved in law enforcement. O'Neal went through the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Reserve Academy and became a reserve officer with the L.A. Port Police.He has stared in t.v showes like my wife and kids and curb your enthusisam. He has made an huge impact on the NBA.He is possible the best 7 footer in NBA history..One of the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players and one of the most prolific scorers in league history.He has a career scoring average of 25.6 points, the ninth-highest in league history, and ranks 11th all-time in scoring (25,908) in 1,013 career games. The thing I admire most about shaq the most is the way he makes players around him better.When he was traded to the the LA Lakers the team was not very good,but his second year on the team they won a championship.After that they won two more years in a row! A couple of years later he was traded to the Miami heat.The team won the the championship that very same year.He now playes for the Phoenix Suns. I think the book i read gave an very honest accont of his life.The book had chapters about his whole life.The book has a chapter about his childhood, and when he was in collage and the start of his NBA life.