My reward is just to be a better man. You're so close to losing a loved one ... the ultimate goal is to be a better daddy, a better son, a better tea…

- Jermaine O'Neal

I've taken my bumps and bruises, but you've got to be willing to get knocked down and pick yourself up. You can't get discouraged. You can't lose sig…

- Jermaine O'Neal

I know I'm a good person. I know I can play basketball.

- Jermaine O'Neal

I'm a very emotional player. I use emotion because my team feeds off it.

- Jermaine O'Neal

I think blocking a shot at a crucial point of the game is the most incredible feeling.

- Jermaine O'Neal

In college you learn about college

- Jermaine O'Neal

It's a huge, huge pressure that so many people depend on you. The type of player I am and people look at me to come out and perform a certain way. No…

- Jermaine O'Neal

I think if I had one year of college, I'd have done better with the mental part [of the NBA].

- Jermaine O'Neal

If we win, I don't care if I get 20 boards or five boards.

- Jermaine O'Neal