Shaq Uncut: Tall Tales and Untold Stories by Shaquille ONeal

Shaq Uncut: Tall Tales and Untold Stories Reviews

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  Brian

  Shaq was like, "Here's my book." I was like, "This is awful."
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  Sharon :)

  Sooo good. If I can’t watch sports listening and learning about the greats will be my season 🙌🏽🙌🏽 I highly recommend this title!!!
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  K2

  This is a really GoodRead! Funny!
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  Morton

  I liked him a lot more before this book. Too much ego - nothing is ever his fault.
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  Cameron Paynter

  Most people know Shaq from the basketball court with the amazing career he has had playing basketball. But this book doesn't only talk about that it talks about Shaq's life and most of the things that people don't know about Shaq, how he is just a big fun loving guy. Shaw is hilarious and so are some things i this book. if you are a fan of Shaq or basketball and want to read about a pretty tremendous person's life then Shaq uncut is the book for you.
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  Jay Rain

  Rating - 8.2
  
  Big guy seems to have blue chips on his shoulder & does a fair amount of finger-pointing; In one sense, my TMZ-side likes the drama but the more mature me thinks less of Shaq (who shirks accountability)
  
  Satisfying amount of insider information (there can always be more) & though it is a bit over-played, you can see that Shaq is generous to his own detriment - appreciate that he owns up to his misgivings
  
  
  
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  Claudia

  Not a bad read. Like many biographies it reads like the liner notes of a good CD with all the thank yous and I couldn't have done it with yous. But, there is a lot to learn about this guy; he's interesting, and it's in ways you wouldn't expect. Plus, I love Jackie Mac, so I had to give it a go. You won't be disappointed.
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  Tara

  Shaq is one of the biggest guys in the NBA. He's also been injury prone. But he has been a fighting force on some of the best teams out there. He shares details from his days with the Magic, Lakers, Celtics, Suns, Cavs and Heat. He's played with the greats, been coached by some of the best and is telling all in this book.
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  Zach Wilber

  Shaq Uncut: Tall Tales and Untold Stories takes you inside the life of one of the world's most recognizable athletes, Shaquille O'neal. Shaq talks about his many hardships growing up, his untouchable NBA career, and more. Anyone would enjoy this book, because it's full of humor and great stories from a living legend.
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  Sandi

  While not much of a Shaq fan during most of his career I've kind of come around on him and found this book about his life pretty interesting. Listened to the audio version which was performed by Dion Graham who really had Shaq's cadence and tone down perfectly.
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  Jacob Dahmen

  I thoought that it was a great story and that shaq went through a lot to get to where he is today. it was very inspiring book.(2)
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  Chris

  I listened to the audio book and it's great and Shaq is a great person (except when it comes to free throws :-).
  
  I highly recommend this book.
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  Deogratias Rweyemamu

  A few pages into this book and there was no doubt Shaq was fully involved in writing his story. The pages brim with boyish humor that has been characteristic of Shaq.
  
  The chronology was kept well structured and still allowed short detours every now and then that kept me fully engaged with the book.
  
  Like with most successful people, Shaq attributes most of his success from his parents. His stepfather being an army man forced them to move every now and then for extended periods of time. In exchange, Shaq developed the ability to engage and learn from diverse groups of people. The lessons on discipline from his father were monumental in shaping who he has become. He portrays his mother as his biggest fan, constantly showering him with moral support and self belief. His mother offers a reason for Shaq's terrible free throw shooting, you'll have to read it to believe it :)
  
  Shaq tells vivid accounts of many people who in one way or another influenced his journey to (in) the NBA. I particularly enjoyed stories on Chris Jackson (Mahmoud Al Rauf), Phil Jackson, Jerry West, Tim Duncan, Kobe (for obvious reasons), Pat Riley, Dale Brown, Doc Rivers and Dwayne Wade. It's always enlightening to hear first hand accounts of what goes on behind the scenes in championship races.
  
  Shaq displays humility in this book by crediting various role players who helped him get his championships. Most notably: Derek Fisher, Brian Shaw, Udonis Haslem, James Posey and Robert Horry. Regarding Brian Shaw, he also credits him for mediating their feud with Kobe back at LAL. Something which, in his opinion, the Lakers never truly credited Shaw for.
  
  There were also surprising revelations in between the book. I was surprised to learn that Shaq doesn't drink or ever taken drugs. I also wasn't aware of his close relationship with Biggie, even during the days leading up to Biggie's death.
  
  Overall, this book has been everything I expected of it and more. A riveting tale of one of the best centers to ever play the game.
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  Anuk Yingrotetarakul

  tldr ;)
  Read if you want a few laughs, already know a bit about the NBA and Shaq, and just have some free time to spare. Don't read it if you are looking for serious content.
  
  Definitely not a serious read. Shaq's narrative is funny, insightful (in some aspects), and pretty relaxing to read. Nonetheless, if you are looking for serious analysis of the NBA, the sports industry, or anything of that sort, be prepared to be disappointed.
  
  Shaq is childish and he doesn't shy awat from it in his writing. He did a bunch of silly things and readily admits to them.
  
  Interesting things in this book are Shaq's interactions with Kobe and others stars that he competed against or played with. Shaq also tells us how he felt throughout his NBA journey, as a rook starting off a young career in Orlando, as an established star in LA, and as an aging star in other franchises. Shaq goes into detail in some major games such as the 1995 NBA finals when Hakeem demolished him, the lakers'drama filled 3-peat or the 2004 superteam that fell apart.
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  El_kiablo

  I picked this up for two reasons: one, it was at a Goodwill for $2 and two, on the back he lists all of his nicknames and one of them was "Big Aristotle." I had never heard anyone call Shaq that and could not imagine any ways in which he was similar to the Ancient Greek philosopher so I wanted to know WTF that was about...
  
  And given those two criteria I can't really flunk this book because it was so cheap and because it does, in fact, answer that one question. Shaq is the Big Aristotle because Aristotle once said one aphorism that Shaq liked - "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit" - and because I'm guessing he's physically larger than a tutor who lived nearly two thousand years ago.
  
  Still, I also can't really give this book a great score because that's a lame reason to give yourself a nickname? I mean, I really like it when Wesley Snipes yells "Some motherfuckers just gotta ice skate uphill" in the Blade movies but I don't think I'm going to go around calling myself "The Human Blade" any time soon.