like i always said, this is a fairy tale life, but the situation he was going through was really, really rough. yeah, but he threw you under the bus. yeah, he did, but i forgive him. let it go. forgive him, forgive him, forgive him, let it go. - so we never - why? why? why? because my mother knows me. she knows that i was getting ready to go off and do something that s, you know, probably would still be talking about to this day. but she called me immediately and said, don t. baby, you gotta be the bigger man. you know, he s going through some things. you know, we re going to pray for him. we re going to wish him well. we hope it turns out okay. but you just play basketball and concentrate on you and don t respond on it. that s the advice that i took. when you look back on your basketball career, was it the shining light of your life professionally? yes and no. my mother told me that my grandmother told her that i would be known for something more than basketball. basketball is ju
my story is the story of a regular working man making it to become very successful. shaq: a doctorate of education. i did that, basically, for my mother and for my children. levin: what do you mean? shaq: my children grew up a fairy tale life, and now that the life is over, i always have to explain to them, this right here, that s not real life. this is real life. handling your business is real life. so i wanted them to see me as more than just shaq, the great hall of fame basketball player. so after i left lsu i left in 92. levin: and you left before graduating. - yes. - you had only completed three years. i, shaquille o neal, after careful deliberation, have decided to forego my senior year of eligibility at lsu. and my parents were very upset, very upset,
he don t even know about my case, really. i don t care about his case. while jones and wilkins have cut off communication for now, another pair of co-defendants writes to each other every chance they get. happy anniversary, babydoll. how are you doing today? i m all right considering the fact that we can t be together on this day but i know there s many more to come. i m just ready to get our lives moving towards a better sister. lori dowda and her boyfriend josh holtzclaw were both arrested for second-degree burglary. dowda has pled guilty and will soon serve one year in prison. holtzclaw is working with prosecutors for a plea deal. we went into a school, got electronics and stuff in that nature. we just wanted a quick dollar. then went downhill in that area. then actually be calling each other bonnie and clyde for a while. we ve been together for six months. he was trying to give me my fairy tale life. my whole life being in group homes and stuff, he tried to spoil me b
except the people i eat with, the people i break bread with. he don t even know about my case, really. i don t care about his case. while jones and wilkins have cut off communication for now, another pair of co-defendants writes to each other every chance they get. happy anniversary, babydoll. how are you doing today? i m all right considering the fact that we can t be together on this day but i know there s many more to come. i m just ready to get our lives moving towards a better sister. lori dowda and her boyfriend josh holtzclaw were both arrested for second-degree burglary. dowda has pled guilty and will soon serve one year in prison. holtzclaw is working with prosecutors for a plea deal. we went into a school, got electronics and stuff in that nature. we just wanted a quick dollar. then went downhill in that area. then actually be calling each other bonnie and clyde for a while. we ve been together for six months. he was trying to give me my fairy tale life. my whol
except the people i eat with, the people i break bread with. he don t even know about my case, really. i don t care about his case. while jones and wilkins have cut off communication for now, another pair of co-defendants writes to each other every chance they get. happy anniversary, babydoll. how are you doing today? i m all right considering the fact that we can t be together on this day but i know there s many more to come. i m just ready to get our lives moving forwards a better future. lori dowda and her boyfriend josh holtzclaw were both arrested for second-degree burglary. dowda has pled guilty and will soon serve one year in prison. holtzclaw is working with prosecutors for a plea deal. we went into a school, got electronics and stuff in that nature. we just wanted a quick dollar. then went downhill in that area. then actually be calling each other bonnie and clyde for a while. we ve been together for six months. he was trying to give me my fairy tale life.