Shaq Opens Up About His Divorce & His Only Regrets: Penny Hardaway & Kobe Bryant | The Pivot Podcast 

That’s true Accountability. Respect.

Superfacts!!!!!

@Ag21 God does not beget and is not begotten

@Ag21 but understand you must do Acts 2:38,with John 3:16 can't have 1 without the other.

choices after you was chasing something wrong as your soul was poisoned in a deep emotional compromise. is not easy to say choices vs mistakes.

That’s the way it’s supposed to be. Too many of these celebrities get cocky and forget about humanity while simultaneously profiting from the very same people they forgot about.

Damn i forgot shaq was on dere 😆

He is one of the most authentic human beings I have ever met in my life. He was so gracious, and approachable during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Although the company I was working for, prohibited us from engaging with the athletes and entertainers in the course of our duties. The big fella went out of his way to engage with a few us, who were providing security for BMW, at one of their many booths during the Olmpic games. He is a big fella with a big heart. And he was a young man at time. So I knew...even then he would be special.

Thte te ehh tú t wey t y why tettet te ttttt

Good story,thanks for sharing

You're being fooled by that black lives matter white privilege mother f*****

tell that to his ex girls

he's literally bonkers as fuck. are you listening to this dude talk? lol.

Facts I had a few pair growing up

Walmart bought his Shaq shoe brand for millions Smart dude

@@vegadon4112 Yeah still made a grip doing that

The worst part is, he makes the best looking ones for kids. Can't hardly ever find a 12 in this bihh

If I'm not mistaken- Hakeem Olajuwon was the first domino.

He seems ultra genuine. That sounds like a awesome interaction. Shoot, it’s hard to find genuine people on the everyday tbh

Shaq has such a genuine heart ! Not about being rich, this is who he is!

greatness in every sense.. I was devastated when he left the Lakers..he was 1 of the four of my favorite Lakers or Athletes .

Not saying your wrong but it definitely is weird that ive seen this same comment under 5 different videos about Shaq.

Meet him when he was playing with the heat . Late nite in this area called coconut Grove he was at pizza shop 1 in morning we was there for 3 hours talking . Cool dude Gave me his number we later chop it up an he gave me some tickets to the heat game..so humble wish all players were like him

Ayeeee over there on the east side…210!stand up

very cool!

Thank you. This is exactly what I was thinking. I went through the comments to search for something like this. They were on point

Barkley 2.0.

Facts i enjoyed it all the way through

Agree

Time stamp?

I wonder if Shaq is taking a shot at damian lillard with the modelo beer commercial 🤣😂😂!

I think it already is they coming out with consistency and the heat

💯 !!

@@derrickmason7457 I agree!

It's already goat tiers

In my opinion, it's already there. They've found the formula, and they feed off each other very well.

Penny was a bum from 97-98 onward. 15 ppg for 99 Magic and got spanked by AI. Penny without Shaq went from 51% 21 and 7 to 44% 21 and 5.... Then 15 and 5 on 44% ... Lackluster outside of 95 and 96. Let alot to be desired outside of those two seasons.

Penny Hardaway is just worth that....a Penny. Dude is wack!!

@@acemany1126 somewhat romanticized above reality. Him and Grant Hill..they were darlings of the 90's golden era benefitting greatly from the consistency and long tenures of Magic, Bird, Jordan, Isiah and Olajuwon and the many other stars of the late 80's and early 90's NBA that created the worldwide leader in Sports era.... And Penny and Hill were believed to be alongside GP, Kemp, SHAQ, Mourning, Mutombo, Coleman, Larry Johnson, Strickland and Webber and Sprewell the best of the early 2000's generation to come post Jordan and Barkley and Malone and Ewing etc. By 98, Duncan with Robinson's help was in the second round as a rookie. By 99 he was champion. Before any of those other guys. By 99 Kobe was better than Penny. By 2000 he was better than Hill. AI was better than Penny and Hill by 2001. Possibly 2000. Definitely better than Penny by 1999. Carter was better than Hill by 01. Maybe 2000. TMAC better than Hill or Penny by 01. Sprewell was a ECFinalist and NBA finalist in 99 and 00. 04 he had the TWolves in the WCFinals with KG. He was a better early 2000's star than Penny or Hill. Nowitzki, Rasheed, Ben Wallace, Wade, LeBron came and all surpassed Penny and Hill by 01, 02, 03. Penny and Hills prime literally died in their first 7 seasons. Penny by 98 in his 5th season. Hill by his 7th season same year Jordan was beginning certification of the crown 👑 the NBA was tailoring 🪡 for him since 1984... He sealed it approved by 93 his 9th season. Hill was at a greater teeter by 01. His 7th season and he'd miss the playoffs twice. He had missed the second round of the playoffs for 6 seasons. He was now let go by his original franchise and beginning his career with his second team by year 7. They were duds. They deflated under massive expectations. I remember in 99 Magic vs Lakers and I wasn't ready to cede to Kobe from Penny. Penny still had some light there that people wanted to believe in. Kobe's 33 second half points basically ended that. Hill and Penny were supposed to be obstacles for Kobe. Like the Magic and Bird Kobe had to wrestle control from. They weren't even in the ring. Kobe comfortably was in the ring with a shadow legend. Jordan was retired by 99.. he left an empty throne for anybody to take. Nobody could take it. Nobody had earned it from Jordan on the court in the most traditional way. The NBA crafted his legacy very well. He literally is a King 👑 that left unscathed. Undecapitated by a young gun. Penny and Hill were Eastern Conference young guns from 95-98. They didn't touch MJ.. Shaq left before he could properly unseat Jordan for good. Then it was Shaq and Kobe after a plan delay in 99 that took it from Duncan and Robinson who took it from nobody. They literally avoided their BULLY the Jazz in 1999 and swept a what are you doing here? 99 Blazers in the WCF. At least if 99 Spurs picked off Malone and Stockton and Ewing in 99 but NO! They picked off Rasheed and Brian Grant and Sabonis and Stoudamire and Sprewell and Houston and Camby and LJ... But nobody who actually carried a mantle in the 90's NBA. Who was a first Teamer of those players mentioned? Sprewell in 94? They got Shaq in 99 second round but damn they got em in the second round when he was 31-19 and only 3-1 winner over Pippen, Barkley, and Olajuwon but I mean what is SHAQ's major points in the 90's that we don't discard as a lil faulty?

Love to see it, his parents raised him well, they must be so proud

Shaq thought he had Channing but Channing was plotting then him with the 5'2 eyes hahahahahahaha.....that whole bit was funny.

Locker room talk on TV

On everything

Channing a good fool. Shaq mean serious look, breaking into a smile, thats the gem.

Agreed

All facts 👍🏼

Aint nobody larger than life kid

Here here!! 👏🏿

I read this like I was narrating a movie trailer

@@DJisthebest1 I get it but we gotta try anyway, that’s the point of life

You sound like the type that would've taken that dinner with jay-z

Man well said

Don't be hard on yourself, there is always tomorrow. Try to live a day at a time.

So true. 💯💯💯

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Dennis S don’t mind the troll Ya Mama, in the comments.There is nothing wrong with reflecting,and showing emotion.❤️👑

I can relate

@Ellie5621 I mean technically his way did work; it just didn't have the longevity that their partnership could of had if he chose another way. It's like someone saying they regret somethings in their life but ultimately are satisfied and comfortable with how their live has turned out so far.

@@oneskillpoint4669 I disagree more money makes owning your mistakes more easily. I would love to hear your reasoning before I go into depth why. Just to have more understanding

@Ellie5621 maybe I missed the context, but the way I received it; he was speaking on the game in which the way he did things and business. Not personal relationships.

@Ellie5621 He said he regrets everything with his wife and leaving Penny Hardaway. He thinks about what could of been with Penny if he didn't leave, what would still be if he did right by his wife and not speaking more to his sister and Kobe before he passed. He never said he regretted anything about Kobe except reaching out to him more after that split. He's said on numerous occasions that the sit down he did for the NBA with Kobe was the first conversation face-to-face they had had since he left LA and the only time he saw Kobe after that was Kobe's last game. When he spoke about doing it his way, he was only talking about his playing career; nothing else included.

@Ellie5621 @Ellie5621 lol Because that's how he answered it. Nobody has ever said Shaq is a cohesive individual. He's all over the place most of the time. I can just see he wasn't contradicting himself, even though it can appear that way sometimes. I see what you see though. Maybe they should have commented to help him clarify and distinguish both points clearer at the end; I have just heard him speak on it enough in other settings to understand what he was saying overall.

Richard Princess Harmony

What a great time to change for them.

@@shirtjuggler I didn’t say change I said work harder.

Motivation is fleeting

@@pllc6886 thanks for that nothing of a comment lol. I’m aware..

And it was ! 🔥

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🎯🎯🔥

Excellent!

Ditto 🔥

Absolutely great comment Jerald. WE feel ya!

I had an opportunity to meet Shaq. Though he appeared to be intent on getting somewhere, he stopped, took a picture, engaged my husband and I in conversation; he was gracious, intelligent and caring.

Absolutely 👍🏾

Man yall so fuckin sensitive mother of my kids baby mama same shit baby easier to say chill out

He is definitely the product of someone who had a wise, stern male figure in his life and he listened.

Deep.

I never liked the term 'baby momma'. I could be wrong, but I always interpreted it as making a statement that you don't have to be a father to your child. I dunno

That’s crazy Chris rock said that a while ago he lived in an exclusive neighborhood all athletes superstar singers were his neighbors and a dentist better put your kids in dental school lol

😂😂

@@mikejoe9121 Man, people are not understanding. You got these ICONs living next to no name Dentists. Not everyone can be and ICON but a lot of us can be dentists.

@@leonholloway “…not everyone can be AN icon… “. No shade, just truth. You don’t realize how differently things read when written in their proper context. Ijs

N what are u?

Definitely a renaissance man...an amazing person fr

He's from Newark NJ.. a natural born hustler 🤷🏽‍♂️

Shaq might be a bit nostalgic and dreamy.I clearly remember Penny looking defeated many games without Shaq and he displayed it by the way he played.Kobe never relented even LeBron has relented on occasion along with Penny i witnessed it.Shaa is wrong because Kobe couldn't stand taking it easy.Never even after injury.

So were supposed to not love our sons?

@@tonyonaperky2128 what Shaq means by how hard he goes on his sons is that we are the hunters, we’re providers, and we are to protect. He wants his men to be me. And he’s ole skool! He’s not following the trends of the world today! He’s using the tactics of the ole skool way! These were the most legit men of our times! Love your sons but make men of them and don’t allow them to be comfortable living off of us and their moms! Be hungry enough to figure it out! I wouldn’t push my son out of the house but I’d have him so ready to live and be great that he would go and take over the world!

@@tonyonaperky2128 yeah sure bud

@@mistermister9510 That makes a lot better sense

@@mistermister9510 your right thank you ignore the bots and idiots on here

The people that belittle you are beneath you. It goes, “I am better than no one. No one is better than me”. I am from theme white collar world (for reference) and it infuriates me when people look down upon the very people that seamlessly make this world tick with precision. Maintenance workers, truck and delivery drivers, sanitation workers, etc. on behalf of myself and the ungrateful, I THANK YOU. All you can do is prepay for ‘em….❤😊

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

@@videogod2K 💯💯💯💯

Shaq was right when he said of everybody could just sit and talk openly like this. The world would pop

@@TyQuieseSoFly Facts

He was definitely vulnerable here. This was a very emotionally yet powerful interview. Shaq continues to inspire all human beings across the world with his positivity.

@@velocirshtr3756 it is the trust they brought with them as former athletes

I could'nt agree with you more. this was so epic for me to watch was awesome. I will FOREVER be a fan of his!!!!

Shaqs best interview ever, and im glad it was not with some fake greedy corporate media outlet. Keep it in the hood Shaq!

REAL BLACK MEN!!! THANKS BROTHAS!!!

Choices, not mistakes

Channing definitely need Jesus 🙄😂

We love it!

🤣🤣🤣

Not Channing needs Jesus lol. That was hilarious 😂.

LMAO!! He so outta pocket. I love him 😂😭

You called it!

Yes it will

You took the words out my mouth

Well said

The Channing dude is cringe! Some shit just stupid.

He was forcing it a little bit this episode

@@chiraqsavagesunseentweets2370 no he wasn’t

@@chiraqsavagesunseentweets2370 sometimes he could force it

@@gamingbytay4673 early on, not at the end

it's going to get to a point where folks are going to come on there for Channing to clown their ass lol

4real…..they go to those unsafe places. But their so cool with the guys they interview that they don’t mind opening up to em

Shay Sharpe next guest 💯💡

I gotta put All the Smoke in there too. I love it too much to not put it in that convo

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- that’s crazy cause I came str8 over here after I watched the T-Mac episode

He's a Pisces!! ☺❤🙌🏾

And his father, wow!

May God continue to grant him health wealth and true joy !!!!!

i agree 159% with u Olivia!

Love ❤️🥰🥰🥰🥰 me some shaq

Thanks

Thanks bro, I was hoping somebody did this, lol

Yeah this show is great. Question, are you interested in winning prizes in exchange for listening to one song?

Penny was different lol

Good but not great🤷🏿‍♂️

@@thefreakyrobber0 we gone agree to disagree 🤷🏽‍♂️

@@thefreakyrobber0 4x NBA All Star (1995-1998) 2× All NBA First Team (1995, 1996) All NBA Third Team (1997) NBA All NBA Rookie First Team (1994) His awards and recognition before his injury says he was great 🤷🏿‍♂️

@@thefreakyrobber0 did you see Penny from his Memphis State days thru his Orlando days????? There has never been a player like Penny before, during or after his playing days!!!! He would kill NBA players today!

Yesss 💯!!

Facts

They are clean but why do they be making them so big lol

That boy got some Shaq size teeth 🤣🤣🤣

@@altcapital2472 he got the Nore teeth😂 😁 They look good though

@@MrBossuporbowout He got Shaq up off him with that "biggest regret is not wearing socks" he is ready for the teeth smoke 🤣🤣🤣

@@altcapital2472 🤣🤣🤣

Shaq is sexy as hell. The way he carries himself, that's a MAN!

@Citrus Fruit so people can’t learn from their mistakes?

Yes, Shaq is a REAL man to admit his wrong. 💯

You are right on. I felt that. Shaq thank you immensely for owning your mistakes without any excuses.

Time stamp?

If he was a man he’d still be married.

@@Cultofpersonality09129 exactly lol

I concur!

Not overly revealing interview

I've never heard Shaq mention it (he might have) if he was influenced by Charles Barkley, but Charles was the first "straight talker" who didn't pull punches with the media, at least from the NBA.

Trust me he’s in great shape for his age

SHAQUILLE O'NEAL RADIO WHEN WE GOT MARRIED E1765 BASICALLY AT EAST TWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH CENTRAL INDIANS THE RICKEY SMILEY MORNING SHOW IN THE BACKGROUND PLAYGROUND

Facts!

Right!

Most men say what there accountability which most women seem to be allergic to nowadays cuz me no more likely to do accountability than women are women don't take accountability for s*** at least nowadays they don't I can admit I was wrong about a lot of things they can admit that wrong about nothing and I'm not saying all women I'm saying most by today's standards

@@trublacking8572 I'm a woman and I totally agree with you. Its alot of bitter women walking around like they were and are perfect in their marriages and relationships. As I got older and wiser I took a look in the mirror and said hey your not perfect , you've done wrong before and you also have contributed to some of your conflicts now go and apologize to that man.

It takes a real man to admit and openly discuss this

@@lawestphilly "Alot of bitter women...?" 🤔 Ma'am, due to how BW are "socialized," most BW are more like Shaunie rather than most like Shaq. 🙄 IJS

Hey, Channing did make Shaq cry. lol

Also the fact that he respects her new relationship and wishes her the best shows his growth and again like you stated realized he was the one that made the mistakes.

@@cccuevas89 👍

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@Ronald Belger 😳🤷‍♀️🙄🙄🙄 Your comment alone - Big Sigh……So what’s the real reason why you responded to me🤥

Cause every woman never thinks it’s the ex’s fault 😂 jk

We all watching thinking the same thing when is Channing gonna take this conversations off the rails 🤣🤣🤣

From the jump 🤣 "whatcho big ass laughing at?" 🤣

Channing is caaaa-razy...zero sense!🤣 This podcast reminds me of the dynamic Shaq, EJ, Kenny the Jet, and Chuck have without guests. I love the brotherhood banter and transparency of these men. They allow men and the guests to share their heart in such an authentic way. Keep up the FAN-tastic work, fellas!👏🏽 I still want y'all to bring the PIVOT to the people.😊

Great Shaq gave your team basketball shoes, when he turned pro.

Yes !! 💯

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Street clothes