I don't see a whiner like Shaq behaving like the philosopher Aristotle. Yao should replace him for that nickname. I find Yao gets abused (in term of physical and rule violation) by the other defending center all the time. Look at the cc.net frontpage, then you'll see a blatant handchecking there. He never complains, NEVER. I am not sure if it's a good thing or bad thing. That's great sportsmanship, and he can earn people's respect (including ref's) in that way. However, sometimes the opponents' player and even the refs can abuse his demeanor and just openly abuse him. Your thoughts?
Why the hell does Shaq want to be called the Aristotle? You have to have some intellect and class to even be compared to a philosopher, much less Aristotle.
I always thought it was a joke since nobody really calls him that. Actually, looking it up, he gave himself that name after he won the 99-00 regular season mvp. He called himself the Big Aristotle after he quoted him: "Excellence is not a singular act; it's a habit." So he does know who Aristotle is, too bad he doesn't apply that quote to his life anymore. Remember, he came up with tons of those "the big____" nicknames during the 2000 playoffs. He picked out a different one for each game. Here's something from cnnsi.com:
I think Shaq is one entertaining motha. If I could be buds with any NBA star, Shaq would be the man. He doesn't take himself too seriously just because he makes alot of money. He is also nice as hell.
SHAQ is the man. Please watch him play. Yesterday. He owned two centers. He scored 48 points. He should have scored like 57 points. He just missed too many free throws. He dominates. He is still the best center in the NBA. Yao needs a nickname...but I like his name already. Yao sounds fine. He's never going to be the Diesel. Yao needs to get stronger....
