1 00:00:02,043 --> 00:00:03,628 [TV static drones] 2 00:00:03,712 --> 00:00:05,922 [bright tone] 3 00:00:06,506 --> 00:00:08,091 - The following is a presentation 4 00:00:08,174 --> 00:00:11,928 of motherfucking HBO Sports. 5 00:00:12,011 --> 00:00:14,639 Once upon a time in the land of La La, 6 00:00:14,723 --> 00:00:16,433 Showtime prevailed. 7 00:00:16,516 --> 00:00:18,643 - A world champion-- would you believe that? 8 00:00:18,727 --> 00:00:21,020 - ♪ America are running scared... ♪ 9 00:00:21,104 --> 00:00:22,021 - The Lakers made good 10 00:00:22,105 --> 00:00:24,232 on Coach Pat Riley's guarantee of a year ago 11 00:00:24,315 --> 00:00:26,234 that they would repeat as NBA champions. 12 00:00:26,317 --> 00:00:28,069 Last night's win over Detroit 13 00:00:28,153 --> 00:00:31,573 marks the fifth NBA title in the 1980s for the Lakers. 14 00:00:31,656 --> 00:00:34,242 - I'm going to Disneyland! Yeah! 15 00:00:34,325 --> 00:00:37,078 - Dr. Buss put together 16 00:00:37,162 --> 00:00:39,038 what he wanted the Lakers to be. 17 00:00:39,122 --> 00:00:41,708 And that was Showtime. 18 00:00:41,791 --> 00:00:44,169 He wanted the focus on the team. 19 00:00:44,252 --> 00:00:47,130 He wanted to bring entertainment to sports. 20 00:00:47,213 --> 00:00:48,798 - How many more of these 21 00:00:48,882 --> 00:00:50,633 would you like to get under your belt? 22 00:00:50,717 --> 00:00:52,635 - About 20. [laughter] 23 00:00:52,719 --> 00:00:55,555 Because of the HIV virus, 24 00:00:55,638 --> 00:00:57,015 I will have to retire 25 00:00:57,098 --> 00:00:58,641 from the Lakers today. 26 00:00:58,725 --> 00:00:59,809 - But then we go 27 00:00:59,893 --> 00:01:02,812 from the Magic Johnson/ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar era, 28 00:01:02,896 --> 00:01:04,147 and we're floundering. 29 00:01:04,230 --> 00:01:05,315 [buzzer blares 30 00:01:05,398 --> 00:01:06,858 - This is a comedy of errors. 31 00:01:06,941 --> 00:01:08,359 - People were losing hope. 32 00:01:09,569 --> 00:01:13,907 My father was on a mission to remake the roster 33 00:01:13,990 --> 00:01:16,951 to rival the Showtime era. 34 00:01:17,035 --> 00:01:20,914 And there was no doubt that Shaq was the answer. 35 00:01:20,997 --> 00:01:25,001 ♪ ♪ 36 00:01:25,084 --> 00:01:27,712 - Shaquille O'Neal met with VP Jerry West 37 00:01:27,796 --> 00:01:30,173 and then agreed to the deal a short time later. 38 00:01:30,256 --> 00:01:34,177 - Shaq signed a 7-year, $120 million contract-- 39 00:01:34,260 --> 00:01:36,346 the largest in sports history. 40 00:01:36,429 --> 00:01:37,722 - I believe that it guarantees 41 00:01:37,806 --> 00:01:39,432 a sellout crowd every home game. 42 00:01:39,516 --> 00:01:41,059 I think it guarantees a chance 43 00:01:41,142 --> 00:01:43,853 the Lakers have another world-title opportunity. 44 00:01:43,937 --> 00:01:45,522 - History is really repeating itself here. 45 00:01:45,605 --> 00:01:47,982 Wilt Chamberlain went from Philly to the Lakers. 46 00:01:48,066 --> 00:01:49,692 Kareem went from Milwaukee to the Lakers. 47 00:01:49,776 --> 00:01:52,403 And now another great center is motating to the Left Coast. 48 00:01:52,487 --> 00:01:54,322 He leaves Orlando as a four-time all-star, 49 00:01:54,405 --> 00:01:56,741 former rookie of the year without an NBA title, 50 00:01:56,825 --> 00:01:58,993 which may not be a very long time in coming 51 00:01:59,077 --> 00:02:00,328 to this fair city. 52 00:02:00,411 --> 00:02:07,418 ♪ ♪ 53 00:02:16,970 --> 00:02:20,390 - Please welcome Shaquille O'Neal! 54 00:02:20,473 --> 00:02:22,559 - Every year after we lose in the playoffs 55 00:02:22,642 --> 00:02:24,978 with the Orlando Magic, the next day I'm in LA, 56 00:02:25,061 --> 00:02:27,188 filming movies, working on my rap album. 57 00:02:27,272 --> 00:02:29,858 So, when I left to go to LA, 58 00:02:29,941 --> 00:02:32,610 it's like I'm going to my second home. 59 00:02:32,694 --> 00:02:34,863 Superstars and palm trees 60 00:02:34,946 --> 00:02:37,699 and parties and movies-- 61 00:02:37,782 --> 00:02:39,033 it was everything. 62 00:02:39,117 --> 00:02:41,035 You know, people always say I don't concentrate 63 00:02:41,119 --> 00:02:42,954 on basketball-- I do too much rapping. 64 00:02:43,037 --> 00:02:44,622 I do too much movies, but to me, 65 00:02:44,706 --> 00:02:48,084 movies are an opportunity to have a summer job. 66 00:02:48,167 --> 00:02:50,128 - Roll camera! Action! 67 00:02:50,211 --> 00:02:51,421 - You know, I think people get, you know, 68 00:02:51,504 --> 00:02:53,965 tired of hearing money, money, money, money, money, money. 69 00:02:54,048 --> 00:02:57,051 I just want to go be young, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok... 70 00:02:57,135 --> 00:02:58,720 [laughter] And have fun. 71 00:02:58,803 --> 00:03:00,680 Ahh. 72 00:03:00,763 --> 00:03:02,557 The day I arrived to LA, 73 00:03:02,640 --> 00:03:04,475 Jerry West brings me in the Forum, 74 00:03:04,559 --> 00:03:06,686 and he says, "Young man, I want you to look up." 75 00:03:08,021 --> 00:03:10,523 And it's all the retired jerseys. 76 00:03:10,607 --> 00:03:14,068 He says to me, "I guarantee if this thing is done correctly, 77 00:03:14,152 --> 00:03:15,862 we're gonna win multiple championships." 78 00:03:15,945 --> 00:03:18,114 And then the lights go off. [imitates lights buzzing] 79 00:03:18,197 --> 00:03:20,074 And then you see the spotlight on Kareem. 80 00:03:20,158 --> 00:03:21,075 [imitates light buzzing] 81 00:03:21,159 --> 00:03:22,076 Spotlight goes on Wilt Chamberlain. 82 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:23,119 [imitates light buzzing] 83 00:03:23,202 --> 00:03:25,079 Spotlight goes on Magic Johnson. 84 00:03:25,163 --> 00:03:26,915 And he said, "By the end of your career, 85 00:03:26,998 --> 00:03:29,375 "you either gonna be up there with those guys, 86 00:03:29,459 --> 00:03:31,502 or this whole thing is gonna be a bust." 87 00:03:31,586 --> 00:03:33,296 He said, "I know you like doing movies 88 00:03:33,379 --> 00:03:35,840 "and your rap stuff, but at some point, 89 00:03:35,924 --> 00:03:37,467 "you're gonna have to dial it down 90 00:03:37,550 --> 00:03:39,677 "to where you're doing nothing but concentrating 91 00:03:39,761 --> 00:03:40,970 "on winning championships. 92 00:03:41,054 --> 00:03:43,264 Now you got to step it up." 93 00:03:43,348 --> 00:03:45,308 It's time. 94 00:03:45,391 --> 00:03:47,477 - So the crowd of 10,300 95 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:49,646 is waiting to see the new edition of the Lakers, 96 00:03:49,729 --> 00:03:51,147 and there are a lot of new faces. 97 00:03:51,230 --> 00:03:53,650 Now here he comes, the big fella, 98 00:03:53,733 --> 00:03:56,486 Shaquille O'Neal! [players shouting] 99 00:03:56,569 --> 00:03:59,238 - Even though I'm the Shaq, when, like, other superstars 100 00:03:59,322 --> 00:04:02,116 see me or recognize me, it's just like, oh, my God. 101 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:04,369 Is that Whoopi Goldberg? Is that Denzel? 102 00:04:04,452 --> 00:04:07,372 Then I said to myself, "They're here to watch you. 103 00:04:07,455 --> 00:04:09,624 "If you don't play, none of this works. 104 00:04:09,707 --> 00:04:11,918 Give them a good show." 105 00:04:12,001 --> 00:04:13,670 - Look out, George, here he comes! 106 00:04:13,753 --> 00:04:16,339 360 turn, slam dunk! 107 00:04:16,422 --> 00:04:18,341 - Oh, no... 108 00:04:18,424 --> 00:04:21,177 - Jerry West... he makes it! 109 00:04:21,260 --> 00:04:23,179 - The whole thing was the logo. 110 00:04:23,262 --> 00:04:26,057 - Shaquille O'Neal was probably the scariest center 111 00:04:26,140 --> 00:04:28,309 that you'd want to play against... 112 00:04:28,393 --> 00:04:30,353 - Shaquille, fadeaway-- got it! 113 00:04:30,436 --> 00:04:32,689 - Particularly when he was really into the game, 114 00:04:32,772 --> 00:04:34,065 when it was important. 115 00:04:34,148 --> 00:04:36,943 Shaquille would run through you. 116 00:04:37,026 --> 00:04:40,029 Shaquille would go over top of you. 117 00:04:40,113 --> 00:04:41,322 He could embarrass you. 118 00:04:41,406 --> 00:04:43,658 - Like, mm. Get out of here. 119 00:04:43,741 --> 00:04:45,994 That's his game. 120 00:04:46,077 --> 00:04:48,830 - To Shaq... both: Oh! 121 00:04:48,913 --> 00:04:50,748 - Slam dunk! 122 00:04:50,832 --> 00:04:52,208 - I've won on every level. 123 00:04:52,291 --> 00:04:53,584 I won on the international level, 124 00:04:53,668 --> 00:04:55,086 the young level, the kiddie level, 125 00:04:55,169 --> 00:04:56,212 DY level. 126 00:04:56,295 --> 00:04:58,715 Well, now it's a must that I win on this level. 127 00:04:58,798 --> 00:05:00,049 It took the great Michael Jordan 128 00:05:00,133 --> 00:05:01,175 seven years to win one. 129 00:05:01,259 --> 00:05:02,635 It took the great Hakeem ten years. 130 00:05:02,719 --> 00:05:03,928 I hope it doesn't take me that long, 131 00:05:04,012 --> 00:05:06,723 but I'm gonna just keep trying hard until I get one. 132 00:05:06,806 --> 00:05:09,142 - Immediately get someone like him, 133 00:05:09,225 --> 00:05:11,561 people start looking at a team in different ways. 134 00:05:11,644 --> 00:05:15,189 It's a championship team now, championship caliber, 135 00:05:15,273 --> 00:05:17,400 and along the way, we had been fortunate enough 136 00:05:17,483 --> 00:05:20,236 to make a trade during the draft-- 137 00:05:20,319 --> 00:05:23,239 young fella by the name of Kobe Bryant. 138 00:05:23,322 --> 00:05:24,532 - Showboat-- 139 00:05:24,615 --> 00:05:27,910 that was the nickname we had for Kobe when he first came in, 140 00:05:27,994 --> 00:05:30,496 'cause some rookies, when they first come in, 141 00:05:30,580 --> 00:05:32,206 they say, "This is your team." 142 00:05:32,290 --> 00:05:35,585 Like, when I first got to Orlando, I was that rookie. 143 00:05:35,668 --> 00:05:36,753 And Kobe was the type, 144 00:05:36,836 --> 00:05:38,755 he never wanted to be brought in slowly. 145 00:05:38,838 --> 00:05:40,590 He wanted to be great from day one. 146 00:05:40,673 --> 00:05:44,427 ♪ ♪ 147 00:05:44,510 --> 00:05:45,511 So we're good enough 148 00:05:45,595 --> 00:05:47,221 to make it to the Western Conference Finals. 149 00:05:47,305 --> 00:05:48,890 When we go against teams like Utah, 150 00:05:48,973 --> 00:05:51,392 we would always get swept. 151 00:05:51,476 --> 00:05:52,393 Before you succeed, 152 00:05:52,477 --> 00:05:54,604 you must learn how to fail. 153 00:05:54,687 --> 00:05:57,774 I just hope that I don't have to fail too many more times. 154 00:05:57,857 --> 00:05:59,609 I've been going through this for six years 155 00:05:59,692 --> 00:06:01,611 and I hate fucking saying to myself, 156 00:06:01,694 --> 00:06:02,820 "Well, maybe next year." 157 00:06:02,904 --> 00:06:04,072 I don't believe in next year. 158 00:06:04,155 --> 00:06:05,364 I don't believe in the next day. 159 00:06:05,448 --> 00:06:06,908 - Pretty Ricky what they called. 160 00:06:06,991 --> 00:06:08,826 - He pumps up a three. 161 00:06:08,910 --> 00:06:10,828 - For Shaq, I'm sure he knew 162 00:06:10,912 --> 00:06:11,871 he was gonna have to answer 163 00:06:11,954 --> 00:06:13,998 as leader of the team a whole lot of questions. 164 00:06:14,082 --> 00:06:15,416 You didn't deliver again. 165 00:06:15,500 --> 00:06:17,126 Brought you here to win championships. 166 00:06:17,210 --> 00:06:19,378 You're more focused on everything else but the game. 167 00:06:19,462 --> 00:06:21,631 - I mean... - I promise. 168 00:06:21,714 --> 00:06:23,216 - Come on, man. [laughter] 169 00:06:23,299 --> 00:06:24,300 - Three quick things. 170 00:06:24,383 --> 00:06:25,426 - No, I'm gonna come right back. 171 00:06:25,510 --> 00:06:27,095 - Come on, Shaq. - I'm coming right back. 172 00:06:27,178 --> 00:06:29,180 - Okay. - All right, bud. Thanks. 173 00:06:29,263 --> 00:06:33,017 - No, look. [laughter] 174 00:06:33,101 --> 00:06:37,855 ♪ ♪ 175 00:06:37,939 --> 00:06:39,941 My superpower is getting mad. 176 00:06:40,024 --> 00:06:41,484 When I get mad, it's over. 177 00:06:41,567 --> 00:06:43,986 - ...Fisher necessarily to take that shot that fast. 178 00:06:44,070 --> 00:06:46,489 - Uh-oh. Oh, and there's a swing by O'Neal! 179 00:06:46,572 --> 00:06:48,658 And they got a brouhaha on the floor! 180 00:06:48,741 --> 00:06:50,660 - When Shaq would emote physically... 181 00:06:50,743 --> 00:06:51,911 - Shaq is violent. 182 00:06:51,994 --> 00:06:56,290 - As jovial and as playful and as funny as he can be... 183 00:06:56,374 --> 00:06:58,459 it was a dangerous place to be. 184 00:06:58,543 --> 00:07:01,295 [thunder rumbles] 185 00:07:01,379 --> 00:07:03,631 ♪ ♪ 186 00:07:03,714 --> 00:07:04,632 - The big Texan... 187 00:07:04,715 --> 00:07:06,843 - Ostertag was coming on the heels 188 00:07:06,926 --> 00:07:08,761 of sweeping us the year before. 189 00:07:08,845 --> 00:07:09,846 - Ostertag picks up... 190 00:07:09,929 --> 00:07:11,848 - And he made some comments in the preseason 191 00:07:11,931 --> 00:07:13,683 about his lack of concern 192 00:07:13,766 --> 00:07:15,643 or respect for Shaq and the Lakers. 193 00:07:15,726 --> 00:07:18,771 - So the first preseason game in Utah, 194 00:07:18,855 --> 00:07:20,106 he's talking in an article. 195 00:07:20,189 --> 00:07:22,483 "Shaq ain't all that," "overrated." 196 00:07:22,567 --> 00:07:26,362 Those are words that I'll punch you in your face for. 197 00:07:26,445 --> 00:07:28,364 - People thought he was just a big puppy. 198 00:07:28,447 --> 00:07:31,159 He didn't care. He cared. 199 00:07:31,242 --> 00:07:33,202 - Shaq had read the headlines, 200 00:07:33,286 --> 00:07:34,829 and he turned to me, and he just said, 201 00:07:34,912 --> 00:07:36,497 "I'm gonna smack this motherfucker." 202 00:07:36,581 --> 00:07:38,791 And I'm like, "Oh, my goodness. Here we go." 203 00:07:38,875 --> 00:07:40,418 - And all of a sudden, here's Shaquille O'Neal 204 00:07:40,501 --> 00:07:42,211 going down the steps real fast. 205 00:07:42,295 --> 00:07:45,339 - So I said, "Hey, man. Old Greg, I have kids now. 206 00:07:45,423 --> 00:07:46,924 Watch what you say in the article." 207 00:07:47,008 --> 00:07:49,051 "Man, fuck you." 208 00:07:49,135 --> 00:07:51,721 He said, "You heard me. Fuck"-- 209 00:07:51,804 --> 00:07:55,057 - He goes down there and smacks Greg Ostertag. 210 00:07:55,141 --> 00:07:57,351 - Laid him out. Laid him out. 211 00:07:57,435 --> 00:08:00,771 - Many Lakers thought Ostertag talked a little too much 212 00:08:00,855 --> 00:08:01,731 when Utah eliminated LA 213 00:08:01,814 --> 00:08:02,732 in the playoffs, 214 00:08:02,815 --> 00:08:04,358 and after words were exchanged Friday 215 00:08:04,442 --> 00:08:05,651 between the big men, 216 00:08:05,735 --> 00:08:07,862 an open-handed slap from O'Neal 217 00:08:07,945 --> 00:08:10,114 sent Ostertag to the ground. 218 00:08:10,198 --> 00:08:12,867 - So, again, we're great in the regular season. 219 00:08:12,950 --> 00:08:15,870 I'm turning the place out. Kobe's turning the place out. 220 00:08:15,953 --> 00:08:17,580 But as soon as we get to the playoffs, 221 00:08:17,663 --> 00:08:19,540 especially the Western Conference Finals... 222 00:08:19,624 --> 00:08:21,751 - San Antonio Spurs have swept aside... 223 00:08:21,834 --> 00:08:23,044 - We get swept. 224 00:08:23,127 --> 00:08:25,838 - ...Lakers in the Western Conference Semifinals. 225 00:08:25,922 --> 00:08:29,383 - So now I'm starting to hear the "you're not that good. 226 00:08:29,467 --> 00:08:31,469 You're never gonna win a championship." 227 00:08:31,552 --> 00:08:33,262 Even the great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar-- 228 00:08:33,346 --> 00:08:35,181 you know, they had an article comparing us, 229 00:08:35,264 --> 00:08:37,099 and Kareem said, "How great is he 230 00:08:37,183 --> 00:08:39,227 when he hasn't won any championships? 231 00:08:39,310 --> 00:08:41,771 That just boiled my blood. 232 00:08:41,854 --> 00:08:44,565 - Between the lines, he's not Shaq-a Claus. 233 00:08:44,649 --> 00:08:46,776 You know, he's Diesel. He's the Big Fella. 234 00:08:46,859 --> 00:08:48,069 He's the Big Nightmare. 235 00:08:48,152 --> 00:08:49,904 I'm sure he'll have 100 nicknames for himself. 236 00:08:49,987 --> 00:08:53,908 - Shaq Diesel, Superman, Big Aristotle, the Big Sewer. 237 00:08:53,991 --> 00:08:55,243 I call myself the Big Sewer 238 00:08:55,326 --> 00:08:56,744 'cause I got a lot of shit with me. 239 00:08:56,827 --> 00:08:58,287 [toilet flushes] - You know, whatever he is, 240 00:08:58,371 --> 00:09:01,082 he's one of those personas you don't want to run into. 241 00:09:01,165 --> 00:09:02,541 Shaq, postgame locker room 242 00:09:02,625 --> 00:09:04,919 in any playoff-series-ending loss 243 00:09:05,002 --> 00:09:06,295 was a dangerous place to be 244 00:09:06,379 --> 00:09:09,090 because all the pressure is on his back. 245 00:09:09,173 --> 00:09:11,133 Things got punched. Things got thrown. 246 00:09:11,217 --> 00:09:12,885 Locker room got destroyed. 247 00:09:12,969 --> 00:09:13,970 - I had to learn quickly 248 00:09:14,053 --> 00:09:16,681 how to not bring this life over into this life, 249 00:09:16,764 --> 00:09:18,307 'cause I was a asshole when I come home. 250 00:09:18,391 --> 00:09:19,600 I'd tear shit up. 251 00:09:19,684 --> 00:09:22,061 The only thing that saved me was having children, 252 00:09:22,144 --> 00:09:24,897 'cause before the children, I would never turn it off. 253 00:09:24,981 --> 00:09:26,649 It was on all day, every day. 254 00:09:26,732 --> 00:09:28,567 And once I started having children, 255 00:09:28,651 --> 00:09:30,403 the great Dr. Lucille O'Neal said, 256 00:09:30,486 --> 00:09:31,946 "Can't do that." 257 00:09:32,029 --> 00:09:34,490 Soon as I touched that doorknob... 258 00:09:34,573 --> 00:09:36,826 It's only one guy that calm me down, too, on the team. 259 00:09:36,909 --> 00:09:38,911 That's Uncle Jerome. He knows me. 260 00:09:38,995 --> 00:09:41,664 He helped raise me. He understands me. 261 00:09:41,747 --> 00:09:44,583 He's the only one that when I get to ten... 262 00:09:44,667 --> 00:09:45,751 [imitates sizzle] 263 00:09:45,835 --> 00:09:46,961 Nobody else in America. 264 00:09:47,044 --> 00:09:48,629 My mama can't even bring me to zero. 265 00:09:48,713 --> 00:09:50,298 - Shaq didn't like to lose. 266 00:09:50,381 --> 00:09:53,843 He'll come in tearing up stuff, turning over tables. 267 00:09:53,926 --> 00:09:56,679 In those games when he first went to LA, 268 00:09:56,762 --> 00:09:59,056 whenever the team lost, 269 00:09:59,140 --> 00:10:01,684 the focus was always Shaq's focus. 270 00:10:01,767 --> 00:10:03,519 You know, that's a lot of weight to carry, 271 00:10:03,602 --> 00:10:06,355 but that's why they paid him the big bucks, I guess. 272 00:10:06,439 --> 00:10:09,984 You got to carry the weight. [laughs] 273 00:10:10,067 --> 00:10:10,985 - All right, gentlemen, 274 00:10:11,068 --> 00:10:13,195 let's have some good, clean basketball. 275 00:10:13,279 --> 00:10:15,323 - So, when Shaq came to the Lakers, 276 00:10:15,406 --> 00:10:18,200 they were struggling, and Reebok kind of gave up. 277 00:10:18,284 --> 00:10:20,369 And Shaq was getting a little frustrated, 278 00:10:20,453 --> 00:10:23,122 and they weren't getting behind him. 279 00:10:23,205 --> 00:10:25,916 They were backing Iverson instead. 280 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:28,210 The Reebok deal just eventually ended. 281 00:10:31,630 --> 00:10:35,051 - No, fuck that. I'm eight, nine years in. 282 00:10:35,134 --> 00:10:37,470 Like, I'm starting to be on the other side of the mountain, 283 00:10:37,553 --> 00:10:39,513 and I do not want to be on that list. 284 00:10:39,597 --> 00:10:43,017 He was a great player, but he never won any championships. 285 00:10:43,100 --> 00:10:45,519 - ♪ I'm the Magic Man with the Midas touch ♪ 286 00:10:45,603 --> 00:10:48,147 ♪ Got to play the right way to keep on moving up ♪ 287 00:10:48,230 --> 00:10:52,068 You only will be measured in this game, in the NBA 288 00:10:52,151 --> 00:10:53,819 by how many rings you have. 289 00:10:53,903 --> 00:10:57,698 When Michael, Larry Bird, the Magic Man, 290 00:10:57,782 --> 00:11:01,202 when we sit down, what we talking about? 291 00:11:01,285 --> 00:11:03,037 How many rings you got. 292 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:06,749 - 'Cause I got ten fingers and no rings. 293 00:11:06,832 --> 00:11:08,417 And I love jewelry. 294 00:11:08,501 --> 00:11:10,211 - When you sign with the Lakers, 295 00:11:10,294 --> 00:11:11,545 there's expectations 296 00:11:11,629 --> 00:11:14,173 that's not on any other player in the league. 297 00:11:14,256 --> 00:11:18,594 We as Laker fans demand championships--that's it. 298 00:11:18,677 --> 00:11:19,595 all: We're number one! 299 00:11:19,678 --> 00:11:22,014 - But if you got championship players 300 00:11:22,098 --> 00:11:24,475 and you don't have a championship coach, 301 00:11:24,558 --> 00:11:25,768 that's the difference. 302 00:11:25,851 --> 00:11:27,186 all: We're number one! 303 00:11:27,269 --> 00:11:29,897 - The direction of a team is very, very important. 304 00:11:29,980 --> 00:11:32,566 We know we have a talented team here, 305 00:11:32,650 --> 00:11:34,902 and we just feel at this point in time 306 00:11:34,985 --> 00:11:37,738 that we're not going in the right direction. 307 00:11:37,822 --> 00:11:39,907 - We started with Del Harris. You know, Del was moved on. 308 00:11:39,990 --> 00:11:42,284 - Nothing really bad happens in the NBA 309 00:11:42,368 --> 00:11:44,412 until you lose three games in a row. 310 00:11:44,495 --> 00:11:46,414 - Then we went to Kurt Rambis. That was a disaster. 311 00:11:46,497 --> 00:11:47,581 - It's not the easiest. 312 00:11:47,665 --> 00:11:50,501 It's not the best situation either to be working under. 313 00:11:50,584 --> 00:11:52,503 - We needed a coach that when he spoke, 314 00:11:52,586 --> 00:11:54,255 he demanded our presence. 315 00:11:54,338 --> 00:11:55,798 - We need to get someone here 316 00:11:55,881 --> 00:11:58,384 that we're not gonna think about getting rid of. 317 00:11:58,467 --> 00:11:59,760 - And one of us says that, 318 00:11:59,844 --> 00:12:03,305 "Jerry, sir, you need to get me Phil Jackson." 319 00:12:03,389 --> 00:12:05,850 If you watch the NBA Finals, you're gonna see Phil Jackson, 320 00:12:05,933 --> 00:12:08,394 so we know what his résumé states. 321 00:12:08,477 --> 00:12:09,979 And that was all I need in the locker room. 322 00:12:10,062 --> 00:12:12,940 So, before Phil signed, he wanted to meet me. 323 00:12:13,023 --> 00:12:13,983 We get a call. 324 00:12:14,066 --> 00:12:15,234 "Hey, man, we need you to go talk to Phil." 325 00:12:15,317 --> 00:12:19,613 What? Mont-- Where the fuck is Montana? 326 00:12:19,697 --> 00:12:22,741 [thunder rumbles, animals chattering] 327 00:12:22,825 --> 00:12:29,540 ♪ ♪ 328 00:12:29,623 --> 00:12:31,625 - I spend my summers in Montana. 329 00:12:31,709 --> 00:12:32,793 I have a home there. 330 00:12:32,877 --> 00:12:34,378 - Jackson getting a beautiful-- 331 00:12:34,462 --> 00:12:39,216 - The Bulls have won their fifth championship! 332 00:12:39,300 --> 00:12:41,677 - So I invited him to come down to my place 333 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:44,638 on Flathead Lake, and Shaq and Jerome were there. 334 00:12:44,722 --> 00:12:46,891 Jerome had driven his car right down to the lakefront. 335 00:12:46,974 --> 00:12:48,392 - He kind of, like, jumped on us 336 00:12:48,476 --> 00:12:49,685 about being parked on his grass. 337 00:12:49,768 --> 00:12:50,728 [laughs] 338 00:12:50,811 --> 00:12:52,813 - You've had very few outsiders 339 00:12:52,897 --> 00:12:55,024 like us come in here-- why is that? 340 00:12:55,107 --> 00:12:57,026 - Well, I really didn't want you to even get this close. 341 00:12:57,109 --> 00:12:59,820 You're closer than I want you to be, so... 342 00:12:59,904 --> 00:13:01,864 - When I arrived at Phil Jackson's house, 343 00:13:01,947 --> 00:13:02,990 in his foyer, 344 00:13:03,073 --> 00:13:06,785 you see six NBA championship basketball trophies. 345 00:13:06,869 --> 00:13:08,287 He had a sunroof at the top, 346 00:13:08,370 --> 00:13:11,499 and the light would hit those balls when you see them. 347 00:13:11,582 --> 00:13:13,667 I was like... [vocalizes] 348 00:13:13,751 --> 00:13:16,462 And I just felt like I was in basketball heaven. 349 00:13:16,545 --> 00:13:19,507 He lived on the lake, and there was, like, a little island. 350 00:13:19,590 --> 00:13:22,134 He said, "You need to take that log from my backyard 351 00:13:22,218 --> 00:13:23,552 and move it to the island." 352 00:13:23,636 --> 00:13:24,720 I know it's a test. 353 00:13:24,803 --> 00:13:26,847 You know, it's the same stuff my father used to do. 354 00:13:26,931 --> 00:13:28,390 So then I jump in this lake. 355 00:13:28,474 --> 00:13:30,809 It's the coldest water I've ever felt in my life. 356 00:13:30,893 --> 00:13:33,896 Pushing a log, swim, push the log, swim. 357 00:13:33,979 --> 00:13:36,899 I did it. No problem. Dried off. Didn't complain. 358 00:13:36,982 --> 00:13:39,860 And he liked that. - Submerged. 359 00:13:39,944 --> 00:13:43,030 - And I knew that he probably was, "Shaq ain't serious. 360 00:13:43,113 --> 00:13:44,365 Shaq just want to make money." 361 00:13:44,448 --> 00:13:48,410 And I told him, "I want to be known as one of the greats." 362 00:13:48,494 --> 00:13:50,871 And he says, "If you listen to me, 363 00:13:50,955 --> 00:13:54,083 "you'll get MVP the regular season, 364 00:13:54,166 --> 00:13:55,584 "MVP of the All-Star Game, 365 00:13:55,668 --> 00:13:58,754 and you get Finals MVP, and we'll win a championship." 366 00:13:58,837 --> 00:14:02,466 He said, "No more rapping, limit your commercials, 367 00:14:02,550 --> 00:14:04,593 and no more parties or hanging out." 368 00:14:04,677 --> 00:14:05,970 And I said, "Deal." 369 00:14:06,053 --> 00:14:10,307 ♪ ♪ 370 00:14:10,391 --> 00:14:14,103 The legend of Shaq in the year 2000-- 371 00:14:14,186 --> 00:14:15,479 the most dominant. 372 00:14:15,563 --> 00:14:17,231 ♪ ♪ 373 00:14:17,314 --> 00:14:19,400 - Phil Jackson, making his debut 374 00:14:19,483 --> 00:14:21,735 as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. 375 00:14:21,819 --> 00:14:23,862 - Shaquille O'Neal looking for his best season. 376 00:14:23,946 --> 00:14:26,365 - This is a team that is talented. 377 00:14:26,448 --> 00:14:28,450 It's young. It's on the verge. 378 00:14:28,534 --> 00:14:29,743 It's been on the verge, 379 00:14:29,827 --> 00:14:31,745 and yet it hasn't quite gotten over the top. 380 00:14:31,829 --> 00:14:35,457 - You know, now I got a coach with a good track record. 381 00:14:35,541 --> 00:14:38,168 And now it's just our job as Lakers players 382 00:14:38,252 --> 00:14:40,129 just to continue his great track record, 383 00:14:40,212 --> 00:14:41,463 make him look good. 384 00:14:41,547 --> 00:14:43,007 - Shaq says he wants to win a championship. 385 00:14:43,090 --> 00:14:44,133 - Mm-hmm. - Well, okay. 386 00:14:44,216 --> 00:14:46,719 We're gonna find out if all that's true right now. 387 00:14:46,802 --> 00:14:48,596 - My dad said, "Look, I expect you 388 00:14:48,679 --> 00:14:51,307 "in this five-year contract I'm giving you 389 00:14:51,390 --> 00:14:53,809 to win a championship." 390 00:14:53,892 --> 00:14:57,146 And Phil said, "I think we can win five." 391 00:14:57,229 --> 00:14:59,732 - I look forward to this with great anticipation 392 00:14:59,815 --> 00:15:02,109 of having a guy who was legitimately 393 00:15:02,192 --> 00:15:04,486 one of the best centers that the NBA had ever seen 394 00:15:04,570 --> 00:15:07,448 to be the focal point of this offense. 395 00:15:07,531 --> 00:15:10,034 I give books out to players 396 00:15:10,117 --> 00:15:11,660 and Shaq had talked about himself 397 00:15:11,744 --> 00:15:14,496 being the big philosopher, the Big Aristotle. 398 00:15:14,580 --> 00:15:18,667 - Big I understand, but Aristotle? 399 00:15:18,751 --> 00:15:20,377 - And I got him a book called 400 00:15:20,461 --> 00:15:21,962 "Ecce Homo" by Nietzsche. 401 00:15:22,046 --> 00:15:23,505 - Of course I didn't read the book. 402 00:15:23,589 --> 00:15:25,466 I went to cliffnotes.com, 403 00:15:25,549 --> 00:15:27,217 figured out what the book was about. 404 00:15:27,301 --> 00:15:29,470 Friedrich Nietzsche was so brilliant 405 00:15:29,553 --> 00:15:30,888 that people thought he was crazy. 406 00:15:30,971 --> 00:15:32,222 And that's Shaq. 407 00:15:32,306 --> 00:15:35,059 Somebody is the Black Friedrich Nietzsche over here-- 408 00:15:35,142 --> 00:15:37,394 a genius. 409 00:15:37,478 --> 00:15:39,355 - Now we're getting into the hard part 410 00:15:39,438 --> 00:15:41,190 of what this sport is about, 411 00:15:41,273 --> 00:15:43,567 because it's about personalities a lot. 412 00:15:43,651 --> 00:15:46,820 Finding out how players rely on each other 413 00:15:46,904 --> 00:15:49,031 and their personalities that fit together-- 414 00:15:49,114 --> 00:15:51,784 that's the coach's dilemma. 415 00:15:51,867 --> 00:15:52,785 - Tremendous play, 416 00:15:52,868 --> 00:15:54,370 and the little guy's stealing the show. 417 00:15:54,453 --> 00:15:57,331 - We have the most physically dominant force 418 00:15:57,414 --> 00:15:58,707 in the game inside, 419 00:15:58,791 --> 00:16:03,379 so let's use that to set the table for everything else. 420 00:16:03,462 --> 00:16:08,217 - We had a real system of basketball. 421 00:16:08,300 --> 00:16:12,763 We operated on principles of penetration... 422 00:16:12,846 --> 00:16:15,057 ♪ ♪ 423 00:16:15,140 --> 00:16:19,395 Pass, dribble, 424 00:16:19,478 --> 00:16:22,064 and offensive rebounds. 425 00:16:22,147 --> 00:16:24,733 If that wasn't available, then we went around, 426 00:16:24,817 --> 00:16:27,152 move the ball to the opposite side of the court. 427 00:16:27,236 --> 00:16:29,405 So, very organized. 428 00:16:29,488 --> 00:16:31,615 - When Phil first introduced the triangle offense, 429 00:16:31,699 --> 00:16:34,368 I hated it, but I knew the ball came to me. 430 00:16:34,451 --> 00:16:35,536 Thank you. 431 00:16:35,619 --> 00:16:37,246 - Defended by Harvey. 432 00:16:37,329 --> 00:16:40,249 Harper on the move, and an alley-oop to O'Neal. 433 00:16:40,332 --> 00:16:42,084 - Shaq grabs it out of the air. 434 00:16:42,167 --> 00:16:44,795 Controls it and slam dunks it. - [laughs] 435 00:16:44,878 --> 00:16:46,797 - We all had something that we had to choose 436 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:50,634 to buy into together for the first time. 437 00:16:50,718 --> 00:16:54,805 Because Shaq and Kobe were so good, 438 00:16:54,888 --> 00:16:57,474 I think our team got to the zone. 439 00:16:57,558 --> 00:16:59,935 - He got these guys assembled, 440 00:17:00,018 --> 00:17:02,604 got them to get off some of their bad habits, 441 00:17:02,688 --> 00:17:06,734 and all of a sudden, this team started to win. 442 00:17:06,817 --> 00:17:10,696 - My father taught me you ain't bigger than the system. 443 00:17:10,779 --> 00:17:12,573 So now that I've figured that out, 444 00:17:12,656 --> 00:17:14,241 we became unstoppable. 445 00:17:14,324 --> 00:17:16,577 - And the Lakers cannot play better than this. 446 00:17:16,660 --> 00:17:19,246 - The Lakers have won 29 of their last 30. 447 00:17:19,329 --> 00:17:22,082 - Shaquille O'Neal, the most dominant player in the NBA. 448 00:17:22,166 --> 00:17:24,460 He'll be a runaway MVP this year. 449 00:17:24,543 --> 00:17:28,922 ♪ ♪ 450 00:17:29,006 --> 00:17:31,133 [bird screeches] 451 00:17:31,216 --> 00:17:34,219 - Wilt Chamber-neezy. 452 00:17:34,303 --> 00:17:35,971 That's my alter ego. 453 00:17:36,054 --> 00:17:37,639 Right now I'm just plain old Shaq. 454 00:17:37,723 --> 00:17:40,476 Once the ball comes up, bring it to me. 455 00:17:40,559 --> 00:17:42,186 [chuckles] Drop step, 456 00:17:42,269 --> 00:17:45,481 hook, dunk, free throws, fadeaways, 457 00:17:45,564 --> 00:17:47,441 bringing it up court, look-away pass, 458 00:17:47,524 --> 00:17:50,944 blah blah, la, la, getting yelled at by Phil. 459 00:17:51,028 --> 00:17:53,781 - Shaq was a guy, like Chamberlain, 460 00:17:53,864 --> 00:17:56,950 who did not want to be Goliath, 461 00:17:57,034 --> 00:17:59,286 did not want to be the bully, 462 00:17:59,369 --> 00:18:03,165 but yet he was willing to challenge guys. 463 00:18:03,248 --> 00:18:06,919 Will this guy be able to take my shoulder and stand up? 464 00:18:07,002 --> 00:18:09,838 - The more you whine, the more bigger I get. 465 00:18:09,922 --> 00:18:13,467 And the more bigger I get, I get strong. 466 00:18:13,550 --> 00:18:17,846 And the more stronger I get, nobody can stop me. 467 00:18:17,930 --> 00:18:19,223 - Shaq spins... 468 00:18:19,306 --> 00:18:21,058 ♪ ♪ 469 00:18:21,141 --> 00:18:22,726 Oh, the extra move, and he dunked it! 470 00:18:22,810 --> 00:18:24,520 - Oh, my goodness. - And he knocked David down. 471 00:18:24,603 --> 00:18:26,980 [whistle blows] - His capacities as a player 472 00:18:27,064 --> 00:18:29,358 were something that officials had not seen before. 473 00:18:29,441 --> 00:18:30,400 [whistle blows] 474 00:18:30,484 --> 00:18:33,529 So we had to learn how to officiate him. 475 00:18:33,612 --> 00:18:35,322 - Great ball movement, but Blount... 476 00:18:35,405 --> 00:18:36,698 [whistle blows] Misses the hook. 477 00:18:36,782 --> 00:18:41,328 - And I say, I don't think we officiated him very well. 478 00:18:41,411 --> 00:18:45,249 He was getting fouled more than we called, 479 00:18:45,332 --> 00:18:47,835 because Shaquille was so strong 480 00:18:47,918 --> 00:18:50,128 that he went through things. 481 00:18:50,212 --> 00:18:52,464 When he was playing for Orlando, 482 00:18:52,548 --> 00:18:55,717 you had a lot of people getting jobs on teams in the East 483 00:18:55,801 --> 00:18:58,053 because every team had three centers 484 00:18:58,136 --> 00:18:59,930 that could take six fouls on him. 485 00:19:00,013 --> 00:19:01,557 They're willing to give him 18 fouls. 486 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:05,269 And then when all of a sudden he gets traded out West, 487 00:19:05,352 --> 00:19:09,565 all those guys get jobs out West to go as backup centers. 488 00:19:09,648 --> 00:19:11,275 - Hey, we can't call all the fouls. 489 00:19:11,358 --> 00:19:13,861 It'll slow the game down, which is fine. 490 00:19:13,944 --> 00:19:17,197 But if they touch me up, let me touch them up. 491 00:19:17,281 --> 00:19:18,574 [whistle blows] 492 00:19:18,657 --> 00:19:21,702 So now when I wake up 'cause you done pissed me off, 493 00:19:21,785 --> 00:19:23,954 I'm gonna start throwing bows and knocking teeth out. 494 00:19:24,037 --> 00:19:25,205 Now I'm the villain. 495 00:19:25,289 --> 00:19:27,457 - Offensively, he's a mountain. 496 00:19:27,541 --> 00:19:29,251 - That was always the chess piece 497 00:19:29,334 --> 00:19:31,253 that no other team could match. 498 00:19:31,336 --> 00:19:35,591 Like, there was no countermove to Shaq. 499 00:19:35,674 --> 00:19:39,011 - I think you want to see that type of domination. 500 00:19:39,094 --> 00:19:40,637 I'm talking about the whole, total game, 501 00:19:40,721 --> 00:19:43,265 not scoring, somebody who can only play defense. 502 00:19:43,348 --> 00:19:45,642 I'm talking about the total package. 503 00:19:45,726 --> 00:19:49,438 You're never gonna see a guy that size run that fast 504 00:19:49,521 --> 00:19:51,398 on the fast break, catch it, 505 00:19:51,481 --> 00:19:53,233 and be able to do something with it. 506 00:19:53,317 --> 00:19:55,777 - Nobody 7'1", 315 pounds 507 00:19:55,861 --> 00:19:58,447 should be able to do what he just did. 508 00:19:58,530 --> 00:20:00,908 - Sometime he was taking it off the board 509 00:20:00,991 --> 00:20:02,743 and going coast to coast. 510 00:20:02,826 --> 00:20:04,870 I said, "Wait a minute. It's only one Magic. 511 00:20:04,953 --> 00:20:07,247 You can't be a 7-foot Magic!" 512 00:20:07,331 --> 00:20:09,791 - The rise! 513 00:20:09,875 --> 00:20:12,461 - Phil had to be pleased with his Laker all-stars. 514 00:20:12,544 --> 00:20:15,297 Shaq was assertive and devastating at times. 515 00:20:15,380 --> 00:20:16,965 - Shaq, MVP of the game-- 516 00:20:17,049 --> 00:20:19,176 is this a prelude to maybe MVP of the league, 517 00:20:19,259 --> 00:20:20,636 hopefully, before the season's over? 518 00:20:20,719 --> 00:20:22,262 - If you guys vote me in, then, 519 00:20:22,346 --> 00:20:23,805 you know, it'll gonna happen. 520 00:20:23,889 --> 00:20:25,140 - Shaq could've been MVP 521 00:20:25,223 --> 00:20:28,602 at least three to four of the seasons I played with him. 522 00:20:28,685 --> 00:20:31,480 There's certain players that dominate an era, 523 00:20:31,563 --> 00:20:34,608 and they live above the NBA All-Stars 524 00:20:34,691 --> 00:20:36,735 and the everyday guys. 525 00:20:36,818 --> 00:20:39,279 They just live on their own level. 526 00:20:39,363 --> 00:20:42,074 They're so dominant, they become underappreciated. 527 00:20:42,157 --> 00:20:44,660 ♪ ♪ 528 00:20:44,743 --> 00:20:47,663 - Happy birthday, Shaq. 28 years of age. 529 00:20:47,746 --> 00:20:49,623 Just think, 28 years ago tonight, 530 00:20:49,706 --> 00:20:51,500 he was sleeping in a crib. 531 00:20:51,583 --> 00:20:53,210 - Big crib. [whistle blows] 532 00:20:53,293 --> 00:20:57,339 - So March 6, 2000 was an accidental great performance. 533 00:20:57,422 --> 00:20:59,716 We're playing the Clippers-- those bums. 534 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:01,593 Kobe, you do it. 535 00:21:01,677 --> 00:21:03,762 - Lamar Odom comes out of the backcourt. 536 00:21:03,845 --> 00:21:05,180 Driving Odom to the left. 537 00:21:05,263 --> 00:21:06,181 He's down the middle. 538 00:21:06,264 --> 00:21:07,516 8-foot jumper on the way-- no good. 539 00:21:07,599 --> 00:21:09,309 Tipped up under there, wouldn't fall in. 540 00:21:09,393 --> 00:21:11,353 A nice try none the less by Taylor. 541 00:21:11,436 --> 00:21:12,896 Gives the ball back to Odom. He comes underneath. 542 00:21:12,980 --> 00:21:14,523 Shot no good. Odom gets it again. 543 00:21:14,606 --> 00:21:15,816 Puts it up and scores it. 544 00:21:15,899 --> 00:21:18,026 And if anybody ever earned a basket, Odom did. 545 00:21:18,110 --> 00:21:19,653 - Yeah, and if you're the Laker coaching staff, 546 00:21:19,736 --> 00:21:21,279 you're not happy about everybody 547 00:21:21,363 --> 00:21:22,864 just standing around spectating. 548 00:21:22,948 --> 00:21:24,700 - But now we're losing to the Clippers. 549 00:21:24,783 --> 00:21:27,160 Now everybody's looking at me. 550 00:21:27,244 --> 00:21:28,412 So I'm like, "Fuck." 551 00:21:28,495 --> 00:21:30,497 And now I look on the Clippers bench, 552 00:21:30,580 --> 00:21:33,625 and my idol is there-- Mr. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. 553 00:21:33,709 --> 00:21:35,210 Time-out. 554 00:21:35,293 --> 00:21:36,712 Throw that motherfucker to me every time. 555 00:21:36,795 --> 00:21:38,213 Forget the game. 556 00:21:38,296 --> 00:21:40,841 I want him to look at me and just say, "Okay, nice move." 557 00:21:40,924 --> 00:21:42,342 - He's got the ball. He's made... 558 00:21:42,426 --> 00:21:45,178 Here's a lob. Slam dunk! 559 00:21:45,262 --> 00:21:48,640 Standing ovation! Beautiful play! 560 00:21:48,724 --> 00:21:51,560 - I just keep going and going and going and going and going. 561 00:21:51,643 --> 00:21:54,604 And then, finally, I had 61. 562 00:21:54,688 --> 00:21:57,899 - Shaquille O'Neal has established NBA history 563 00:21:57,983 --> 00:21:59,901 for 1999, 2000. 564 00:21:59,985 --> 00:22:01,903 Is this the highest number of points scored 565 00:22:01,987 --> 00:22:04,114 by anybody this year? - Yes. Yes, it is. 566 00:22:06,783 --> 00:22:09,745 - Shaq's free throwing is poor so far--25%. 567 00:22:09,828 --> 00:22:11,621 Can't have everything on your birthday. 568 00:22:11,705 --> 00:22:13,040 - But Shaq doesn't want everything. 569 00:22:13,123 --> 00:22:15,542 He just wants a couple of free throws here. 570 00:22:15,625 --> 00:22:18,795 ♪ ♪ 571 00:22:18,879 --> 00:22:21,298 - It was painful for me to watch it. 572 00:22:21,381 --> 00:22:23,091 People just started fouling him. 573 00:22:23,175 --> 00:22:24,968 Hopefully he didn't miss both of them. 574 00:22:25,052 --> 00:22:27,429 - Shaq has missed both free throws he has taken tonight. 575 00:22:27,512 --> 00:22:28,764 - It was like the basketball gods going, 576 00:22:28,847 --> 00:22:30,557 "Bro, I'm gonna give you all of this, 577 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:32,601 but we got to tax you over here." 578 00:22:32,684 --> 00:22:34,603 [thunder rumbles] 579 00:22:34,686 --> 00:22:36,438 - Shaquille O'Neal, i.e. Superman, 580 00:22:36,521 --> 00:22:38,607 does have a Kryptonite, and it's at the free-throw line. 581 00:22:38,690 --> 00:22:41,735 - This free-throw thing was the weirdest thing ever, 582 00:22:41,818 --> 00:22:45,447 because whenever he practiced, he would make them. 583 00:22:45,530 --> 00:22:46,948 [crowd cheering] 584 00:22:47,032 --> 00:22:48,116 - Missed them both. 585 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:50,869 - A lot of people say that because the smaller guys 586 00:22:50,952 --> 00:22:53,914 are looking up at the rim, they're shooting up at the rim. 587 00:22:53,997 --> 00:22:55,916 - You have to have arc on this shot, 588 00:22:55,999 --> 00:22:59,503 and you have to get it up in the air so that it enters. 589 00:22:59,586 --> 00:23:01,254 - He would almost shot-put it up there. 590 00:23:01,338 --> 00:23:02,964 - Shot-put the ball towards the hoop. 591 00:23:03,048 --> 00:23:06,051 - Wow. - That one was a line drive. 592 00:23:06,134 --> 00:23:08,136 - Here's Shaq's dad giving us a little follow-through there. 593 00:23:08,220 --> 00:23:09,304 - But everybody's a coach. 594 00:23:09,387 --> 00:23:12,057 - I used to carry a sign that said, "Bend your knees." 595 00:23:12,140 --> 00:23:14,476 And when I held it up, the whole arena... 596 00:23:14,559 --> 00:23:17,479 "Bend your knees. Bend your knees." 597 00:23:17,562 --> 00:23:20,398 And I think that probably threw him off his game, too. 598 00:23:20,482 --> 00:23:22,651 So he said, "Mom, don't put that sign up anymore." 599 00:23:22,734 --> 00:23:24,444 So I stopped doing that, and that was the end 600 00:23:24,528 --> 00:23:26,488 of my conversation about the free throws. 601 00:23:26,571 --> 00:23:28,198 - I've beaten more teams on the line 602 00:23:28,281 --> 00:23:30,283 than I've lost games for my team. 603 00:23:30,367 --> 00:23:32,577 "We know we can't stop Shaq, we're gonna foul him." 604 00:23:32,661 --> 00:23:35,288 Okay, what do I do? Practice free throws all night. 605 00:23:35,372 --> 00:23:38,250 I just shoot 1,000. Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. 606 00:23:38,333 --> 00:23:40,669 And every time somebody said that, we beat them. 607 00:23:40,752 --> 00:23:42,295 [cheers and applause] 608 00:23:42,379 --> 00:23:45,257 - For as dominant as he was, there's not a day I sat 609 00:23:45,340 --> 00:23:46,633 on the free-throw line where I was like, 610 00:23:46,716 --> 00:23:48,051 "Oh, man, Shaq got to shoot this free throw." 611 00:23:48,135 --> 00:23:50,428 No. I was just like, "Okay." 612 00:23:59,646 --> 00:24:00,939 - This moment's where they announce 613 00:24:01,022 --> 00:24:03,191 Shaq, starting lineup, and he's running out. 614 00:24:03,275 --> 00:24:05,777 ♪ ♪ 615 00:24:05,861 --> 00:24:08,196 And you can just see it on his face. 616 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:11,283 You feel like, there's nothing that's gonna stop us. 617 00:24:11,366 --> 00:24:13,994 ♪ ♪ 618 00:24:14,077 --> 00:24:16,037 - Shaquille O'Neal does have a Kryptonite, 619 00:24:16,121 --> 00:24:18,331 and it's at the free-throw line. 620 00:24:18,415 --> 00:24:20,667 - You talked about it before, Shaquille O'Neal said, 621 00:24:20,750 --> 00:24:23,336 "If don't win it all, this season will be a failure." 622 00:24:23,420 --> 00:24:28,049 ♪ ♪ 623 00:24:28,133 --> 00:24:32,220 - The series goes back to Los Angeles for game five! 624 00:24:32,304 --> 00:24:35,974 - My father and Uncle Jerome had a direct channel to me. 625 00:24:36,057 --> 00:24:38,226 Uncle Jerome was security behind the bench... 626 00:24:38,310 --> 00:24:40,353 [line trilling] And my father would call him 627 00:24:40,437 --> 00:24:41,438 during the game. 628 00:24:41,521 --> 00:24:44,983 - Oh, man, he would call me-- "What is he doing?" 629 00:24:45,066 --> 00:24:48,111 Hey, man, you're watching the same thing I'm watching. 630 00:24:48,195 --> 00:24:49,529 "Put him on the phone." 631 00:24:49,613 --> 00:24:52,699 I said, "Wait a minute, Phil. He's in the game." 632 00:24:52,782 --> 00:24:53,700 - Yes, sir. 633 00:24:53,783 --> 00:24:55,327 "Why the fuck am I watching this shit? 634 00:24:55,410 --> 00:24:56,620 You're playing like a little bitch." 635 00:24:56,703 --> 00:24:58,872 Yes, sir. "Turn it up, motherfucker." 636 00:24:58,955 --> 00:25:00,415 ♪ ♪ 637 00:25:00,498 --> 00:25:02,500 - Invincible Lakers are on the ropes. 638 00:25:02,584 --> 00:25:05,128 This is the team with the best regular-season record, 639 00:25:05,212 --> 00:25:07,422 the probable MVP, and one 640 00:25:07,505 --> 00:25:10,800 of the most decorated coaches in the history of the NBA. 641 00:25:10,884 --> 00:25:13,094 Whatever happens will begin and end 642 00:25:13,178 --> 00:25:15,305 with Shaquille O'Neal for Los Angeles. 643 00:25:15,388 --> 00:25:18,475 - Just play like Shaq does. He dominates the inside. 644 00:25:18,558 --> 00:25:22,187 ♪ ♪ 645 00:25:22,270 --> 00:25:23,271 - First of all, before we get started, 646 00:25:23,355 --> 00:25:25,273 I'd like to thank my role model, my mentor, 647 00:25:25,357 --> 00:25:26,399 Phillip Harrison. 648 00:25:26,483 --> 00:25:27,984 You know, I was kind of hard on myself 649 00:25:28,068 --> 00:25:30,237 'cause I had two bad games in Sacramento. 650 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:32,239 But, you know, he told me he says, "You dummy, 651 00:25:32,322 --> 00:25:34,157 "you always play bad in Sacramento. 652 00:25:34,241 --> 00:25:36,368 And when you come home tonight, let's bring it." 653 00:25:36,451 --> 00:25:38,578 - Phillip Harrison, that's Sergeant Harrison, your father. 654 00:25:38,662 --> 00:25:39,913 - That's right. That's my pops. 655 00:25:39,996 --> 00:25:41,248 ♪ ♪ 656 00:25:41,331 --> 00:25:43,750 - Every great team in every sport, 657 00:25:43,833 --> 00:25:46,002 you can almost tie a string 658 00:25:46,086 --> 00:25:49,172 to a great season for their best player. 659 00:25:49,256 --> 00:25:51,216 I think that happened for us in 2000 660 00:25:51,299 --> 00:25:52,717 with Shaq going to another level. 661 00:25:52,801 --> 00:25:54,135 - Your instinct's to go for the rebound, 662 00:25:54,219 --> 00:25:55,804 and he's just too big and strong. 663 00:25:55,887 --> 00:25:57,472 - Shaq again. Count it. 664 00:25:57,555 --> 00:25:59,182 To the line. 665 00:25:59,266 --> 00:26:01,184 ♪ ♪ 666 00:26:01,268 --> 00:26:02,686 - Shaquille wants it, he gets it. 667 00:26:02,769 --> 00:26:05,730 He goes to the dribble. He does a 360 spin. Oh! 668 00:26:05,814 --> 00:26:07,983 And a slam dunk with the right hand! 669 00:26:08,066 --> 00:26:11,152 - And the LA Lakers win big in the decisive game, 670 00:26:11,236 --> 00:26:13,780 as they move on to the Western Conference Finals. 671 00:26:13,863 --> 00:26:15,949 ♪ ♪ 672 00:26:16,032 --> 00:26:20,453 - Shaquille, you've had a dominating MVP season-- 673 00:26:20,537 --> 00:26:22,622 number one in scoring, 674 00:26:22,706 --> 00:26:24,291 number two in rebounds, 675 00:26:24,374 --> 00:26:26,501 number three in blocked shots. 676 00:26:26,584 --> 00:26:28,253 Four assists a game, 677 00:26:28,336 --> 00:26:30,672 and only three people played more minutes, 678 00:26:30,755 --> 00:26:33,508 as you were leading your team to 67 victories. 679 00:26:33,591 --> 00:26:35,010 Congratulations, 680 00:26:35,093 --> 00:26:39,472 1999, 2000 NBA MVP, 681 00:26:39,556 --> 00:26:41,474 Shaquille O'Neal. 682 00:26:41,558 --> 00:26:45,270 ♪ ♪ 683 00:26:45,353 --> 00:26:47,480 - When I won the MVP, my father, Phil, 684 00:26:47,564 --> 00:26:50,275 Sergeant Harrison, cried for two seconds. 685 00:26:50,358 --> 00:26:52,068 I seen one tear come down, 686 00:26:52,152 --> 00:26:53,486 it was like an "I'm proud of you" tear, 687 00:26:53,570 --> 00:26:55,780 and then he military-drill-sergeant up. 688 00:26:55,864 --> 00:26:57,574 [sniffs and sighs] 689 00:26:57,657 --> 00:26:58,992 "You should've got one last year, too. 690 00:26:59,075 --> 00:27:00,493 I don't know why they gave to"-- 691 00:27:00,577 --> 00:27:02,704 I'm like, "Damn, man." I'm like, "Thanks." 692 00:27:02,787 --> 00:27:07,042 - Him winning his first MVP, that was a special moment. 693 00:27:07,125 --> 00:27:10,545 - I would've been the first unanimous MVP player 694 00:27:10,628 --> 00:27:12,881 in the history of the game, but some fucking asshole 695 00:27:12,964 --> 00:27:14,841 decided to give one vote to somebody else. 696 00:27:14,924 --> 00:27:16,718 He fucked up history, but anyway... 697 00:27:16,801 --> 00:27:18,720 I'd like to thank Phil Jackson, 698 00:27:18,803 --> 00:27:20,680 my teammates, 699 00:27:20,764 --> 00:27:22,891 most of all the Staples Center fans, 700 00:27:22,974 --> 00:27:24,559 'cause you guys are the best. 701 00:27:24,642 --> 00:27:27,437 This is y'all award. Love you. 702 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:30,982 ♪ ♪ 703 00:27:31,066 --> 00:27:32,692 - We went into the playoffs 704 00:27:32,776 --> 00:27:34,694 knowing that the Portland Trail Blazers 705 00:27:34,778 --> 00:27:37,697 were gonna give us everything that we needed or wanted 706 00:27:37,781 --> 00:27:39,199 as far as a challenge. 707 00:27:39,282 --> 00:27:42,202 ♪ ♪ 708 00:27:42,285 --> 00:27:45,205 Portland came out with dedication and ambition 709 00:27:45,288 --> 00:27:47,540 and were able to take a game away from us 710 00:27:47,624 --> 00:27:49,250 on our home court. 711 00:27:49,334 --> 00:27:51,711 And we had to go back and win on their home court. 712 00:27:51,795 --> 00:27:56,549 ♪ ♪ 713 00:27:56,633 --> 00:27:59,427 So we'd had this back-and-forth. 714 00:27:59,511 --> 00:28:05,767 ♪ ♪ 715 00:28:05,850 --> 00:28:09,437 The sixth game of the series, we were up three games to two, 716 00:28:09,521 --> 00:28:12,065 and the team went dry, dead. 717 00:28:12,148 --> 00:28:14,067 Everything was kind of lost. 718 00:28:14,150 --> 00:28:16,152 The charisma, the joie de vivre 719 00:28:16,236 --> 00:28:17,904 was gone of this team. 720 00:28:17,987 --> 00:28:19,864 - Knocked away from him and Stoudamire's got it, 721 00:28:19,948 --> 00:28:22,659 and he's gone. 722 00:28:22,742 --> 00:28:24,786 - And I came in the locker room, 723 00:28:24,869 --> 00:28:26,246 and Rick Fox was saying, 724 00:28:26,329 --> 00:28:29,499 "Are we gonna let this happen to us again?" 725 00:28:29,582 --> 00:28:31,084 - No one hands you a championship. 726 00:28:31,167 --> 00:28:32,627 You don't win a championship. 727 00:28:32,710 --> 00:28:34,295 You take a championship, 728 00:28:34,379 --> 00:28:38,591 and that means you take it in an ungraceful manner. 729 00:28:38,675 --> 00:28:40,468 We were all at a bubbling point. 730 00:28:40,552 --> 00:28:43,138 We were done, man, with losing. 731 00:28:43,221 --> 00:28:45,181 - No more excuses. 732 00:28:45,265 --> 00:28:48,977 We got the best coach. We got the two best players. 733 00:28:49,060 --> 00:28:52,522 I got shooters. I got thugs on the team. 734 00:28:52,605 --> 00:28:54,607 Now it ain't no excuse. 735 00:28:54,691 --> 00:28:57,527 ♪ ♪ 736 00:28:57,610 --> 00:29:00,029 We hit the moment of truth, game seven. 737 00:29:00,113 --> 00:29:02,157 Shaq, you better play well, or guess what. 738 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:03,950 Gonna be the same thing this summer. 739 00:29:04,033 --> 00:29:06,828 Shaq's fault. Work on your free throws. 740 00:29:06,911 --> 00:29:10,039 Why is he doing albums? "Kazaam" sucked anyway. 741 00:29:10,123 --> 00:29:11,624 Like, I didn't want to hear any of that, 742 00:29:11,708 --> 00:29:14,878 so this game seven, I'm... Got to come in. 743 00:29:14,961 --> 00:29:19,632 ♪ ♪ 744 00:29:19,716 --> 00:29:22,177 - It's a disappointing start for Shaquille O'Neal. 745 00:29:22,260 --> 00:29:23,678 Shaq is giving it up 746 00:29:23,761 --> 00:29:26,181 against the double teams too readily, too easily. 747 00:29:26,264 --> 00:29:28,349 - Driving on Schrempf, into the crowd. 748 00:29:28,433 --> 00:29:30,018 Can't finish it. O'Neal... 749 00:29:30,101 --> 00:29:31,102 [whistle blows] 750 00:29:31,186 --> 00:29:32,687 - Phil Jackson needs a time-out quickly. 751 00:29:32,770 --> 00:29:35,690 - We're down 15 points, and I called a time-out 752 00:29:35,773 --> 00:29:38,318 early fourth quarter, and I said, 753 00:29:38,401 --> 00:29:39,569 "Shaq, now's the time." 754 00:29:39,652 --> 00:29:41,488 Just stay with your game. 755 00:29:41,571 --> 00:29:44,449 Don't get yourself depressed about some bullshit. 756 00:29:44,532 --> 00:29:46,659 - He knew who was on the floor. 757 00:29:46,743 --> 00:29:48,661 He knew how they were gonna respond. 758 00:29:48,745 --> 00:29:51,456 He knows what to say. He never panicked. 759 00:29:51,539 --> 00:29:54,501 - Out to Shaw. They get it deep to Shaq. 760 00:29:54,584 --> 00:29:55,585 And he connects... 761 00:29:55,668 --> 00:29:57,128 - Come right back to Shaq. There he goes. 762 00:29:57,212 --> 00:29:58,421 - And when you have Shaquille O'Neal 763 00:29:58,505 --> 00:30:01,716 making plays like that, that inspires the rest of the guys. 764 00:30:01,799 --> 00:30:03,092 - Shaw... 765 00:30:03,176 --> 00:30:05,595 [crowd roars] 766 00:30:05,678 --> 00:30:08,056 Even, with 3:37 left. 767 00:30:08,139 --> 00:30:09,682 - Shaquille O'Neal did come alive, 768 00:30:09,766 --> 00:30:11,851 and that turned it around for the Lakers. 769 00:30:11,935 --> 00:30:13,603 - We made some exceptional plays, 770 00:30:13,686 --> 00:30:15,730 but one of the ones that always stand out 771 00:30:15,813 --> 00:30:18,107 was Kobe coming down the court, 772 00:30:18,191 --> 00:30:20,360 throws the ball up about 11 feet high, 773 00:30:20,443 --> 00:30:23,446 and Shaq goes up, puts it through. 774 00:30:23,530 --> 00:30:25,406 When you give of yourself, 775 00:30:25,490 --> 00:30:27,367 your bond becomes stronger 776 00:30:27,450 --> 00:30:28,409 as a group. 777 00:30:28,493 --> 00:30:30,203 [crowd roaring] 778 00:30:30,286 --> 00:30:33,373 - The Lakers are going to the NBA Finals 779 00:30:33,456 --> 00:30:35,542 for the first time since 1991. 780 00:30:35,625 --> 00:30:37,460 - There's only one way to win a championship. 781 00:30:37,544 --> 00:30:40,088 You take it. You take it. 782 00:30:40,171 --> 00:30:42,340 We thought somebody for years was gonna hand us 783 00:30:42,423 --> 00:30:45,343 a championship because we were so talented. 784 00:30:45,426 --> 00:30:47,929 When you relinquish the concern or care 785 00:30:48,012 --> 00:30:52,600 for how you are digested outside those lines, 786 00:30:52,684 --> 00:30:55,728 how are you criticized or perceived or celebrated 787 00:30:55,812 --> 00:30:58,898 when none of that matters, then you're on the right path. 788 00:30:58,982 --> 00:31:00,858 - We was 13 down, and I told my guys, 789 00:31:00,942 --> 00:31:02,694 "Look, do or die, time is now. 790 00:31:02,777 --> 00:31:03,945 "We been in this position before. 791 00:31:04,028 --> 00:31:05,238 "We ain't never lost three in a row. 792 00:31:05,321 --> 00:31:06,739 Let's play. Let's go." 793 00:31:06,823 --> 00:31:09,576 - With winning in the air, Angelenos are falling in love 794 00:31:09,659 --> 00:31:11,828 all over again with their Lakers. 795 00:31:11,911 --> 00:31:13,913 Showtime is back. 796 00:31:19,085 --> 00:31:22,046 [indistinct chatter] 797 00:31:24,716 --> 00:31:26,759 [drums playing] 798 00:31:26,843 --> 00:31:28,845 - I think the city's been waiting for this moment, 799 00:31:28,928 --> 00:31:30,138 just like I've been waiting for this moment. 800 00:31:30,221 --> 00:31:32,807 Now we have a opportunity to do something 801 00:31:32,890 --> 00:31:35,977 that hasn't been done for, I think, 10, 11 years. 802 00:31:36,060 --> 00:31:39,439 So I'm sure the city is pumped up. 803 00:31:39,522 --> 00:31:41,441 Now we get to the Finals. 804 00:31:41,524 --> 00:31:45,737 So now I have to go into my pissed-off file. 805 00:31:45,820 --> 00:31:47,614 What happened last time you got to the Finals? 806 00:31:47,697 --> 00:31:49,324 Oh, you got swept. 807 00:31:49,407 --> 00:31:51,909 You got embarrassed by Hakeem Olajuwon. 808 00:31:51,993 --> 00:31:53,786 So now I always said to myself, 809 00:31:53,870 --> 00:31:56,956 "If I ever get back to the Finals... 810 00:31:57,040 --> 00:31:59,000 I'm dominating." 811 00:31:59,083 --> 00:32:00,793 - Having been shut out, 812 00:32:00,877 --> 00:32:04,088 the desire to get back there and be the dominant force 813 00:32:04,172 --> 00:32:08,259 was, I think, inherent in who he was. 814 00:32:08,343 --> 00:32:10,053 - Shaq needed the win. 815 00:32:10,136 --> 00:32:13,181 I recall him talking about, if he doesn't win, 816 00:32:13,264 --> 00:32:16,684 the word would be, you know, "Shaq was never good enough." 817 00:32:16,768 --> 00:32:18,478 - This is the moment of truth. 818 00:32:18,561 --> 00:32:20,521 This is what the great people do. 819 00:32:20,605 --> 00:32:22,523 You have to turn it up. 820 00:32:22,607 --> 00:32:25,526 [indistinct chatter] 821 00:32:25,610 --> 00:32:31,074 ♪ ♪ 822 00:32:31,157 --> 00:32:34,118 First game, I come in-- "Throw it to me." 823 00:32:34,202 --> 00:32:35,828 When I have that "throw it to me" look, they know, 824 00:32:35,912 --> 00:32:37,664 "Okay, we're just gonna give it to the Big Fella." 825 00:32:37,747 --> 00:32:39,207 But I got to make my mark in this game. 826 00:32:39,290 --> 00:32:41,376 ♪ ♪ 827 00:32:41,459 --> 00:32:43,628 - O'Neal over Croshere for the rebound 828 00:32:43,711 --> 00:32:45,254 and powers back up and scores. 829 00:32:45,338 --> 00:32:47,256 And Smits out on him on a switch. 830 00:32:47,340 --> 00:32:49,342 Here's Shaq for the jumper from the baseline 831 00:32:49,425 --> 00:32:50,927 that beats the shot clock. 832 00:32:51,010 --> 00:32:53,596 Here's Miller on the drive. Shaq with the block! 833 00:32:53,680 --> 00:33:00,645 ♪ ♪ 834 00:33:04,607 --> 00:33:06,734 There we go, Shaq, right there. 835 00:33:06,818 --> 00:33:08,903 - There's your Shaw-Shaq Redemption. 836 00:33:08,986 --> 00:33:11,406 - One hand going away from the basket, 837 00:33:11,489 --> 00:33:15,201 7'1", 330 pounds... 838 00:33:15,284 --> 00:33:18,121 - This has been a defining season for Shaquille O'Neal-- 839 00:33:18,204 --> 00:33:20,748 MVP of the league, the scoring champion. 840 00:33:20,832 --> 00:33:22,667 - And he can't defend him. He fouls him there. 841 00:33:22,750 --> 00:33:24,794 - O'Neal, double teamed. - Hack-a-Shaq game. 842 00:33:24,877 --> 00:33:26,421 You have to make him shoot free throws. 843 00:33:26,504 --> 00:33:28,297 - On the Hack-a-Shaq there, no easy baskets. 844 00:33:28,381 --> 00:33:29,298 - He couldn't control it. 845 00:33:29,382 --> 00:33:31,384 Now he does, and they foul him. 846 00:33:31,467 --> 00:33:37,432 ♪ ♪ 847 00:33:37,515 --> 00:33:39,100 Shaquille O'Neal to shoot two. 848 00:33:39,183 --> 00:33:40,476 With the first one, he will tie, 849 00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:42,437 and with the second one, he will break the record 850 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:44,856 for most free throw attempts in a single game 851 00:33:44,939 --> 00:33:46,399 in the NBA Finals. 852 00:33:46,482 --> 00:33:52,155 ♪ ♪ 853 00:33:52,238 --> 00:33:55,241 - There had to be moments when he was on the free-throw line 854 00:33:55,324 --> 00:33:57,243 where it just didn't feel good... 855 00:33:57,326 --> 00:34:00,246 ♪ ♪ 856 00:34:00,329 --> 00:34:02,582 Where there was an article that was written 857 00:34:02,665 --> 00:34:04,625 whether we had lost a couple games, 858 00:34:04,709 --> 00:34:08,755 and he felt like people could point to what he wasn't doing. 859 00:34:08,838 --> 00:34:12,633 Being the center of the abuse, it all had to feel like, 860 00:34:12,717 --> 00:34:14,802 in that moment at the free-throw line 861 00:34:14,886 --> 00:34:16,304 by myself... 862 00:34:16,387 --> 00:34:18,097 everybody can see that. 863 00:34:18,181 --> 00:34:22,059 ♪ ♪ 864 00:34:22,143 --> 00:34:25,146 [cheers and applause] 865 00:34:25,229 --> 00:34:26,939 - You know, my teammates are looking for me. 866 00:34:27,023 --> 00:34:28,149 You know, they tried the Hack-a-Shaq. 867 00:34:28,232 --> 00:34:29,984 I missed a couple in the first half. 868 00:34:30,067 --> 00:34:31,277 I think I was, you know, trying too hard, 869 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:33,488 but once I settled down and, you know, just took my time, 870 00:34:33,571 --> 00:34:35,656 you know, most of them fell for me. 871 00:34:35,740 --> 00:34:38,743 ♪ ♪ 872 00:34:38,826 --> 00:34:42,330 - Here comes Rose. - Jalen all the way. 873 00:34:42,413 --> 00:34:44,582 And you can count it! 874 00:34:44,665 --> 00:34:50,671 ♪ ♪ 875 00:34:50,755 --> 00:34:52,673 [buzzer blares] - And that's it. 876 00:34:52,757 --> 00:34:59,722 ♪ ♪ 877 00:35:05,770 --> 00:35:06,938 - Four seconds. 878 00:35:07,021 --> 00:35:09,857 Reggie off the screen for three... 879 00:35:09,941 --> 00:35:11,317 [whistle blows, buzzer blares] 880 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:13,694 The Lakers have a 3-1 lead. 881 00:35:13,778 --> 00:35:15,488 - It's hard to stay in the moment 882 00:35:15,571 --> 00:35:16,989 in this kind of situation-- you get giddy. 883 00:35:17,073 --> 00:35:18,491 You know, you got a lot of energy. 884 00:35:18,574 --> 00:35:21,327 You got a lot of thoughts, but stay really focused. 885 00:35:21,410 --> 00:35:28,376 ♪ ♪ 886 00:35:32,839 --> 00:35:35,800 - Thank you for bouncing back with this kind of effort. 887 00:35:35,883 --> 00:35:38,219 This showed a tremendous amount of pride, 888 00:35:38,302 --> 00:35:39,971 Bob, by this Indiana team. 889 00:35:40,054 --> 00:35:41,556 They fought from start to finish. 890 00:35:41,639 --> 00:35:44,559 It's a big win for them and their franchise. 891 00:35:44,642 --> 00:35:47,061 - This is my shot. I got everything I want now. 892 00:35:47,144 --> 00:35:48,396 There ain't no excuses. 893 00:35:48,479 --> 00:35:51,065 Now that I'm here, what you gonna do, Big Dog? 894 00:35:51,148 --> 00:35:54,193 ♪ ♪ 895 00:35:54,277 --> 00:35:55,736 It's a must that I win on this note. 896 00:35:55,820 --> 00:35:57,363 It took the great Michael Jordan seven years 897 00:35:57,446 --> 00:35:58,489 to win one. 898 00:35:58,573 --> 00:35:59,699 It took the great Hakeem ten years. 899 00:35:59,782 --> 00:36:01,200 I hope it doesn't take me that long, 900 00:36:01,284 --> 00:36:03,161 but I'm gonna just keep trying hard. 901 00:36:03,244 --> 00:36:07,373 ♪ ♪ 902 00:36:07,456 --> 00:36:10,084 I'm eight, nine years in. 903 00:36:10,167 --> 00:36:11,586 Like, I'm starting to be 904 00:36:11,669 --> 00:36:13,629 on the other side of the mountain. 905 00:36:13,713 --> 00:36:17,425 ♪ ♪ 906 00:36:17,508 --> 00:36:19,468 "You're not gonna make it." 907 00:36:19,552 --> 00:36:23,431 ♪ ♪ 908 00:36:23,514 --> 00:36:25,433 "You're not that good." 909 00:36:25,516 --> 00:36:27,643 ♪ ♪ 910 00:36:27,727 --> 00:36:29,812 "You're never gonna win a championship." 911 00:36:29,896 --> 00:36:32,231 ♪ ♪ 912 00:36:32,315 --> 00:36:34,192 "You, you're not ready." 913 00:36:34,275 --> 00:36:37,653 ♪ ♪ 914 00:36:37,737 --> 00:36:39,780 I want to be known as one of the greats. 915 00:36:39,864 --> 00:36:46,871 ♪ ♪ 916 00:36:51,167 --> 00:36:55,963 - The aura of Shaq is that he showed up 917 00:36:56,047 --> 00:36:58,257 in the biggest moments of the game... 918 00:36:58,341 --> 00:37:01,969 ♪ ♪ 919 00:37:02,053 --> 00:37:04,931 And that's in the NBA Finals... and delivered. 920 00:37:05,014 --> 00:37:11,437 ♪ ♪ 921 00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:13,940 [crowd cheering, buzzer blares] 922 00:37:14,023 --> 00:37:18,819 - And the Lakers are the 2000 NBA champions. 923 00:37:18,903 --> 00:37:25,910 ♪ ♪ 924 00:37:34,961 --> 00:37:37,755 - When you get to that final moment 925 00:37:37,838 --> 00:37:39,382 and the games are done 926 00:37:39,465 --> 00:37:41,676 and you're declared the champion, 927 00:37:41,759 --> 00:37:44,512 that is no greater feeling. 928 00:37:44,595 --> 00:37:48,015 I mean, just the pure joy and happiness-- 929 00:37:48,099 --> 00:37:51,394 you see it in their faces, but just being able to feel that? 930 00:37:51,477 --> 00:37:53,771 That's something kind of special. 931 00:37:55,189 --> 00:37:58,150 - To the unanimous MVP 932 00:37:58,234 --> 00:38:02,363 of the 2000 Finals, Shaquille O'Neal. 933 00:38:02,446 --> 00:38:05,491 all: [chanting] MVP! MVP! MVP! 934 00:38:05,574 --> 00:38:09,870 - Shaq, you have won everything this past season, 935 00:38:09,954 --> 00:38:12,707 but I think it all pales in comparison 936 00:38:12,790 --> 00:38:14,500 of winning this championship. 937 00:38:14,583 --> 00:38:17,336 - First of all, I want to thank Phil Jackson. 938 00:38:17,420 --> 00:38:19,547 [cheers and applause] 939 00:38:19,630 --> 00:38:21,966 And I want to thank you fans in the Staples Center. 940 00:38:22,049 --> 00:38:23,217 Forget what everybody say. 941 00:38:23,300 --> 00:38:25,094 This is the best arena right here! 942 00:38:25,177 --> 00:38:28,556 The Staples Center, the loudest arena right here! 943 00:38:28,639 --> 00:38:32,143 - We dreamed that dream together. 944 00:38:32,226 --> 00:38:36,063 What he wanted for himself, I especially wanted for him. 945 00:38:36,147 --> 00:38:40,568 ♪ ♪ 946 00:38:40,651 --> 00:38:44,071 I always did something to encourage the dream. 947 00:38:44,155 --> 00:38:45,823 I told him, "Never stop dreaming. 948 00:38:45,906 --> 00:38:47,700 Just keep on putting in the work." 949 00:38:47,783 --> 00:38:49,869 all: [chanting] MVP! MVP! 950 00:38:49,952 --> 00:38:51,871 - I just kept instilling in him 951 00:38:51,954 --> 00:38:54,707 that your dreams are going to come true. 952 00:38:54,790 --> 00:38:56,584 Dreams come true. 953 00:38:56,667 --> 00:39:03,674 ♪ ♪ 954 00:39:06,844 --> 00:39:09,764 - I've held emotion for... 955 00:39:09,847 --> 00:39:12,933 about 11 years now. 956 00:39:13,017 --> 00:39:16,604 I always wanted to win, and it just came out. 957 00:39:16,687 --> 00:39:17,813 It just came out. 958 00:39:17,897 --> 00:39:22,902 ♪ ♪ 959 00:39:22,985 --> 00:39:26,572 - That sort of got the monkey off of Shaq's back, 960 00:39:26,655 --> 00:39:29,241 that he delivered to the fans. 961 00:39:29,325 --> 00:39:30,743 Yeah, get a look at the dynasty. 962 00:39:30,826 --> 00:39:32,870 This is the next one right here. 963 00:39:32,953 --> 00:39:36,248 - One thing I've always been is a dreamer. 964 00:39:36,332 --> 00:39:39,502 And all my dreams have come true 965 00:39:39,585 --> 00:39:42,963 because I believed them. 966 00:39:43,047 --> 00:39:44,882 After we win a championship, 967 00:39:44,965 --> 00:39:47,218 it's 17,000 people in the arena, 968 00:39:47,301 --> 00:39:48,636 2,000 people on the floor. 969 00:39:48,719 --> 00:39:50,387 I put my hands up. 970 00:39:52,348 --> 00:39:55,768 That just melted me. I was like, "Wow. 971 00:39:55,851 --> 00:39:58,479 "I'm here. 972 00:39:58,562 --> 00:40:00,231 I'm here." 973 00:40:00,314 --> 00:40:07,279 ♪ ♪ 974 00:40:10,074 --> 00:40:12,952 In my mind, I'm about to do the Phil Jackson thing-- 975 00:40:13,035 --> 00:40:16,163 like on the lake, the window right there. 976 00:40:16,247 --> 00:40:18,791 I'm about to put it right there every time so I can see it. 977 00:40:18,874 --> 00:40:19,959 I get back home. 978 00:40:20,042 --> 00:40:22,044 My father says, "Give it to me. 979 00:40:22,128 --> 00:40:24,839 You know how we roll, brother. Go get another one." 980 00:40:24,922 --> 00:40:27,466 So now at my house, there's no trophy. 981 00:40:27,550 --> 00:40:29,593 Watch ESPN--"Yeah, Shaq and them, they did it, 982 00:40:29,677 --> 00:40:30,845 but can they get another one?" 983 00:40:30,928 --> 00:40:32,555 I'm like, "Oh. 984 00:40:32,638 --> 00:40:34,723 Oh, there you go." 985 00:40:34,807 --> 00:40:37,726 [thunder rumbles] 986 00:40:37,810 --> 00:40:40,729 [dramatic music] 987 00:40:40,813 --> 00:40:43,315 ♪ ♪ 988 00:40:43,399 --> 00:40:45,192 The rise! 989 00:42:50,234 --> 00:42:53,237 [bright tone]