Shaquille O’Neal Reveals His 3 Biggest Regrets In Life

Matt Hladik
Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant embrace after the star guard's 60 point performance in his final game.
Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant embrace after the star guard's 60 point performance in his final game.

During a recent appearance on “The Pivot” podcast, NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal was refreshingly candid about aspects of his private life.

Among the topics O’Neal discussed was his divorce from wife Shaunie, which he took full responsibility for.

“I don’t make excuses. I know I messed up,” O’Neal said.

O’Neal counted his divorce among the three biggest regrets he has in his life, with the other two being his relationships with former teammates Penny Hardaway and Kobe Bryant.

“Big mistake in the Penny relationship. Big mistake in the Kobe relationship,” Shaq said, via TMZ. “I was arrogant, I was dumb, but sometimes when you do a lot of stuff you don’t wanna work at stuff. Those the only three major regrets that I have.

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O’Neal and his wife have been split up for more than a decade. The couple have four children together.

As for his issues with Hardaway and Bryant, O’Neal has expressed regret about this in the past. In regards to Bryant, he’s also spoken openly about how much the star guard meant to him in the two-plus years since his untimely passing.

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