Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal, better known as Shaq, or The Diesel, or Shaq Fu, or even The Big Aristotle (for his wisdom!), or The Big Daddy, Superman, The Big Agave, The Big Cactus, The Big Shaqtus , The Big Galactus, Wilt Chamberneezy, The Big Baryshnikov, The Real Deal, Dr. Shaq and recently also Shaqovic is the only active NBA player on the list of the 50 greatest players of all time.
Shaq is a massive 7-foot-1, 325-pound man who is often defined as the most dominant player in the NBA. Such physical power has always been backed by an equally monstrous ego, making Shaw one of the most arrogant and conceited players of all time. With that being said, I have to admit that I love this big guy. He is arrogant of course, but in a funny way.
Shaquille O’Neil has won everything a basketball player could dream of winning. He is a fairly successful rapper and is the star of his own reality show, Shaq Vs., in which he uses all of his ego to challenge the best athletes in the world in several different sports disciplines. He also has a Twitter account with just over a million followers! A successful person, without a doubt.
His huge body is also a great canvas perfect for tattoo artwork. She has quite a few tattoos, but the funny thing about them is that she had to ask her mother before she got them. Here the words of The Big Agave: “First of all, I got my tattoos because they allowed me to. You better believe that I asked my mother first.”
It is not easy to recognize all his tattoos. Some of them are quite big, others are not clear enough to tell what they really are. This is what I was able to find out about Shaquille’s tattoos:
Shaq is one of many NBA players who decided to have his own nickname etched into his skin. Shaq chose Diesel, among his many pseudonyms, as the tattoo for his left shoulder. He got it right on top of his favorite tattoo, perennial hallmark of his immortal ego: the big “S” for Superman. Still not satisfied, he has also added the inscription “Man of Steel” to it.
Harder to make out are the tattoo designs on Shaq’s right shoulder and arm. One of them should show the name of his daughter Amirah, but I can’t say for sure.
Two more controversial inscriptions say: “The world is mine” and “Against the law” because, as Shaq explains, “My game is so good there has to be a law to stop it.”
Another interesting tattoo design on his right arm depicts a fist holding a diamond.
Some other recognizable tattoos on Shaq’s body are the word “BIG” and the Hulk-esque design of a huge, muscular man, perhaps representing Shaquille himself, on his right forearm.