Traces the life of basketball superstar Shaquille O'Neal and follows his development as a player from his high school days through his years at Louisiana State University, to his rookie season with the Orlando Magic
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Since the retirement of Michael Jordan, Orlando Magic center Shaquille O'Neal has been the primary weapon in the NBA's marketing arsenal. Only in his second year, O'Neal has tremendous potential, a pleasant demeanor, and a Schwarzenegger body on a seven-foot frame. He scores, rebounds, and swats away shots. but he doesn't win many games and didn't in college, either. Hunter, a journalist who covered Shaq's marginally successful career at Louisiana State, makes a lame attempt to generate controversy: Shaq has a temper; Shaq's dad is often overbearing and protective; Shaq gets mad at his dad; Shaq wants to be more independent. Hype aside, O'Neal seems to have the same problems that beset most any other young, sometimes immature male in modern America. The difference is he's rich and famous. Someday his athletic career may justify a biography. It doesn't yet, but that won't stop devoted Shaq fans, especially younger ones, from wanting to read this bloated magazine article. Wes Lukowsky
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- PublisherBonus Books
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 1566250307
- ISBN 13 9781566250306
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages354