The NBA players’ off-court lifestyle is now evident to the rest of the globe. It’s hardly fair to discuss the NBA lifestyle without including Shaquille O’Neal. Shaq’s fame and love from the crowd are self-evident.
But the lavish lifestyle has not been gifted free to his kids as he mentioned earlier, that they need to earn it. Shaq was married to Shaunie O’Neal and split up after 9 years of tying knots.
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Shaquille O’Neal openly confessed his mistake
Shaq recently made an unexpected statement, referring to himself as a “Serial Cheater.” Further, Shaq admitted that because of this, he lost his precious time with his kids. He said, “The happiest days of my life were coming home and hearing six different people saying, ‘Daddy, daddy, daddy.”
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Shaq honestly and openly admitted that his and Shaunie’s relationship got ruined because of his mistakes. He openly said, “I was bad. She was awesome.” Today, the world sees Shaunie and Shaquille O’Neal as best friends; they appear to have nothing but respect for one another. Shaunie has also expressed her perspective on their divorce.
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Shaunie was aware of the struggles of a celebrity lifestyle. She did what an ideal wife should do. In an interview, she referred to Miami saying, “Miami is a great city. It just wasn’t a great city for our marriage.” Though Vegas is considered the sin city, according to Shaunie, “Miami has a different mentality.” The Laker legend’s stardom attracted a lot of undesirable dynamics in his life. And Shaunie was not ready for the situation.
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Whenever she confronted Shaq about cheating, he either denied it or demanded evidence. Shaq, on the other hand, honestly accepted his mistakes today. And Shaq soon realized that he failed to be a good husband, but can be a great father. He took the role of a father, teacher, and coach for his 6 children. His relationship with his boys is special.
The world is the witness of his fatherhood. Everyone makes mistakes but it requires guts to admit them. Do tell us your thoughts on this in the comment section.