Shaquille O’Neal, Who Had His Own Divorce Drama With Ex-Wife Shaunie, Once Provided Tom Brady With Advice That Could’ve Saved His Marriage With Gisele Bundchen: “It’s a Sad Moment, But If Guys Like Us Could Play Forever…”

Double life, the term has a broad meaning in the real world, and athletes understand it very well. When some learn to manage it, few turn out to be the victims of its consequences. And the NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal happens to be the right person to elaborate on this concept, who had once advised the Buccaneers QB Tom Brady about it, which could have saved his marriage.

It takes a lot of courage and a big heart to admit one’s mistakes, especially when they have traversed through one such journey. The Lakers All-star got divorced in 2011 after a five-year-long marriage to Shaunie O’Neal. Years after the incident, Shaq revealed through one of the interviews that it was all him and not his ex-wife to be blamed for the broken relationship.

He admitted that he was living a double life, meaning his focus was entirely on the game and winning championships despite being a family man and was unable to fulfill his part for the kids and his nearest ones.

This broken chemistry made Shaunie make a bold choice, and finally, they parted ways. “I wasn’t protecting her and protecting those vows. Sometimes when you live that double life, you get caught up. I’m not going to say it was her; it was all me.” Shaq said in a podcast.

This interview was conducted recently, and the NBA great thanked the hosts for allowing him to speak his mind. He clarified all the issues surrounding his married life.

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Even though he jittered to become a good husband, Shaq reserved the rest of his life to prove himself as a great dad. After the divorce, the duo mended their relationship and co-parented their four kids for the past ten years. Today, the veteran is happy to see his ex-wife enjoying her new journey after getting engaged to a pastor and remaining close to his kids.

Here’s the advice Shaquille O’Neal gave to Tom Brady

These days, the NFL quarterback Tom Brady’s relationship has become a hot topic of discussion in the celebrity world. In one of the previous interviews, Shaq was asked to comment on Brady’s retirement and his reaction to it.

“It’s a sad moment, but if guys like us could play forever,” Shaq said. “We would, but at some point, you have to give it up, and for guys like us who want to be able to look in our book and say I have a hell of a book. Like my book is okay, I got four rings.”

“But him and Jordan. Guys like Magic and Bill Russell have like unbelievable books. I’m jealous of guys like Tom and Michael, but at least I have a book,” he added to his explanation.

Although Brady retired, his decision to come back seems to have jittered his marriage. If the veteran would have taken Shaq’s advice seriously chances of him getting cornered by the fans could have been decreased because reports claim that his wife was unhappy since the day he got back into the field.

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