Shaquille O'Neal Spent 5 Years and Became a Doctor For His Mother

By: Vivek Nair Image Credit: NBA and Reddit

[{"selector":"#anim-f6f57bcc-f104-4cd7-8162-a58a0fc8e88d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6dfd235f-2dea-4bac-9502-46f5c146d444","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-02089dfe-f76d-4d3c-abf4-96124f96bb7e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-122.37762%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3899298c-ac37-4bbc-af43-38a31607a3d3","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-8c11424b-2aef-4613-b5ee-9322164db19b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(6.048176994020536%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The 4-time NBA champion Shaquille O'Neal is one of the most successful players of all time. During his career, he was the most dominant player.

[{"selector":"#anim-f426f6f8-29e4-47c1-b26d-01f48fabc280","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-257da530-0fae-4939-8dbd-4c9355916ffd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-77fce7a7-ee97-41b0-b3b7-03001c7cbb5c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-126.92307%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ae453b04-1bcf-4e4b-b6fa-69317717e5bf [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-16.269531160687205%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Off the court, O'Neal has achieved so much. He owns multiple food chain restaurants, car washes, and gymnasiums. He has a net worth of over $400 million.

[{"selector":"#anim-ab58c9ca-8d05-468b-8107-1365d1187434","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-53d7aee1-e8d5-40f6-9473-1f0f391abd94","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-48ed3d32-f432-4b70-bfff-aa8d034b869e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-120.27492%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cb8e7f90-8400-40b2-81f9-366c216b2b9f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0a8c5088-febd-4f6a-be30-ec19ff3791dc [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(13.471545649691588%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] In an interview, Shaq revealed how he earned his doctorate, discussing how proud his family is to be referred to as "Dr. O'Neal."

[{"selector":"#anim-b4360a83-7da3-414e-a3c8-5e19146378c0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-50.81770824402053%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1f64b3ce-a246-45a0-8c25-b9059f423b56","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-35e8e28b-9c22-404d-a186-462df6a55909","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 73.68780%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-53261b19-2f31-4427-99b9-6adf8fac2dee","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] O'Neal's mother reminded him that nobody in his family has a Ph.D., which was enough to convince Shaq to get his doctorate.

[{"selector":"#anim-bf060f64-a0ec-40a4-9c0f-bf0fef31419f","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-cd5d027d-ef49-458b-9541-6eb3179c1df5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f99eeb52-5744-43b9-a785-05fc96740181","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-121.33333%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8e800ab2-d2b2-491f-918e-1ecca4975ed0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(11.009005047059793%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Shaq received his doctoral degree in education from Barry University. It took him five years to earn his educational doctorate degree in Human Resource Development.

[{"selector":"#anim-a5012ecb-3725-4fd6-9898-c97bcb00c188","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-4385a21f-67c8-49e8-81ec-49f47130686c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8c8acdf0-e753-450f-9afb-f6968df3dee2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-120%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f6b18a3e-5e69-4cfe-b78a-4099f382ccca","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-25d9bc90-0a34-4a65-b818-e9942b8ea758 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(9.31901032735387%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] " Not only it was awesome for me, it was awesome for my kids." said O'Neal and then recalled a moment during a parent teacher meeting when someone recognized him as Dr Shaquille O'Neal.

[{"selector":"#anim-3d00da89-873e-44f0-bfde-a259293cab2f","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-fc485cb5-2410-4b48-82cb-330a921e7d96","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-577f8518-25d1-47f8-b172-fc70faa6dbff","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-120.46204%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-22256245-ec6b-4377-a4ff-3a65f07b6b1f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(3.0634082480654543%, -23.364481930600327%) scale(1.4672897196261683)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] "I went to a parent teacher conference one time, and the guy recognized me as Doctor O'Neal." said Shaq "He didn't call be Shaq, he asked me 'How are you Dr. O'Neal'."

[{"selector":"#anim-7993f624-f239-424a-9337-dad7bf1f20fe","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-586de8cc-6df0-4662-b38d-744725f11c16","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ee0f10c6-72d6-4235-9a92-5efde862c094","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-121.45328%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c3556fa3-ef15-4511-90b2-a1bf42ac0220","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-56bb81ad-63aa-4284-a41c-40ac218a841b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(14.429687410687201%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] For O'Neal, getting his Ph.D. was one of the proudest achievements ever. He also wants people to know about his doctorate and has kept his name as "DR. SHAQUILLE O'NEAL" on Instagram.

Shaquille O'Neal Spent 5 Years and Became a Doctor For His Mother

More Stories.

THANKS FOR READING