Shaquille O’Neal stopped by Jimmel Kimmel Live last night to discuss a number of topics but first and foremost he wanted to address speculation that he’s an “Earth is flat” theory guy. You might recall that recently we shared the following quote that Shaq made that at the time seemed a little ridiculous:
“It’s true. The Earth is flat. The Earth is flat. Yes, it is. Listen, there are three ways to manipulate the mind – what you read, what you see and what you hear. In school, first thing they teach us is, ‘Oh, Columbus discovered America,’ but when he got there, there were some fair-skinned people with the long hair smoking on the peace pipes. So, what does that tell you? Columbus didn’t discover America. So, listen, I drive from coast to coast, and this s*** is flat to me. I’m just saying. I drive from Florida to California all the time, and it’s flat to me. I do not go up and down at a 360-degree angle, and all that stuff about gravity, have you looked outside Atlanta lately and seen all these buildings? You mean to tell me that China is under us? China is under us? It’s not. The world is flat.”
This quote was almost too dumb to believe, right? Turns out that Shaq was in fact messing with people and he doesn’t really think the Earth is flat. Thankfully all original notions about the big guy have been restored. I’ve always liked Shaq and as he’s matured over the years, liked him even more. I respect his basketball opinion but also have tremendous admiration for his business acumen.
And if you didn’t have another reason to like Shaq, the guy leaves $4,000 tips. Check out his full interview with Kimmel below:
Follow Us
