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Shaquille O'Neal: Shaq Diesel (Jive/All formats)

Angus Batey, New Musical Express, 12 February 1994

WITH NUMEROUS ad appearances, product endorsements and even a cover of Rolling Stone to add to his CV, it's sometimes difficult to remember that Shaquille O'Neal earns his living by playing basketball. He's inordinately good at it, being proclaimed Rookie Of The Year in his first full professional season with Orlando Magic, and is the game's highest earning player and arguably its best known international standard-bearer.

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