Shaquille O'Neal interview rich vs famous
Shaquille O'Neal shares his perspective on wealth versus fame in a recent interview. He recounted asking his children whether they would prefer to be rich or famous, and those who chose fame were pulled aside for a conversation. O'Neal explained that he aspires to be like the unknown owners of buildings or the creators of furniture,people who are wealthy but not recognized. He added that he would not mind being rich without fame, stating he is not the type to lament losing celebrity status, as everyone has their moment. Ultimately, he hopes to be remembered simply as a nice guy.
Transcript (en)
Do you think you would be okay not being in the limelight? I asked my kids this one day, you want to be famous, you want to be rich. And the ones that said famous, I had to pull them to the side and pull them to the office. Like for example, who owns this building? I have no idea. That's who I want to be. Who made this table? No idea. That's who I want to be. Who made this couch? Who made that beautiful mix of your boy when he edits your podcast and he does a beautiful job? Who got that? That's what I want to be. So could I not be famous? If I'm rich, yes. If I'm not rich, I have to have this to boom, boom, boom. Right now it's a process because I got this, I'm able to take this and make this. But if I get rid of this and still have this, oh, I wouldn't mind. I promise I wouldn't mind. Like if I walk somewhere and you don't know me, I'm like, I'm not one of those people. I'm not famous no more because my dad used to with me. Hey, everybody has their time. But I think honestly, you've done so much that like even after the day you're gone, you will forever be remembered. Hopefully. I think so. And I only want to be remembered for one day. What? He was a nice guy.
