Thursday, February 19, 2009

Shaq Tweets

I've only been involved with Twitter for a few weeks now, but I can tell you the number one reason why I finally signed up: Shaq.

I was never a huge Shaquille O'Neal fan for the same reasons that people often cite: "He's just big, tall and strong. He lacks finesse. He's not very much fun to watch. His game isn't very dynamic."

It's taken me some time to understand Shaq as a loveable goofball in an era of outrageous egos, but he's truly a delight. Add to the mix that he's undeniably one of the most dominant, fearsome and winningest players of all time, and I'm sorry to say that I didn't fully appreciate him in his prime.

I will however, never stop enjoying his weird thoughts confined to 140 characters or less.

His Tweets are doubly as enjoyable if you picture a 7'1", 325 man pecking away at the keypad of his phone while he's stuck in traffic, sitting in the locker room, or watching TV with his teammates.

Just a few minutes ago I received the following Tweets from Mr. O'Neal:
Im at 5 n diner n phoenix

I feel twitterers around me, r there any twitterers in 5 n diner wit me, say somethin

To all twitterers , if u c me n public come say hi, we r not the same we r from twitteronia, we connect

What? I still can't believe that one of the wealthiest, most recognizable athletes in the world is so genuinely gregarious that he would actually reach out to his fans like this. Here are some other gems from The Diesel:
Im wit steve nash, hes the best, a hip hop scott skiles

Just leavn lebrons party, i have no voice, can u hear this , ................... C i told u , no voice, lol

Allen iverson cut off his braids, dam hes cute, lol,

David stern said i dnt mind sounding trite, what does that word mean, any scholars out there
Man that's good stuff. Also, this might be the funniest ESPN commercial I've ever seen.

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