Let us know more about the tattoos of NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal and their meanings
The moniker Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal or popularly known as Shaquille O’Neal is undoubtedly larger than life. Shaquille is a member of the NBA Hall of Fame and during his time, he was one of the most dominant forces to ever walk the basketball court.
Apart from his brute basketball skills, Shaquille is widely known for his charming and over-the-top personality. Moreover, not just for his basketball career, Shaq’s infectious personality has actually gained him millions of fans worldwide. In short, Shaq is a living inspiration for many people every day.
It is also known that Shaq is famous for collecting assets. He is regular at various auctions, picking up valuable collectibles or he may be somewhere investing in an innovative project. Whatever may be the case, Shaq has a good eye for grabbing juicy opportunities.
But do you know that this 4-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat, meanwhile, also has a nice collection of tattoos on his body as well? Big man Shaq is not afraid to use his body to create a massive piece of art.
Shaquille O’Neal’s tattoos are mostly inked all over his huge arms. So, whenever Shaq flexes his mammoth arms, his fans get a good close-up sight of the famed tattoos.
Notably, along with Shaq’s personality, many also like his famous tattoos. Several people have taken inspiration from Shaq’s tattoos. For example., Shaq’s tattoos have such an influence that even Shaq’s oldest son, Shareef O’Neal, paid homage to his dear father by inking one of the most iconic plays of his legendary career.
Shaquille O’Neal has many intriguing tattoos covering his body. Let us take a close look at the tattoos and know what is the meaning behind those inks.
# ‘Superman and Law’ Tattoo of Shaquille O’Neal
The NBA Most Valuable Player of 2000, Shaquille O’Neal, has a tattoo on his right shoulder with the words, “AGAINST THE LAW” inked on it. The tattoo is also surrounded by a flame design. Below the words, there is also a logo of Superman tattooed on his right arm.
Meaning of the tattoo: The tattoo of the law is a reminder for Shaq of being a reserve officer for the LA Port Police. He also stated once, “My game’s so good, there has to be a law to stop it” which might be what his tattoo indicates.
The Superman logo on his arm represents Shaq’s nickname, ‘Superman’, which he likes to call himself.
# ‘Boxer’ Tattoo
The inside of Shaq’s right forearm has a tattoo of a muscular man on it wearing boxing gloves. The word, “BIG” is also tattooed below the Boxer.
Meaning of the tattoo: The tattoo is meant to represent his gigantic size. Also, the tattoo of the word “BIG” goes with the ring on his right forearm.
# ‘Ring and Name’ Tattoo
There is a ring tattooed on Shaq’s right forearm with the letters, “DOG” tattooed in it. Moreover, there is also a patch near Shaq’s wrist with three names tattooed inside it.
Meaning of the tattoo: The tattoo represents Shaq’s nickname, “BIG DOG” which is what he uses to refer to himself sometimes. The patch on his wrist has the names of his ex-wife, Shaunie O’Neal, his son, Myles, and his other son, Shareef O’Neal.
# Name Tattoo
Shaq’s left wrist also has a similar-looking patch tattoo with three names inked inside it.
Meaning of the tattoo: There are three names inked on Shaq’s left wrist. The names are, Taahirah, Amirah, and Me’arah. These are the names of Shaq’s beloved daughters.
# ‘World’ Tattoo
Shaq’s right arm has a tattoo of a hand holding the globe with the words, “The World Is Mine”. This ‘world’ tattoo notably sits below Shaq’s ‘superman’ tattoo.
Meaning of the tattoo: Shaq has said that this ‘world’ tattoo is a motivational tattoo that he got to push himself to work harder and achieve his goals. Interestingly, Shaq took his mother’s permission before getting this ink.
# ‘Target’ Tattoo
There is a tattoo of a huge target sign on the inside of Shaq’s left forearm.
# ‘Angel’ Tattoo
Shaq’s left forearm has a tattoo of an angel on it.
# ‘Diesel and Superman’ Tattoo
Shaq’s left shoulder has a tattoo with the word, “DIESEL” inked on it. There is another Superman logo on his left upper arm with the words, “MAN OF STEEL” inked around it.
Meaning of the tattoo: Diesel is the moniker that Shaq took on for his music career. Meanwhile, the ‘Superman’ logo on his arm represents the nickname which Shaq calls himself, ‘Superman.’
# ‘Diesel Doc’ Tattoo
Fifteen-time NBA All-Star, Shaquille O’Neal’s chest has the tattoo of the words, “Diesel Doc” on it. Also, the words are surrounded by a design of flames.
Meaning of the tattoo: The tattoo is Shaq’s rap moniker, ‘Diesel’. He also goes by the name of DJ Diesel.
So, these are every known tattoo that are present on Shaquille O’Neal
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