The happiest days of my life were coming home and hearing six different people saying Daddy daddy daddy - Shaquille O Neal reveals the stiff price he had to pay for being a serial cheater × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Basketball NBA News News The happiest days of my life were coming home and hearing six different people saying Daddy daddy daddy - Shaquille O Neal reveals the stiff price he had to pay for being a serial cheater By Michael Macasero Modified 25 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Shaquille O'Neal admits he was "all the way down" after the divorce with ex-wife Shaunie O'Neal. [photo: Black Enterprise] During his peak, Shaquille O'Neal had the league and basketball in the palm of his hands. He was an MVP, a three-time NBA Finals MVP and a four-time champ. Shaq had all the accolades, money and fame, but lost his family. On 'The Big Podcast with Shaq', O’Neal openly admitted how his serial cheating cost him nearly everything: “The happiest days of my life were coming home and hearing six different people saying, ‘Daddy, daddy, daddy.’ Forget the money, forget the cars, didn’t forget the championships, especially when they were little, two and three when they didn’t really care that I missed 10, 15 free throws. Those were the best days of my life. “When I lost those, I’m not gonna use the 'D' word 'cause I know a lot of people are suffering that, but I was all the way down. And sometimes I’m still all the way down, especially when I was in my house in Orlando, that was 70,000 feet in there by myself. I built the house for the kids. … When I lost that by being stupid, it killed me.” The Recount Alt@therecountaltNBA legend Shaquille O'Neal opens up to broadcaster Taylor Rooks about the regrets he has in life:"I live in a 30,000-square-foot house by myself. You don't think I know I messed up?"197NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal opens up to broadcaster Taylor Rooks about the regrets he has in life:"I live in a 30,000-square-foot house by myself. You don't think I know I messed up?" https://t.co/uYVDQFH22f Shaquille O'Neal was just coming off a grand slam and third consecutive NBA Finals MVP award with the LA Lakers when he married Shaunie O’Neal. He was arguably the best player in the league at the time and inarguably its most marketable superstar. Five years later, the couple filed for divorce, which they eventually wanted to be dismissed and reconciled. Two years after originally filing for divorce, they were back at it again in 2009 due to 'irreconcilable differences'. The former couple had four children together, Shareef, Amirah, Shaqir and Me’arah. Shaquille O'Neal had a daughter with former girlfriend Arnetta Yardbourgh while Shaunie had Myles before marrying Shaq. New York Post@nypostShaquille O'Neal opens up on divorce from ex-wife Shaunie: 'It was all me' trib.al/07jFcuZ282Shaquille O'Neal opens up on divorce from ex-wife Shaunie: 'It was all me' trib.al/07jFcuZ https://t.co/MRRG3K0ycx It would come out later than Shaquille O'Neal’s cheating was the biggest reason why Shaunie had had enough. On 'The Pivot' podcast, O’Neal opened up on some of the details of the divorce and his regrets for what he did: “I wasn’t protecting her and protecting those vows. … Sometimes when you live that double life, you get caught up.” Media On Blast ?@mediaonblastUpdate: Video Footage & Audio Shaquill O’Neal shares that he was at fault for his divorce from Shaunie O’Neal. Shaq said “I wasn’t protecting her and wasn’t protecting the vows”#shaquilloneal #shaunieoneal13459Update: Video Footage & Audio Shaquill O’Neal shares that he was at fault for his divorce from Shaunie O’Neal. Shaq said “I wasn’t protecting her and wasn’t protecting the vows”#shaquilloneal #shaunieoneal https://t.co/DJD1K4FUhn Shaquille O Neal admits being too greedy to appreciate what he had until he lost it When it seemed like he had everything going for him, Shaquille O'Neal wanted more, forgetting that what he needed was right there all along. “I was just being greedy. I had the perfect situation. Wife was finer than a mug, kept giving me babies and still finer than a mug and I had it all and I don’t make excuses as I know I messed up. "After the divorce, I was lost. 76,000 square foot house by yourself and you’re lost. No kids, go to the gym and no one’s playing in the gym.” After being greedy, Shaq is just doing the best he can to be there for his children. This includes making amends with his former wife, who he reportedly has a stronger relationship with now than when they were married. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Sankalp Srivastava × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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