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Shaquille O’Neal he opens up about his decision to go above and beyond to help young people every holiday season… admitting he used to be a “high-level juvenile delinquent” but is doing his best to make his mom proud now.
The four-time NBA champion cut it Charles and: Babcock After another successful Shaq-A-Claus event on TMZ Live, where he gave away tons of toys, clothes, gadgets and food to over a thousand Georgia youth.
Shaq trusts his mother… Lucille O’Neill — to come up with the idea for the event … and given that he wasn’t on his best behavior growing up, he’s making up for it with his actions in the present.
“The only motive is just to make him smile,” he said. “I’ve done a lot, I’ve gotten a lot, I’ve got a lot. But the biggest feeling I get is when my mom says she’s proud of me, because there was a moment in our life, 2- 16 years old, he was not proud of me.
In addition to the freebies, Shaq left the kids with some solid knowledge…saying: “Listen to your parents and you can become anything you want.”
The 52-year-old made sure to tell Lucille, a fan of the show, “I love you mom,” but said the next time he spots Babcock, he’s kicking her ass.
