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And that was going to be it. so was it not the passion then for basketball - but really the money? - yes. - really? - yes. levin: were you naturally good? shaq: no, at first i wasn't good. but, you know, i just gradually worked, worked, worked. and then when my father showed me that article, that's when i really started focusing. you had problems dunking. as a youngster, i did. and my father changed that, too. - how'd that happen? - so one day in the game, i'm real smooth and i'm, you know, and i finger-rolled it up. my father called a time out, pulled me outside. he said, "come outside." he s...

I was going to get a jimmy blazer and a benz, and that was going to be it. so was it not the passion then for basketball - but really the money? - yes. - really? - yes. levin: were you naturally good? shaq: no, at first i wasn't good. but, you know, i just gradually worked, worked, worked. and then when my father showed me that article, that's when i really started focusing. you had problems dunking. as a youngster, i did. and my father changed that, too. - how'd that happen? - so one day in the game, i'm real smooth and i'm, you know, and i finger-rolled it up. my father called a time out, pu...

>> you have the best celebrity story of all time involving michael jordan. >> i do. >> playing dice on the men's room floor. >> let's skip the rest of the story. >> fortunately, i won the game. >> quentin marcellus. i went to see his jazz show when i was 18. he sang happy birthday to me. >> i met dr. j at a sixers' game, julius erving, for those of you that don't know. >> not a real doctor. >> he gave me a checkup, dana. [laughter] and then i got his autograph and then i lost it. >> i've done that. >> i grew up in wyoming and colorado and there are not that many celebrities, but i think i met ...

Michael jordan. >> i do. >> playing dice on the men's room floor. >> let's skip the rest of the story. >> fortunately, i won the game. >> quentin marcellus. i went to see his jazz show when i was 18. he sang happy birthday to me. >> i met dr. j at a sixers' game, julius erving, for those of you that don't know. >> not a real doctor. >> he gave me a checkup, dana. [laughter] and then i got his autograph and then i lost it. >> i've done that. >> i grew up in wyoming and colorado and there are not that many celebrities, but i think i met john elway when i was a kid. he was the quarterback for the...

Losers of 16 in a row. and in baseball, 23 straight losses by the philadelphia phillies. this season is a far cry from the glory days of the team, the days of wilt chamberlain, dr. j and allen iverson. fans tough on their teams but this season, sixers fans are barely showing up. looks like they have the long game in mind. >> hopefully in about two years, they'll go from worst back to the top again. >> philadelphia fans are smart and they see what's going on here and they know you got to lose to win. eventually. >> and what she's talking about of course is if you have a really terrible losing s...