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09-08-2004, 10:10 PM
Shaq: I've lost 24 pounds
BY BARRY JACKSON http://www.miami.com/images/miami/miamiherald/9570/91590487880.jpg
bjackson@herald.com
When Shaquille O'Neal told Pat Riley he would be in great shape for his first season with the Heat, he obviously wasn't kidding.
Days after O'Neal showed off his slimmer physique at the MTV Video Music Awards, Shaq offered numbers to quantify it.
O'Neal told reporters in Louisiana this week that he has lost 24 pounds since meeting with Riley in July and is now down to 331.
''They want me at 325,'' O'Neal said at a news conference to promote his golf tournament this week in Baton Rouge. ``When I met with Pat, I was at 355. I will be at 325 or below when I come to camp [in early October].
``I've always been the type of player to do what I'm told to do.''
Link (http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/basketball/9570639.htm?1c)
BY BARRY JACKSON http://www.miami.com/images/miami/miamiherald/9570/91590487880.jpg
bjackson@herald.com
When Shaquille O'Neal told Pat Riley he would be in great shape for his first season with the Heat, he obviously wasn't kidding.
Days after O'Neal showed off his slimmer physique at the MTV Video Music Awards, Shaq offered numbers to quantify it.
O'Neal told reporters in Louisiana this week that he has lost 24 pounds since meeting with Riley in July and is now down to 331.
''They want me at 325,'' O'Neal said at a news conference to promote his golf tournament this week in Baton Rouge. ``When I met with Pat, I was at 355. I will be at 325 or below when I come to camp [in early October].
``I've always been the type of player to do what I'm told to do.''
Link (http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/basketball/9570639.htm?1c)