NBA Icon, Shaquille O’Neal recently appreciated the mindset of BKFC featherweight fighter, Howard ‘HD’ Davis. The 52-year-old NBA legend took to his IG story to applaud a quote Davis recently used in one of his reels. Although ‘Shaq’ was initially moved by the motivational quote, there was another factor that made the former athlete connect to the reel.
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‘HD’ Davis achieved a second-round victory in his last fight against Sean Wilson on 15 March this year. While Davis had to work hard to achieve his goal, the background score of his recently uploaded reel revealed the mantra he had been following all along. The fighter even intended to pass the same message to all of his viewers, as the voice in his reel said,
“You don’t realize how big you are. You gotta remind people who you are.”
Like Davis, Shaq is someone who has gone through a lot of struggle to gain his legendary status in the NBA. Hence, the former basketball player was able to relate to the reek and his Instagram story showcased his appreciation for the same.
Apart from appreciating Davis’s mindset, the 7’1″ NBA star encouraged his followers to follow the same mantra by sharing it as his IG story. The BKFC fighter’s reel advised individuals not to lose self-belief, even in the direst of situations. Shaq has also experienced such rough patches in his career, which is why he could relate to Davis’ upload.
Shaquille O’Neal climbed out of his self-guilt on his own after losses
A report from ‘The New York Post’ states that O’Neal was pretty serious regarding his matches back in his NBA days. He used to take a lot of responsibility for the losses that his team picked up in their games. The report also revealed that there were times when he refused to celebrate a victory, just because of a previous loss
O’Neal may have doubted himself and his skills after those losses, just like the initial words in Davis’ reel. However, he placed his trust in himself and worked hard to become one of the very best. Hence, with Davis’ reel encouraging others to try until they accomplish their goals, Shaq wants his followers to follow the same advice to success.
