Lucille O'Neal shares her public battles and personal struggles as a young, single mother of NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal.
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Jun 18, 2011
Britni
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This book is about Lucille O'Neal (the mother of NBA star Shaquille O'Neal) and her journey from her childhood to where she is now. The book is full of stories from her life, relationships, and lessons she's learned in her fifty-five years including the biggest lesson she seems to have learned in her life - live your own life rather than living the life others want you to live. Treat every day of your life with a purpose as every day has a purpose and will affect the person you become.
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May 10, 2010
Kimberly
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Lucille shares some wonderful messages about hope, perseverance and believing in yourself throughout the story of her life. We learn how she rose above some very tough obstacles in her life to become the woman she is today. Although I feel she never really acknowledged responsibility for her own actions - blaming her circumstances for the reason things happened. She became pregnant because of her broken home and her strict religious upbringing. She drank because she battled depression, aga
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May 08, 2010
Thomas
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Even though this book contained less information on Shaquille than I had hoped for, I did enjoy this book. Lucille has done her best to open up her past and her culture to us as honestly as I think she can. She tells us about ups and downs and attempts to be transparent. I believe that she is honest in her introspection. She writes simply and she does a great job of maintaining a positive outlook throughout the process. She quotes scripture throughout the book and gives credit to the Lord f
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Apr 26, 2010
Cafelilybookreviews
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“Lucille, walk like you have somewhere to go.”, is a statement that Lucille O’Neal’s pastor gave her many years ago when she was a self-conscious teenager.
Lucille’s unusual height of six feet by the time she was twelve years old only added to her feelings of unhappiness as she was growing up in her grandparent’s home.
As the middle child, struggling to understand her parents divorce, Lucille felt the need to be the “fixer” in her family and took on a large More...
Apr 19, 2010
Sally
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Walk Like you Have Somewhere to Go is the recent autobiography of Lucille O'Neal, mother of famous NBA basketball star Shaquille O'Neal. Written in collaboration with Allison Samuels, the book provides broad brushstrokes to Lucille’s life, from her childhood in 1950s and 1960s until 2009. A tall self-confident woman today, the book shares stories of her struggles with low self-esteem (what she calls mental welfare) and how she overcame it and acquired mental wealth. Raised by her father’s stri
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Apr 13, 2010
Jacqueline
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Walk like You Have Somewhere to Go Book Review
Here’s my promo: I loved this lady the second I read that she taught her kids that education is a must. No matter what you want to do in life, you need education. The moment I read that she taught this to Shaquille O’Neal, I knew this book would be a winner.
Walk Like you Have Somewhere to Go by Lucille O’Neal, is a story that really reveals much about herself, her family, and the man we know as Shaq. She begins the story with More...
Here’s my promo: I loved this lady the second I read that she taught her kids that education is a must. No matter what you want to do in life, you need education. The moment I read that she taught this to Shaquille O’Neal, I knew this book would be a winner.
Walk Like you Have Somewhere to Go by Lucille O’Neal, is a story that really reveals much about herself, her family, and the man we know as Shaq. She begins the story with More...
Apr 10, 2010
Evelyn
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I recently had the opportunity to read and review the book, Walk Like You Have Somewhere To Go, by Lucille O'Neal with Allison Samuels.
This was a book I was excited to read. In the book, Lucille, the mother of NBA great Shaquille O'Neal, shares her struggles and disappointments in life along with many of her sweetest memories.
I have to be honest; this book disappointed me. From the very first chapter, I felt that the story was written with a "woe is me" attitude. More...
This was a book I was excited to read. In the book, Lucille, the mother of NBA great Shaquille O'Neal, shares her struggles and disappointments in life along with many of her sweetest memories.
I have to be honest; this book disappointed me. From the very first chapter, I felt that the story was written with a "woe is me" attitude. More...
Mar 31, 2010
Sarah
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Walk Like You Have Somewhere To Go. Lucille O'Neal. 2010. Thomas Nelson. 256 pages. ISBN 978-1-5955-5307-2.
Walk Like You Have Somewhere To Go is an autobiography written by NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal's mother, Lucille O'Neal. The book details Lucille's hardships through life from becoming a teenage mother to conquering alcoholism, and dealing with her son's rising fame; all the while relying on motivation and faith to help her. Lucille also introduces the term "mental welfar More...
Walk Like You Have Somewhere To Go is an autobiography written by NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal's mother, Lucille O'Neal. The book details Lucille's hardships through life from becoming a teenage mother to conquering alcoholism, and dealing with her son's rising fame; all the while relying on motivation and faith to help her. Lucille also introduces the term "mental welfar More...
May 01, 2010
Lynnea
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Here is my fourth review from a book provided by Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for writing a book review.
This was a very interesting story. This is the autobiography of Lucille O'Neal, Shaquille O'Neal's mother. There are several photos scattered throughout the book, making it easier to "be in the story." Lucille is very candid about her life and the mistakes she has made throughout her lifetime. She knows her teenage pregnancy (with Shaquille) was a sin, her drinking to a More...
This was a very interesting story. This is the autobiography of Lucille O'Neal, Shaquille O'Neal's mother. There are several photos scattered throughout the book, making it easier to "be in the story." Lucille is very candid about her life and the mistakes she has made throughout her lifetime. She knows her teenage pregnancy (with Shaquille) was a sin, her drinking to a More...
Aug 09, 2011
“That’s my kid! I couldn’t be more proud!”
Have you ever imagined how life would change if your child became rich and famous?
Shaq’s mom humbly and honestly explains that without a strong relationship with God, a quality education, and the courage to follow your own dreams, you may as well just sign up for a double dose of “mental welfare.”
You know that feeling you have sitting down at your family reunion with the person who knows your family’s history inside and out?
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Have you ever imagined how life would change if your child became rich and famous?
Shaq’s mom humbly and honestly explains that without a strong relationship with God, a quality education, and the courage to follow your own dreams, you may as well just sign up for a double dose of “mental welfare.”
You know that feeling you have sitting down at your family reunion with the person who knows your family’s history inside and out?
Sit down for a couple of hour More...
Jun 02, 2010
Mandy
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Apr 20, 2010
Carrie
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Lucille O'Neal is most famous for being Shaq's mom, but her autobiography, "Walk Like You Have Somewhere To Go," is mostly about her own story. She takes her readers through her childhood, which included a broken home; her teen years, which included being a single mom to Shaquille; her young adult years, which included marriage, being a military wife, and having three more babies; and adulthood, which included Shaq's move to the NBA, their family's move from rags to riches, her earning
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Apr 24, 2010
Trinity
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Usually I read Christian fiction, but sometimes I like to read an autobiography. Some people have such interesting lives. This is such the case with Lucille O’Neal’s book “Walk Like You Have Somewhere to Go.” This book is very easy to read, with short chapters and very interesting. It would be easy to read it in one sitting if you had the time. “Walk Like You Have Somewhere To Go" is the story of how a young single mother grew to become a college graduate and the mother of More...
Usually I read Christian fiction, but sometimes I like to read an autobiography. Some people have such interesting lives. This is such the case with Lucille O’Neal’s book “Walk Like You Have Somewhere to Go.” This book is very easy to read, with short chapters and very interesting. It would be easy to read it in one sitting if you had the time. “Walk Like You Have Somewhere To Go" is the story of how a young single mother grew to become a college graduate and the mother of More...
Jun 11, 2011
Larisha
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Lucille O'Neal is the mother of sport icon Shaquille O'Neal and in this book she shares her life in a very natural way.
This book tells her story and shows the process she went through to change "From Mental Welfare to Mental Health". Ms. O'Neal has been through teenage pregnancies (her own and her daughter's), addiction, divorce, and so much more, and she shares, openly, about all of those in this book.
Her journey has indeed been one that has taken her from the in More...
This book tells her story and shows the process she went through to change "From Mental Welfare to Mental Health". Ms. O'Neal has been through teenage pregnancies (her own and her daughter's), addiction, divorce, and so much more, and she shares, openly, about all of those in this book.
Her journey has indeed been one that has taken her from the in More...
Sep 09, 2010
Bookventures
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Here’s a story that many women in my generation know all too well. Lucille O’Neal may have a famous son and may live the life that one can only imagine. Yet where she started is all too real and less than glamorous. Pregnant at 15 for an older man, living with her grandparents, having a strained almost non-existent relationship with her mother, being in an equally strained and emotionally taxing marriage; all of the above are recipes for a mentally unhealthy woman. Yet never once do you sense
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Jul 06, 2010
Gail
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What does it take to be the mother of a superstar? Lots of life experience, plenty of tough love, and enough faith for two lifetimes. Lucille O'Neal has seen it all, and tells her story with the help of journalist Allison Samuels (CAU!!!). The two craft a rich narrative that makes you feel as if you're sitting with Shaq's mom on the front porch, sipping a perfect glass of sweet tea and taking in simple---but memorable---life lessons that could apply to any woman, any parent.
May 03, 2010
Lauren
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i don't know what my obsession is with shitty celebrity autobiograhies, but SHAQS MOM WROTE THIS ONE and i think i'm finally starting to realize my problem.
on a related aside, it was better than rodman's.
on a related aside, it was better than rodman's.
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