Shaquille O'Neal reveals the location of his four NBA Championship rings and it's the sweetest thing you'll hear all day.

It was Phillip Harrison, a U.S. Army sergeant, who stepped into the picture. Though not bound by blood, Harrison took on the role of a father with military precision — and an uncompromising fist.

Harrison, who died in 2013, pushed O’Neal to make the best of himself on the basketball court. “I remember one day, he said, ‘Put your hands to your side,'” O’Neal recalls early on in ...

Shaquille O'Neal has always been known for his candidness, and this time was no different. In a recent appearance on the ...

The guy that created all this passed away about nine, 10 years ago,” O’Neal tells PEOPLE, referring to his stepfather Phillip Harrison, who died in September 2013 after a series of health issues.

When Shaquille O'Neal joined the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1996 offseason, the then-24-year-old had to choose a jersey number for the new chapter in his NBA career.

Shaquille O'Neal's parenting handbook is influenced by his stepfather, Phillip Harrison, who raised him from the age of 2. Because Harrison was in the military, he raised O'Neal in a strict ...

His stepfather, Phillip Harrison, known as “Sarge” for his military background, took a tough-love approach. He demanded Shaq to play to his size and start dunking the basketball.

“I used to do the kids’ math: if the prescription said to take one, I’d take three.” Shaquille O’Neal has always spoken ...

"He told me this day would happen and I never believed him,'' O'Neal said of Phillip Harrison, who raised Shaq along with his mother and died in 2013.

His stepfather Phillip Harrison, whom he commonly refers to as "Sarge" due to his past as a military drill sergeant, told him to call a timeout because he wanted to speak with him.