<P> On June 1, 2011, O'Neal announced his retirement via social media . On a short tape on Twitter, O'Neal tweeted, "We did it . Nineteen years, baby . I want to thank you very much . That's why I'm telling you first . I'm about to retire . Love you . Talk to you soon ." On June 3, 2011, O'Neal held a press conference at his home in Orlando to officially announce his retirement . </P> <P> While in college, O'Neal was considered for the Dream Team to fill the college spot, but it eventually went to future teammate Christian Laettner . His national team career began in the 1994 FIBA World Championship in which he was named MVP of the Tournament . While he led the Dream Team II to the gold medal with an 8--0 record, O'Neal averaged 18 points and 8.5 rebounds and recorded two double - doubles . In four games, he scored more than 20 points . Before 2010, he was the last active American player to have a gold from the FIBA World Cup . </P> <P> He was one of two players (the other being Reggie Miller) from the 1994 roster to be also named to the Dream Team III . Due to more star - power, he rotated with Hakeem Olajuwon and David Robinson and started 3 games . He averaged 9.3 points and 5.3 rebounds with 8 total blocks . Again, a perfect 8--0 record landed him another gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta . O'Neal was upset that coach Lenny Wilkens played Robinson more minutes in the final game; Wilkens previously explained to O'Neal that it would probably be Robinson's last Olympics . </P> <P> After his 1996 experience, he declined to play in international competition . He was angered by being overlooked for the 1999 FIBA AmeriCup squad, saying it was a "lack of respect". He forwent an opportunity to participate in the 2000 Olympics, explaining that two gold medals were enough . Shaq also chose not to play in the 2002 FIBA World Championship . He rejected an offer to play in the 2004 Olympics, and although he was initially interested in being named for 2006--2008 US preliminary roster, he eventually declined the invitation . </P>

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