Shaq gets candid on divorce, regrets in podcast interview: 'I was arrogant, I was dumb'

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NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal opened up about his divorce in a recent podcast interview and got candid about the loneliness that followed afterward.

O’Neal and Shaunie O’Neal got married in 2002 while the former center was in the midst of his run with the Los Angeles Lakers with Kobe Bryant. The two had four children before finalizing their divorce in 2011.

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Shareef O'Neal poses with his parents Shaquille and Shaunie O'Neal at the Jordan Brand Future of Flight Showcase on Jan. 25, 2018, in Studio City, California. (Cassy Athena/Getty Images)

"I was just being greedy. I had the perfect situation. Wife was finer than a mug. Kept giving me babies, still finer than a mug – I had it all," O’Neal told Ryan Clark, Channing Crowder and Fred Taylor on "The Pivot Podcast."

Shaunie O’Neal would file for divorce in 2009, citing "irreconcilable differences," according to TMZ Sports. But Shaq said the blame was on him.

"I had it all, and I don't make excuses. I know I messed up," the Basketball Hall of Famer said.

O’Neal, who last played in the NBA during the 2010-11 season, said he felt "lost" and lonely after the divorce was over and his playing career was finished.

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Shaunie O'Neal attends the grand opening of Shaquille's at L.A. Live on March 9, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. (Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

"No kids. You go to the gym, nobody’s playing in the gym. You go to their room, nobody’s there. You start to feel it," he said. "As you get older and you hear ‘Shaq can’t Shaq no more’ and then you realize Shaq ain’t Shaq and you