Shaquille ONeal may be a celebrity, but call him one at your own risk.

The basketball legend confessed he doesnt like the term celebrity, and hopes people remember him because he was kind, not because he was famous.

These celebrities are going freaking crazy and I dont want to be one. I denounce my celebrity-ness today. Im done with it, ONeal told the New York Post.

Theres a reason why ONeal doesnt want to be called a celebrity.

Celebrities are crazy, they really are, he said. Dont call me that anymore. These people are out of their freaking mind with how they treat people, what they do, what they say. Thats never been me. I never want to be looked at like that.

ONeal said he tries to overcome the celebrity stigma by practicing one or two random acts of kindness each week. One example happened this past April when he paid for an engagement ring for a stranger.

In July 2020, he spotted a wreck and pulled over on the side of Interstate 75 in Florida to wait for first responders.

ONeal told the Post he feels obligated to do things that dont fit the typical celeb stereotype.

When they talk about Shaq, what do you say? Hes a nice guy. Because what else can you be? Youre either nice or youre the A-word, and I definitely wont be looked at as the A-word, he said. I want people to say, Bro, hes nice. He didnt have an entourage. His people didnt take my phone because I took a picture and threw it.