NurPhoto / Envato Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. Shaquille O'Neal, the NBA Hall of Famer, has seen significant success off the court, largely thanks to early investments in companies like Google, Ring, Apple, and Lyft, contributing to his $500 million fortune. However, he admits that his journey to becoming a savvy investor wasn’t always smooth. "I failed many times," Shaq shared on CNBC’s Power Lunch in 2019. “From like, 19 to 26, an ...