Philadelphia, PA (Reuters) - Shaquille O'Neal knows that the Miami Heat acquired him from the Los Angeles Lakers for one reason, to win championships. Merchandise and ticket sales will go through the roof, but the main reason Miami brought in O'Neal was to help get the franchise to the next level.

The 32-year-old O'Neal, who spent eight seasons with fellow All-Star Kobe Bryant and the Lakers, will now team with 22-year-old point guard Dwyane Wade, who had a sensational rookie season with the Heat, who traded forwards Lamar Odom, Brian Grant and Caron Butler along with a first-round draft pick to the Lakers for the 7-1 O'Neal, who has had experience in teaming with star guards. In his first four seasons in the NBA, O'Neal formed a dynamic duo with Anfernee Hardaway in Orlando

I told Dwyane, lets just get it going," said O'Neal at the press conference where he was introduced as a member of the Heat. "John Wooden, when I first met him, I was with Coach Del Brown, he told me, 'Shaquille, obviously you are a great player, but being great isn't about putting it between your legs, scoring 50 or 60 points. Being great is how you help your other teammates to strive. That is what being great is about.' I took that; I have always been the type of big man that keeps my guys along. Dwyane had it pretty hard last year because he was a rookie and they started seeing his game. Now it's going to open up, it's going to open up more room for him. I expect him to be the number one or number two guard in the Eastern Conference because last year he impressed me. I usually don't get impressed by a guard, but he impressed me. Not because of the dunking and all of the stuff that he did, but because he still kept his guys involved and he still did what he did."

"Yes, you will see a meaner side (of Wade)," said O'Neal. "I am not going to come in here and say to do this and do that. It is obvious that the kid can play. If he needs my advice, I will tell it to him. He has a back up on the floor, if they foul him hard, they are going to get fouled hard on the next play down. I am just going to be his big brother. I am not the type to say to do this and do that. I do not know what it takes to become a great guard, I know what it takes to become a great team player and he already has that quality. It is his team, throughout the history of the game, teams have always belonged to guards. I have never played with a special guard that is special and he is a special guard. The team is his, I am just here to do my part, which is to rebound, dominate, play good defense and win. The kid can play, the kid can play."

"I don't see anybody, in any conference that can shut me down," said O'Neal. "Any conference, anywhere in the world."