MSN TV: Have you been serenading all the journalists today?

Shaq: Yes.

Well I don't feel so special then.

You're the first one I've sung that song to.

Speaking of your singing, or at least your rapping: You'll be battling lots of athletes in your new show, but any chance we'll see you having a rap battle with Jay-Z in Season 2?

Oh, I hadn't thought about that one. I appreciate the idea. You see the great thing about this show is you can take it anywhere: Shaq vs. CEOs or Shaq vs. Europe or Shaq vs. rappers.

Where did the original idea come from?

The idea came from watching Michael Phelps. Somebody asked if he swam down and back and I just had to swim one way, did I think I could beat him? I said, "Yeah." "Do you think if you had the same blocking as Ben Roethlisberger did in the Super Bowl, could you make that pass?" Yeah. Everyone wonders how they would match up against that person.

Certainly you were confident in your abilities, but once you got in there and started competing, were you surprised at how well you did or didn't perform?

I wasn't really surprised. I just know that a person is called a professional in their sport for a reason. Truthfully, if I decided to give up basketball and really focus on any one of those sports, I could've made it.

Was there one athlete whose abilities you were particularly impressed by?

Albert Pujols. When you watch him on TV and you see him hit home runs, it's one thing. But when you're there at batting practice and he makes contact with the ball and you hear the sound it makes and the distance that it travels -- wow [whistles].

You've appeared on a bunch of reality shows, and this is the second one you've hosted. Do you watch any reality shows when you're not playing or practicing?

I don't really watch a lot of TV. I'm mostly known as a TV channel flicker because the kids take over the house with "SpongeBob" and "Blue's Clues" and "Hip Hop Harry."

Michael Strahan has a sitcom coming on this fall. Is that something you'd ever consider doing?

I think if it was a comedy and I had some great writers and some great people around, I would do it. I always want to make people laugh.

What about video games? Are we going to see a sequel to "Shaq-Fu"?

I'm actually going to be a surprise character in a video game that's coming out that everybody will like. But I can't tell you about it.

Have you seen the Stephon Marbury YouTube video?

[Laughs.] Yeah.

Do you have any feelings about it?

It's either accidental or it's marketing -- I don't know.

Tell us a bit about what folks will see in your show in the coming weeks.

You're going to see athletes going up against each other, having a good time. Most people, when you come into their profession, take it personal and don't want to be beat by a basketball player. But we're trash talking in a really respectful way and just having a good time. I think you can sit down with your family and have some dinner and some popcorn and watch the show. You will not be disappointed. I guarantee you.

Lastly, what's the biggest drag about being so tall?

Doorways are like 6-7 or 6-8 and I hit my head all the time. I have neck problems and can't turn my neck all the way around because I hit my head. I'm cracking it on doorways all the time.

"Shaq vs" airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.

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