Top 85 Quotes & Sayings by Robert Parish
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Last updated on December 21, 2024.
To be honest my mentor was my mom and dad. I was very blessed and fortunate to have parents like I had.
I'm not saying Brad Stevens should not be getting praise for the job that he's done, because I feel like he's done an outstanding job. I'm just saying the amount of praise he's getting, you'd think he won a championship or two. They don't give Steve Kerr that much love. Come on.
I've always been one to shy away from the publicity, the limelight, whatever you want to call it. I prefer to be in the background.
I told myself coming into the league that if I could play for six or seven years, that would have been a great career.
Across the board, most NBA teams do not call back. You need a court order just to get a phone call back from these organizations. I'm not a part of their fraternity.
In my mind, I would always be a Celtic. I was very thankful and humbled that the Hornets saw fit to allow me to play a couple more years, but the only time I thought of myself as a Charlotte Hornet was game time. Other than that, when the jersey came off, I still felt like I was a Celtic.
I use Kung Fu. That really helps my flexibility and coordination.
I think experience helps but it's not required to be successful.
Playing with a winner is important.
At Golden State, it was basically a guard-oriented offense and it wasn't either around me or in my direction.
Shoot, I ain't working for free. You can never have enough money.
I thought if I could play 10 years in the league, it would be a great career more than I could ever hope for in my wildest dreams.
I am a loner, I suppose.
I'm not worried about offense. I've always had that, but I can get better defensively and that in turn will make my offense better.
I've had my share of losing.
I've never been a person that was concerned about accolades or the media embracing me.
I have a great deal of respect for Coach Fitch. When we won the championship in '81, he was the main reason why we won. We were down and he never let us doubt ourselves.
My father always shied away from attention. Whenever he'd get a compliment, he'd downplay it.
If you don't play with intensity in this league, you're going to get embarrassed. Without hard work, you don't have a chance.
Wait until you have made a definitive decision, about whatever it is that you are pondering, and then make a public announcement.
I basically gave up drinking. Personally, I thought I was drinking too much and, over the long run, it caught up with me.
Coming off the bench behind a fine young center like Alonzo Mourning fits my style.
On the West Coast, things are more relaxed, maybe because people have more fun outdoors. In the East, where the weather is not so good, people have to stay indoors. They're very knowledgable fans. This makes you play even harder.
I cannot thank Don DeDonatis enough for his leadership of USSSA, his stewardship of our business initiatives, and his friendship to me over the years.
There weren't many plays for me. A lot of my stats came off broken plays, or when I didn't allow the options to play out and just took the shot.
You should never put your hands on a woman, under any circumstances.
I always feel like you should walk into a room or walk down the street, like you belong. That's the philosophy that I always try to subscribe to.
I have never been one to seek or want attention or admiration or a pat on the back for what I've done.
Boston has some of the best fans in any sport. They are very knowledgeable. They understand me. I was loved, embraced, and supported; what more can you ask for as an athlete?
Obviously, there are nights in any job when you don't want to be there, but that's when the pride factor comes in.
I need a coaching job in the NBA. I'm restless and I need money.
The one opinion that experience does for you is it keeps you cool, calm, and collected under pressure.
I've surprised a lot of people, including myself, with my longevity.
I can't speak for the Warriors but for me and my career, being traded to the Celtics changed the trajectory of my career.
You need talent and good coaching to be successful in the NBA.
I don't want to be taking up space, but as long as I can make a contribution, I want to play.
I was always looking at the ground because I was self-conscious about my height. I had big feet, big hands, and all that.
You've got to listen to yourself, do what you think is best. Because if you listen to the critics, you might be going in all different directions.
As far as any personal records, if I get 'em, fine, and if I don't, fine.
I've had the zeroes since junior high school. We didn't have enough numbered shirts to go around, so my shirt was called double zero. I liked it, so I kept it.
Golden State was basically a guard-oriented offense so I didn't use it that much.
My ego has been in check for a long time.
I've got a young mind.
My parents always taught me to be humble no matter what the experience, to not think I was better than anyone else.
I can be very stoic looking, that's just my facial expression. I don't smile a lot.
I always have room for another ring, unless it's a wedding ring.
I exceeded my expectations of longevity in the NBA.
I've been blessed with a good body that has held up over the years and I love the game.
Not head coach - Assistant would be very attractive, but I don't think I have the discipline to deal with all the egos and personalities a head coach has to deal with.
I'd be the first to say that I'm a distant individual. I have a tendency to come across as being aloof and dismissive.
I know if someone talked trash to me, I'd want to kick his butt.
I guess people think I'm aloof just because I don't talk much. I guess I'd think the same thing if I saw myself.
I haven't talked to the press much. That's why I've gotten kind of a bad reputation. They look at me and think I don't give a damn. But I'm not comfortable with the attention.
I was seriously thinking about having a very short basketball career before the trade because of all the losing that I experienced with the Warriors, and being blamed for the Warriors demise.
Joe Kleine is not a legitimate center in the sense that he is not a shot blocker and not an intimidator. He's not a force on the offensive end.
Good grooming and hygiene are essential. It's never too early to start being concerned about your appearance - first impressions are everything.
I will always be a Celtic at heart. That's where my career took off.
Every year it happens. When I'm not putting up big numbers, I start hearing it - that I'm too old, that time finally has caught up with me.
I want to make it clear, I'm not whining, and the Celtics owe me nothing. But having said that, you would think at least I would have a conversation about a coaching job, since that's what I want to do.
No center would be great without the right people around him.
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