A biography for Robert Parishhasn’t been written yet.
“Coming off the bench behind a fine young center like Alonzo Mourning fits my style.”
“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.”
“Dennis Johnson, Danny Ainge, Bill Walton, Quinn Buckner, Scott Wedman. Even if you get talent like that, it's hard to keep talent like that together.”
“You need talent and good coaching to be successful in the NBA.”
“I was a very quiet kid, had nothing much to say.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Growing up, I didn't like basketball. I played football and baseball and ran some track.”
“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.”
“The tattoos, they were just something to do.”
“I've had my share of losing.”
“I know if someone talked trash to me, I'd want to kick his butt.”
“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.”
“I was always looking at the ground because I was self-conscious about my height. I had big feet, big hands, and all that.”
“I can be very stoic looking, that's just my facial expression. I don't smile a lot.”
“Good grooming and hygiene are essential. It's never too early to start being concerned about your appearance - first impressions are everything.”
“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.”
“My father always shied away from attention. Whenever he'd get a compliment, he'd downplay it.”
“It ranks right up there with winning a championship, being selected as one of the 50 greatest athletes in the NBA. It's definitely a highlight in my career.”
“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.”