Quotes from Robert Parish

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.

There are no expectations on a 40-year-old man. All I have to worry about is intensity, and things will take care of themselves. I don't have to worry about championships, all-star games, contracts. I can just walk on the court and play.

I know if someone talked trash to me, I'd want to kick his butt.

I use Kung Fu. That really helps my flexibility and coordination.

Good grooming and hygiene are essential. It's never too early to start being concerned about your appearance - first impressions are everything.

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.

I know what it is to be misunderstood.

Coming off the bench behind a fine young center like Alonzo Mourning fits my style.

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'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 cannot thank Don DeDonatis enough for his leadership of USSSA, his stewardship of our business initiatives, and his friendship to me over the years.

I can be very stoic looking, that's just my facial expression. I don't smile a lot.

At Golden State, it was basically a guard-oriented offense and it wasn't either around me or in my direction.

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.

Golden State was basically a guard-oriented offense so I didn't use it that much.

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.

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.

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 come across as being arrogant and dismissive, even if that is not the case.

To be honest my mentor was my mom and dad. I was very blessed and fortunate to have parents like I had.

I've never been a person that was concerned about accolades or the media embracing me.

Shoot, I ain't working for free. You can never have enough money.

I basically gave up drinking. Personally, I thought I was drinking too much and, over the long run, it caught up with me.

I exceeded my expectations of longevity in the NBA.