Robert Parish Quotes

I would like to say that no man ever was given finer cooperation than that given me by President Truman.

All of us at Cablevision and MSG owe Dave Checketts a debt of gratitude for 10 years of service.

Any praise goes to my coaches and my teammates. I have the easy part of waking up and going to the gym. They're the ones that have to break my bad habits and teach me new things. They're literally my everything. In my personal life, it's my wife, and in my professional life, it's my coaches and my teammates.

I will always be grateful to the coaches and staff of Cricket South Africa for their support through all these years.

R. C. Buford has been a huge help to me with his support.

I'm the kind of guy that I never forget my teammates.

You know no one ever accomplishes something like this without a lot of help from good people along the way. And this is certainly true in my case, and I would like to thank some of those people.

The greatest luck that I've had has been the ability to find men and women who came into my administration who worked with me and brought extraordinary talents that we were able to take full advantage of.

Every professional athlete owes a debt of gratitude to the fans and management, and pays an installment every time he plays. He should never miss a payment.

I'm really thankful and complimented when people come to me and say, thank you for the great times for all these years. But I don't think about it as being a leader.

I just want to say I owe the whole reds organization a great deal. Great staff top to bottom and I wish those guys all the best.

I would like to thank all my captains who believed in me and backed me to the hilt. I also thank our greatest partner, the Indian cricket fan, for all the love, support, and memories.

I had just left 'Saturday Night Live' when I came to 'The Daily Show,' and it just felt like Jon was on my side. I'll always be grateful to him for that. I just got the impression he wanted me to succeed, and then I wanted to succeed for him. I think that's good leadership.

To be recognized for the hard work my team and I put into 'Starboy' is an honor.

I could go on and on about my support for Kirk Cousins, and I feel fortunate to have been able to work with a guy like that.

I'm very grateful for Scott Hall's willingness to take me under his wing and help me.

When a manager calls you and says you are part of his plans and that he trusts you, then you will give everything for him.

I can joke around and do what I want and be great in my area and play around and be the best, but when I'm with Clams, he's the greatest and amazing, so I'm going to make sure I do what I've got to do.

Players will get you above average. To get to the elite, you need culture and leadership.

Followship is just as important as leadership. It's very important that you'll know if you're a great leader because you will have awesome followship. And the people behind you will take that burden of responsibility.

My relationship with Moratti goes beyond the normal ties between a president and a captain. I was an unknown and he believed in me. It's something that I will never forget. Indeed, I will always thank him for that.

I'm a competitor. I want the ball when it matters. But I came to Houston because I wanted to play with Chris Paul (a guy I've been close with since we were kids) and James Harden.

With the years I've had with U.S.A. Basketball, my loyalty, their loyalty to me with always asking me to come back, that's incredible.

Experienced national players deserve at least some respect and loyalty.

I worked with Mourinho and I became his friend as well. He likes me a lot and I like him a lot as a coach and as a person. He has put his trust in me and in my work, and I was very grateful to him.