Robert Parish Quotes

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.

I always had a dream to someday own an NBA team.

I did a few more plays, and then I went to L.A., because I knew I could get a coaching job there.

I've been asked to interview for many managing jobs, and I never said yes because I was never serious about it, and I thought it would be wrong to go through that process.

I'm just like any person who is coaching in this league, I'm just looking for an opportunity, that's all.

I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now.

That's a dream of mine, to be able to coach at the NBA level.

The NBA wasn't a big deal at that time, so it wasn't really in my career plans.

Football's in my blood - and eventually I want to be the one making decisions.

I kind of like the idea of just coaching, nothing else. But I just think some coaches are better suited for college than the NBA. I believe I'm one of those guys. I think Tom Izzo is one of those guys. Mike Krzyzewski. I think they found the right jobs and they've stayed with them.

Kentucky is the best job in basketball coaching. Why would I leave?

Strong college basketball is great for the NBA.

I hope to play in the NBA for many seasons, establish my position, and win titles.

I said it when I got hired. I said, for five years, I had a 1,000 people telling me I was going to be a head coach in the NBA. And when I got the job, those same 1,000 people were shocked.

There's no disrespect in playing in the G League.

I think it is inevitable that I'll be coaching or be a GM.

I feel like I've had 20 years of experience at a very high level, if you throw in college, playing overseas, I've played in hundreds and hundreds of games.

I didn't realize the difference between coaching college and coaching the NBA. It's a totally different animal.

Coaching in the NBA is a tough trick.

It's the NBA summer league and everyone's out there fighting. It's been a great experience for me.

All I wanted to do is coach in the NBA. I didn't want anything to do with college basketball.

I want to have a long career in the NBA. First, I want to be an All-Star, and hopefully one day I can win a ring with the New York Knicks.

The one thing that young coaches should do is if there is an NBA team in your area, get to training camp and see the coaching that goes on.

If I ever want to get back into coaching I should be calling teams they shouldn't be calling me. That's when you know you really want to do it.

For me to stay in basketball, it would just have to be a veteran team.