Robert Parish Quotes

Coming from Oakland, Calif., I never thought I'd be a Hall of Famer. I wasn't thinking about basketball like that.

We have the greatest Hall of all the Halls. And to be able to join these men, on this stage, in football heaven is the greatest day of my life.

My goal had been to win a championship, work toward the Hall of Fame, have my jersey retired by the team and I'd go in as a lifelong New York Giant, but I'm now resigned to the fact that this won't happen.

I've done everything - All-Stars, Olympics. The only thing I haven't done is win MVP of the league. There's nothing else I haven't accomplished.

I was blessed to play 15 years, especially not even supposed to have made it. So, to be able to play 15 years, win a championship, I think that basketball chapter of my life is done.

I got snubbed about eight times for the Mid-Summer Classic, and I know what type of career I had, and I know that I'm a true All-Star. The selection process is not very accurate.

I still say one of the greatest moments in my whole NBA career was getting drafted.

I grew up as a sports fan, and I know that a hall of fame is very different than an award for being the best of the year. It's a nod to the longevity of our accomplishment.

I've won a championship on every level except the NBA. It's frustrating to have not gotten that in the first two years.

It brings a smile to my face every time I look in the record book and see my name with the likes of Hutson and Lance Alworth and Raymond Berry, some of the fabled receivers of the NFL. It's all like a dream to me. I can't believe it's true.

I don't think there's any honor bigger than going to your Hall of Fame for your sport.

I knew that I wasn't a first-ballot Hall-of-Fame inductee.

Denver is home to me, and to be recognized for my achievements in the sports community here is a great honor.

The All-Star Game was one of my top highlights as a player. In my eye, it gave me a good idea of where I ranked among my peers. That was always my benchmark to say that I am still in the upper echelon of players.

I just felt I had done enough in the sport to put my stamp on boxing.

I would love to bring the state of Utah their first championship. I think that's one thing I've always wanted.

I feel like winning a Super Bowl is like a lifetime thing. Come on? How many great players that haven't been here, some that haven't won.

My dad really wanted to be in the Hall Of Fame, and it was something we talked about a lot.

I've won league championships, and I helped pull off a massive NCAA tournament upset - our 15-versus-2 win over Duke in 2012.

It would have been harder for me to get rookie of the year in Cleveland than it would've been in Minnesota.

There's no greater feeling, I would imagine, than winning a national championship in that one year and then hopefully going to the NBA.

In 2003, being Virginia Player of the Year was an amazing feeling because I think that was the moment I realized I could actually, really go far in my sport, and I was actually, really good at something. At that moment, I knew that I could play at a high level.

It's a great honor to be an Under Armour All-American and to follow in the fast-growing tradition of this game. It's a great opportunity to spend the New Year in Florida, which is going to be a little warmer than Buffalo.

I know I'm not the first one or the last one. But still to play 1,000 NBA games is pretty remarkable and pretty cool.

When you think about a Hall of Fame player, you think about someone who impacted the game, someone you had to game plan for.