Being Quote by Robert Parish

I was seriously thinking about having a very short basketball career before the trade because of all the losing that I experienced with the…

— Robert Parish

I used to be a big fan of the NBA until Kevin Durant joined the Golden State Warriors.

— Joey Votto

Everyone knows my career was catapulted to another level when I got traded to the Boston Celtics.

— Robert Parish

There's nothing about my NBA journey that I would change - the teams, the cities, the teammates, the fans have all helped me grow…

— Tobias Harris

I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way they played,…

— Bill Walton

We were a 23-win team in Golden State, and Stephen Curry and I were the only ones from that team who would be a…

— David Lee

I just wanted to get to the NBA. I never thought I would have a career that I've had now.

— Robert Horry

I grew up a Warriors fan.

— Damian Lillard

“When I got Traded To The Celtics, I was so Happy Because I was Back home And Had Grown Up Idolizing The Celtics”

— Chris Herren

I have a real sense of appreciation of being in the NBA with all that I'd gone through.

— Manu Ginobili

One of the biggest reasons I bought the Lakers was to beat the Celtics.

— Jerry Buss

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

— Bob Cousy