Basketball Quote by Robert Parish

I can't speak for the Warriors but for me and my career, being traded to the Celtics changed the trajectory of my career.

— Robert Parish

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

— Bob Cousy

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

— Robert Horry

I knew I was an NBA player and that I just needed the right opportunity in the right situation.

— Quinn Cook

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

— Manu Ginobili

You know, my first nine years I only played for two teams, Chicago and New York. And the only reason I got traded from…

— Jamal Crawford

I was thinking about the NBA after my fourth year, but I also realized I could get my master's paid for and have another…

— Malcolm Brogdon

There was a possibility I could have been out of the NBA. It's taught me something that was a little deeper than basketball. I'm…

— Lamar Odom

It's just kind of ironic with how I came into the NBA with all the expectations. You would've thought coming in the way I…

— Shaun Livingston

Ultimately, it was always my dream to be here in the NBA. I just took it serious. I knew if I put in the…

— Brandon Ingram

It doesn't necessarily have to be championship-or-bust for me to go back to the NBA. I want to be in a situation where I…

— Ray Allen

I always said in my mind I wanted to be an All-Star and show four-year guys in the NBA can be good players as…

— Roy Hibbert