Iconic Boston Celtics big man Robert Parish, with a career spanning more than 20 years and an NBA Hall of Famer, was a legendary player in the most unorthodox way in league history at the time. extended his career years.
Eating well and doing yoga improved her diet and flexibility and is now a staple of the association’s athletes. The Centennial College alumnus has racked up more years in the league, winning his fourth title with Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. Boston came to an end in his early 1990s.
In an interview with the “Players Own Voice” podcast, Parrish explained how it all began for him in the aforementioned unorthodox methods.
“The Warriors at the time had a wife and husband nutrition team,” said the chief of the team that drafted him. “And they were talking about the benefits and rewards of nutrition.”
“You also need to stretch and weight train and avoid sugar. ) is the Achilles heel of any athlete.”
“So it took us a while to adopt that philosophy,” explained the Boston legend. “But that’s the origin of my transition: ‘Whatever, I don’t have to do it. I’m young enough to get back on my feet.’ And I felt like I didn’t need it.” So it was never a big stretcher.
“But after listening to them, I will never forget it, the first yoga class I went to made me feel so embarrassed. I was like, ‘I’m a professional athlete, how could I not touch my toes? I was doing splits, and I was having a hard time grabbing my shins.”
“It was a turning point for me,” he added. “The light went on. We need to change the way we prepare our bodies to make a living.”
“I think one of the reasons I experienced longevity in games was the stretch,” Parrish said. “I will never forget this. When I was with the Celtics, playing for the Dallas Mavericks, I hit a wet spot on the top of the key and split.”
“If I hadn’t taken yoga and stretching seriously…our team doctor and the Mavericks doctor said my career would have been over. I would have ruined it.”
Given the merits of both his present and extending the life of his NBA career, it’s no wonder the Celtics Center’s unconventional methods were all the rage in the league.
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The story was originally published on Celtics Wire
