P. J. Tucker Quotes

I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way they played, the teamwork, the sacrifice, the commitment, the joy, the camaraderie, the relationship with the fans.

Quarterbacks like guys who try to do everything they can for them and put it on the line for them. So that's what I try to do.

The only thing that interests me is my team.

I want to show my team I'm for the team. I want them to see I'm in it for them, not for me.

A lot of players have told me they see me as a protector of my teammates, that, side by side, I'm there when something goes down, and I step up beside them and for them when things get nasty. I play the game hard, and I play it physical.

I might not be Shaq, but I can be Kobe, you know?

I wouldn't trade those 10 years for anything. The Navy taught me a lot of things. It molded me as a man, and I made a lot of wonderful friends.

Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.

Bill Macy is the most incredible, humble, and hungry human being, and that is the captain of our ship. He is phenomenal. We still laugh together, and we still talk and text and check on each other.

That's the only thing that got me here is my teammates. My teammates and my coach. That's the only reason I'm here.

It was tough for me not to play, but it was cool. But it was tough because I'm a competitor, and I like to be out there with my guys. That's all it's about for me.

Chris Paul is a guy I can talk to about different stuff, especially when I played on his team.

I cannot thank Don DeDonatis enough for his leadership of USSSA, his stewardship of our business initiatives, and his friendship to me over the years.

Bottom line, I have nothing but respect for Peyton Manning... He was always a great teammate to me; he's still a great friend to this day.

I just want to win. I'm a team guy. I just want my team to do well.

I am with Palace, and you can see on the pitch that all I think about is the team doing well.

If you can break bread with a guy, you will actually go the extra mile on the court; that just happens.

As long as I'm helping the team, I just want to play football.

My goal is to win just for the teammates and the guys in our room.

I always give everything for my team.

I've always been the guy who does whatever he can to win for his team.

You hate missing games. You hate leaving your teammates out there.

My best teammate was Roberto Carlos.

I learned how to be a pro, I learned how to win, I learned about building relationships with your teammates; it goes beyond basketball. I pretty much learned everything I know from OKC.

You compete to win games, but the people that you meet and are able to help, develop and grow - that's the most rewarding part of this job.