P. J. Tucker Quotes

I'm super into sneakers! I'm totally addicted. Just from playing ball all the time. I was always looking for the freshest kicks on the court.

From the beginning of time, all I've ever done is hoop, and this culture of sneakers has always been a part of it.

I was a sneakerhead before I even made it to the NBA.

In terms of being a 'sneakerhead,' there was one point where I was obsessively following every sneaker blog. That's the beauty of Twitter: To get the heads up on what's coming out.

The man that got me into collecting sneakers in the first place was the man they call Michael Jordan. He was the one who kind of exposed me to the sneaker world - he was my favorite basketball player, and he had the best shoes.

My favorite sneakers, growing up, were always the Air Force 1 and the Air Max line. I started collecting when I was 13 or 14 years old.

I look at myself as someone who's really true to the sneaker culture.

Kofi Kingston is a big sneakerhead like me, and I love wearing Jordans.

I have a lot of Jordans, a lot of Nikes, a lot of Blazers.

My first pair of Jordans, I wore them all the time. I would wear them to school; I always had them on.

I have a lot of limited edition sneakers that Jordan sends me.

When I joined the Lakers and moved to L.A., I started getting more serious about collecting sneakers and dressing from the feet up.

I've been around since 1985. When the Jordan shoe came out.

Some New York bands you'll see rocking Ones or Dunks and things like that, but it is weird that the sneakerhead thing has become so massive. Personally, I think it's really silly.

People assume that, as an NBA athlete, you can get access to any kind of sneaker you want, when in reality, it's hard to get the exclusive releases or shoes from the past and feel confident they're authentic.

I wasn't a big Air Force 1 person until I started buying custom ones.

Everybody asks me if I've always been a sneakerhead. No. I was never a sneakerhead until I had the money to be a sneakerhead.

I always had an interest in fashion, and when I got to the NBA, I felt like I had to up my shoe game.

Jordan 1s are my favourite sneaker, and I also love the Jordan Eclipse.

My favorite sneaker is the Penny 1. The Penny 1 is an original, man, and I loved them from the beginning, and other people loved them, too. It was a comfortable shoe, and the Penny 1 was definitely my favorite to play in. The Penny II was a close second, though.

I've always loved Nike shoes, and I'm in a position where I like to collect them now, especially the limited-edition Jordan and Air Max pairs. My house is full of special releases.

I never really had the money to be a sneakerhead.

I am a sneakerhead, and I grew up a sneakerhead.

That whole era of Chris Webber with Nike was, to me, the golden era. Everybody was getting their own signature shoe.

I don't think I'm a collector. I think every kid from where I'm from had a terrible passion for having to have fresh kicks.