P. J. Tucker Quotes

I grew up in L.A., so I'm a huge Lakers fan and Kobe fan.

At the end of the day, the only person to have a better Kobe sneaker game than me is Kobe himself.

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 had the Kobe jersey. I would do the Kobe walk. I would walk around the house doing the Kobe stare-down face. Anything you can name, I was idolizing him, trying to be like him.

I grew up - obviously I'm from Philly, where Kobe is from, so we grew up idolizing Kobe. He meant everything to us.

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.

Of course, when I was younger I always wanted to have the newest Air Force 1s but my budget wasn't too good back then! I always stuck with the white or black AF1s.

Nothin' will ever jump over the Jumpman... Yeezys aren't even basketball shoes. You can play in 'em, but they're not basketball shoes.

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

Kobe always tried to be a hero. But you know, as the saying goes, a hero ain't nothing but a sandwich.

I was huge on basketball and baseball. I love sports. I'm an L.A. guy. I love the Lakers and Dodgers.

I've always loved Air Jordans. My favorite one was the Air Jordan No. 1 with the black front. What's ironic about that is I don't own a pair of those. I probably have countless pairs but they're my favorite ones. I had the poster in my room. Those are my favorite Jordan shoes of all time. I've just never bought them for myself.

The Lakers are my life.

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

Anytime someone is wearing Jordan, you have to respect!

I love Kobe Bryant, was a Lakers fan for sure.

I've always been a Kobe fan; he's one of my favorite players.

I love the game of basketball. I guess it started with 'Space Jam.' Right after that movie, I went out there to my little Flight hoop and tried to do every dunk in the movie.

Playing basketball all my life, I've collected a lot of different basketball shoes. It's pretty much all I wear.

Air Forces 1s just got that vibe when you're walking in them, it's like, this is a shoe shoe.

I want to play Villanova basketball.

I'm a huge fan of Michael Jordan, and I love the game of basketball.

I'm a big fan of the Kyrie shoe.

I'm very good at watching basketball and wearing basketball shoes.