Top 50 P. J. Tucker Quotes

James Harden is one of the best offensive players in the game.

That Stash Kobe 1, that is probably my number 1 shoe I have ever worn on the court. To wear it against Kobe in his last game against the Suns it was real fun, and for him to say something to me about them it is crazy. He is signed them up for me and personalized it. It was pretty dope.

Like some people just really think this is all you do, is play basketball. It’s like, ‘no actually there’s other stuff I like doing, there’s other stuff I love doing.’

It’s basketball, man. It’s being smart, using your size as an advantage. I can get into people. I can get into your stomach, so you can’t back me down. I can stay in front of you, I can move my feet, I can be aggressive. People don’t understand that it can be a disadvantage being tall, too.

I really don’t know how much I spend on clothes. In a year? That’s just too tough to put a number on.

Cuttino Mobbley always had on suits every single game. I’ve never seen Cuttino without a suit. He used to always have on suits.

Playing on different teams, playing all the different places I’ve played, the consistent thing is I’m always vocal and working hard.

Every day, every game, I leave it all out there.

I always believe in myself, nobody else believed in me.

I could wear Jordan 1’s every day with anything. So many different flavors.

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

I’ve bought more shoes during the coronavirus than I ever have. Probably in my entire life.

Every game, somebody is asking me where I got my shoes.

People think I play hard. It’s just me wanting to be in the NBA and trying to prove every game that I should be here.

My first pair of shoes my mom bought me. I was born in 1985 and my mom is the biggest North Carolina/Michael Jordan fan there is, so when those first Jordan’s came out those were my first shoes ever. I don’t remember but I guess it started from there.

No one wants to be patient. No one wants to wait for anything. They want it right now – that instant gratification.

I could never just throw on a sweatsuit and go to a game. No.

I am the finesse king, especially when it comes to shoes.

Yeah, I’m short. But I’m strong and I can move my feet. And I can stay in front of anybody.

I’m a competitor. I want the ball when it matters. But I came to Houston because I wanted to play with Chris Paul (a guy I’ve been close with since we were kids) and James Harden.

I look up on Yelp and look at what the best breakfast places are, specifically who has the best pancakes in every city.

Seeing European guys wear suits was incredible. And it wasn’t all like the big fashion house expensive suits, it was like simple stuff but the way the older men dressed in Europe just absolutely amazed me. In Italy, in France the way the older men dressed was incredible.

I feel like I can adapt to any defense.

I’m just being P.J., that’s the number one thing, I’m just being me. Like I’m not portraying something or acting or putting on something that I wouldn’t put on every day in my life or doing anything that I wouldn’t already be doing.

When I went to play in Europe in 2007, I really got into high fashion.

It doesn’t matter how tall you are if you have heart and you’re a competitor.

I really love shoes that can go with a lot of different things and mix up a little bit.

I love Tom Ford loafers.

I don’t like shopping for specific things; I shop pieces. I look at it like, ‘I love this, so I’ll buy it and I put it in my closet, and it disappears until I need it.’

It’s easy to say, and a lot of people pay lip service, saying, ‘I want to win.’ But, well, everybody wants to win. What are you willing to sacrifice to be able to win? Are you going to sacrifice money? Are you going to sacrifice playing time? You gotta sacrifice something.

Me getting cut from Toronto that first year, definitely helped with the ego. It was deflating. Some people either quit or some people get hungry.

I gotta be who I am now. How do you not, right?

That has always been my initiative, to do my own thing and take things that don’t really go together and put them together. Wear a tuxedo jacket with some track pants, whatever I feel like, whatever I think is dope.

My shoes are an expression of me, how I’m feeling. Some nights I might wear some crazy stuff. Some nights I might be more regular.

Pancakes are always good.

There are a number of ways to define most valuable player. For me, it’s the guy who means the most to his team.

I got shoes literally all over my house.

I don’t buy or wear nothing I don’t like.

I really like a lot of Tom Ford. His leather sneakers are my most worn shoes.

People get so scared to try things.

I’ve always felt like I was a guy that understood my role. I thrive because I love it.

I don’t want my own shoe. That is something I have never wanted. If anybody is pitching that, I would say no. I feel like that is the only thing that limits me, being a signature athlete, because you have to wear your signature shoe all of the time. I don’t want no parts of that.

I know a lot of people do charity work, but I always say find something that you are interested in to be able to give back.

It’s hilarious; every time I get to a new city, I’ll have a thousand DMs about where to get pancakes.

I’m from Raleigh, N.C. It’s my home, the most beautiful place ever – but it has some racist history.

Aside from the states, Israel’s my favorite country. I love it there. I still go there to visit.

I don’t know anybody that buys more shoes on eBay than me. I like eBay because I can always find rare gems in my size. I always have upwards of 40 sneakers in my cart at any given time.

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

At the end of the day, that’s all that matters. Winning a championship. Everything else is failure.

Everybody in fashion knows of those must-have pieces where you’re just like: ‘I’ve got to have it.’