Top 66 Nick Young Quotes

I don’t have to go through life being mean or having a stern face just to play basketball. I enjoy the game and play it how I like to play it.

I don’t hold any grudges.

I’m just trying to get wins.

I want to do a fashion show one day.

I can’t be snitching.

I know the Lakers are gonna make decisions for the Lakers.

I can’t play like Kobe, man. There’s only one Kobe.

It doesn’t matter who it is on the court. Just play your game.

I’ve been in this league for 12 years. They can say I don’t take the game serious, but somebody who don’t take the game serious don’t last this long.

Love can make you do some crazy stuff.

I believe, myself, just being a part of the Lakers is one of the best experiences I’ve had.

Losing sucks. Nobody wants to be known for losing; you can’t even have fun when you’re losing.

My rookie year, it was a crazy atmosphere.

You gotta have a Swaggy in ‘Space Jam.’ If you want to sell tickets, you got to have me. I can give them swag once they get their powers taken. They can come to me and I can be a sorcerer of Swag. I can hand it out to them and give them hope.

God, in a dream, talked to me, and he gave me that name. I’m like, ‘you know what God? That is a funny name! I might need to run with it!’ And ever since then, I’ve been calling myself Swaggy P. It’s a household name.

I got some good insights.

For my style influences you’ve got to look at Kanye first. Pharrell when I was growing up, too.

I know everybody in the NBA watches each other’s styles. They might not admit it, but they do.

I can score, I know that, but that’s not the only part of my job.

Me and Kobe are always going to talk trash and get into it. But when he talks trash to everybody else, some people tend to shy away.

You can’t back down from a challenge – no matter who it is.

There’s no such thing as a bad shot for me.

I had been on a lot of losing teams. Always rebuilding.

That’s why I’ve been working so hard, I believe in myself, believe that I’ve got talent.

Growing up in L.A., Kobe was my idol, really.

I don’t like when people talk trash and then they get the W after and they feel like they did something. I don’t like that feeling.

I don’t get so much credit for my defense.

I’m used to playing that 6th man role and come in and score in bunches.

I just gotta do what I gotta do, when I gotta do it, you feel me?

I think Swaggy P’s in a lane of his own. I’m one of them type of guys.

If we’re gonna lose, we’ll all lose together. If we’re gonna win, we’ll win together.

I believe L.A. made me, really raised me. I think about that all the time. If I was raised in New York, how would I be? Would my game be different? You know, I think about that a lot, if I was raised somewhere else.

Even in practice, me and Kobe get into it every day. I do my best to challenge him. He’s still going to be Kobe, talking trash.

Sometimes I’m in the mood to wear crazy stuff, like a shirtless look with a Saint Laurent suit.

I always wanted to be in the NBA as a kid.

I get criticized for being me. I’m enjoying life, and people see it as me not being serious. Not taking the game seriously. You shouldn’t hate somebody for being themselves, for enjoying themselves.

I am an offensive threat, but I can play ‘D’ with the best of them.

I looked up to my brother Terrell.

I say a lot of crazy stuff.

I’d say I have no conscience, to a certain extent.

As a kid, you always wanted your own shoe. To see it happen, it’s like a dream come true.

Swag Mamba? Nah. Nah. I’m Swaggy P, baby.

I’m a flashy man.

I influenced the NBA a little bit.

My style influences came from just growing up in L.A. and watching everything and the whole environment and just traveling.

I influence a lot of people with my hairstyle, with dressing up, but nobody will give me credit. I’m not afraid to take chances, I like to look good and I have a personality.

I’m just a handsome guy. Kinda like a ladies’ man, like ‘Ladies Man,’ the movies.

It’s great for a coach to talk to you and let you know where you’re at and not keeping you in the dark, like some coaches I know.

Dancing sometimes you just get your groove on. I can dance. I’m kinda like Michael Jackson.

If the color is dope, then the shoe is just automatically going to be cool.

My dad tells me I smile to keep from crying. I don’t know about that. But I do think you sometimes smile to hide.

I think my kids love having me at home.

You can’t keep me down!

As a professional athlete, whether it’s traveling or being in a hotel room, you gotta let your time go somewhere.

I like that run and gun type of stuff. That fits right into how I like to play.

Gotta get my body right, watch my diet.

If I could be a stylist, I would style somebody.

You know, I’m the man when it’s all said and done.

Yeah, you gotta be confident. I think it helps players.

I’ve been doing this playing basketball forever. It’s always going to be a part of me. I know that.

I love basketball.

Some people only recognize me for that – ain’t you the meme guy?

I’m just a cool guy. It’s just in my DNA.

Swag is confidence: how you dress, how you move, your whole persona.

I went from almost not playing in the NBA to playing on a championship team.

I feel like I can make any shot. That’s something that’s been in me since I started playing the game.