When they talk about you in trades or being let go, there's just so much negativity around, that's bad. But when you're doing good, and teams want you, they want to trade for you, that's good.
— Nick Young
You know, I'm the man when it's all said and done.
I went from almost not playing in the NBA to playing on a championship team.
Swaggy P is heaven-sent. I'm like a prophet of swag, so the name was heaven-sent.
I love basketball.
I'm not too big on stylists. I find it fun just looking for myself, seeing if I can put things together. It's like a secondary hobby for me.
Losing sucks. Nobody wants to be known for losing; you can't even have fun when you're losing.
You know, if Kanye knows who you are, I think you're pretty much here. You've arrived.
There's no such thing as a bad shot for me.
My style influences came from just growing up in L.A. and watching everything and the whole environment and just traveling.
Shia LaBeouf? His style is crazy.
My rookie year, it was a crazy atmosphere.
As a professional athlete, whether it's traveling or being in a hotel room, you gotta let your time go somewhere.
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.
Swaggy P don't have no limits when it comes to shoes.
I feel like I can make any shot. That's something that's been in me since I started playing the game.
My first love was being a dancer.
I can score, I know that, but that's not the only part of my job.
I'm used to playing that 6th man role and come in and score in bunches.
I love L.A.
Nobody in the world can guard me one-on-one.
I know everybody in the NBA watches each other's styles. They might not admit it, but they do.
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.
Growing up in L.A., every kid wants to play for the Lakers. As a kid I went to their championship parades, bought a Kobe jersey - I went to the gym and made everybody call me Kobe - loved Shaq, loved the three-peat.
I always wanted to be in the NBA as a kid.
Swag is confidence: how you dress, how you move, your whole persona.
For my style influences you've got to look at Kanye first. Pharrell when I was growing up, too.
I am an offensive threat, but I can play 'D' with the best of them.
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 want to do a fashion show one day.
Some people only recognize me for that - ain't you the meme guy?
I believe, myself, just being a part of the Lakers is one of the best experiences I've had.
You can't keep me down!
I'm just trying to get wins.
I'm just a cool guy. It's just in my DNA.
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.
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 had been on a lot of losing teams. Always rebuilding.
If I could be a stylist, I would style somebody.
As a player, you model yourself after other players. Kobe takes the same approach as Michael Jordan. But I follow someone like Magic Johnson; he showed emotion, he smiled and jumped around, he was happy for his teammates. There needs to be more players like that.
I think I may need to write a book. I think it would sell too. It could be a #1 seller. 'The Mystery of the P: Swaggy P.'
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.
Love can make you do some crazy stuff.
Sometimes I'm in the mood to wear crazy stuff, like a shirtless look with a Saint Laurent suit.
I don't get so much credit for my defense.
I'm not trying to conform. I'm gonna be a serious guy but still have fun at the same time.
If you don't have fun doing the things you love, doing your job, you shouldn't be doing it.
I think Swaggy P's in a lane of his own. I'm one of them type of guys.
I'd say I have no conscience, to a certain extent.
Growing up in L.A., Kobe was my idol, really.
