I think my kids love having me at home.
— Nick Young
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.
I'm a flashy man.
As a kid, you always wanted your own shoe. To see it happen, it's like a dream come true.
It builds character, it builds chemistry, when you're fighting amongst each other and able to brush it off and still talk and still have fun with each other.
I was an 'SC guy growing up. I remember my high school coach asking everybody what college and he was shocked when I said I wanted to go to USC. It wasn't too far from us. There was something about 'SC. Everybody wanted to go to UCLA, but I was always an 'SC guy.
I looked up to my brother Terrell.
I say a lot of crazy stuff.
I can't doubt things when you're Swaggy P.
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'm just a handsome guy. Kinda like a ladies' man, like 'Ladies Man,' the movies.
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.
If we're gonna lose, we'll all lose together. If we're gonna win, we'll win together.
There's always something to look forward to.
I grew up a Laker fan.
I know the Lakers are gonna make decisions for the Lakers.
I'm the king of the dancing video games, actually. I'm good.
I've been doing this playing basketball forever. It's always going to be a part of me. I know that.
I can't play like Kobe, man. There's only one Kobe.
Swag Mamba? Nah. Nah. I'm Swaggy P, baby.
If the color is dope, then the shoe is just automatically going to be cool.
It's hard to guard somebody like myself. It's tough.
Yeah, you gotta be confident. I think it helps players.
I'm just all around cool guy that played basketball.
I tweet a lot of crazy stuff.
I still gotta be Swaggy at the end of the day.
I can't be snitching.
I'm just an outgoing cool cat.
You can't back down from a challenge - no matter who it is.
That's why I've been working so hard, I believe in myself, believe that I've got talent.
I don't hold any grudges.
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.
Players see shots not falling - that plays a role. That plays a major role in your confidence out there, too.
I think it's harder to be in the NBA than the NFL.
Playing into June is the best thing.
Can't be no Mamba. I don't want to be a snake.
I influenced the NBA a little bit.
Aw man, growing up I just loved sneakers. In my neighborhood, having the freshest shoes was always a key. A major key.
When I'm out there, I don't play like Charmin. I like Scott Tissue. It's a little rougher.
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.
I got some good insights.
It's humbling being at home just chilling, watching TV, playing with the kids.
I just gotta do what I gotta do, when I gotta do it, you feel me?
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.
It doesn't matter who it is on the court. Just play your game.
Any time you score 100-something points, you're supposed to win.
It's a long season. You never know what could happen.
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.
Dancing sometimes you just get your groove on. I can dance. I'm kinda like Michael Jackson.
