P. J. Tucker Quotes

P. J. Tucker

Profession : Basketball Player

Birth : May 5, 1985

There was nothing worse you could be than a tweener. There was nothing worse you could be, and there were so many good guys that were so good that were tweeners, and they couldn't make it... And when you got that label, it was going to stick. It's like getting branded.

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

P. J. Tucker

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

P. J. Tucker

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.

P. J. Tucker

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.

P. J. Tucker

I consider myself a pancake connoisseur, because of all the pancakes I've eaten around the world. I've been everywhere in Europe, I've eaten everywhere.

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I used to literally spend every dime I had on clothes, shoes and getting fresh.

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There's nothing, nobody can pay me enough money and nobody can do enough for me to wear something I don't want.

P. J. Tucker

Being the main guy for three or four years, I understood what it took to be the leader.

P. J. Tucker

There's nobody I can't guard. There's nothing. There's no ceiling.

P. J. Tucker

You can be in the league and still feel like you're not in the league. That was the point I was at when I left Toronto.

P. J. Tucker

I wanted to have a chance to win a championship.

P. J. Tucker

My shoes are an expression of me, how I'm feeling.

P. J. Tucker

Some nights I might wear some crazy stuff. Some nights I might be more regular. I'll wear shoes that no one knows and is a sleeper, but it might be something that I really love.

P. J. Tucker

I got shoes literally all over my house.

P. J. Tucker

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

P. J. Tucker

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

P. J. Tucker

The Yeezy 2 actually were not that bad to play in. They've got good grip; the lace locks are good. I love playing in the Yeezy 2, I'm not even going to lie.

P. J. Tucker

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

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I'm looking to win, man. That's it.

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