P. J. Tucker Quotes

P. J. Tucker

Profession : Basketball Player

Birth : May 5, 1985

From the beginning of time, all I've ever done is hoop, and this culture of sneakers has always been a part of it.

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My style is part of my lifestyle and part of my preparation to get ready to play in the game. It's my preparation for life, I should say.

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Everyday I have to get dressed. I can't just throw on something and walk out and say, 'I'm not going to see anybody today.' I see me.

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

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I like to get into people and make people uncomfortable. That's how I play and what I do.

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Guys in this league, it depends on the stage you're at in your career, where you've played, situations you've been in - that kind of molds your idea of how you want to play, and where you want to be in this league.

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I really dig Tom Ford. It fits big dudes, but it's the cleanest, most elegant-looking clothing ever.

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

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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.

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When I was in Phoenix, people started noticing and looking every day to see what I was wearing, but it never really affected me. When you do this every day, it's just something you do. Even in Europe I was getting dressed up for every single game. Nobody may be watching but it's just me. It's how I live and it's how I move.

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My body of work speaks for itself. I don't need anybody in the media to tell me I'm a good defensive player.

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Buy and wear what you love, man.

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

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

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

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

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During the season, I'm sore everywhere.

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I've been the same size since I was 12. They thought I was going to be 7 feet tall. I never grew another inch.

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I was a forward, a center my whole life.

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

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