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P. J. Tucker

I think the way you dress should be fun. Wearing stuff that people don't normally wear or wouldn't particularly think is their style, I love that. I think that's fun and I think everybody should do it.
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When I went to play in Europe in 2007, I really got into high fashion.
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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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I could never just throw on a sweatsuit and go to a game. No.
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Being the main guy for three or four years, I understood what it took to be the leader.
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There's nobody I can't guard. There's nothing. There's no ceiling.
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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.
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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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I wanted to have a chance to win a championship.
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My shoes are an expression of me, how I'm feeling.
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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.
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I got shoes literally all over my house.
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Everybody in fashion knows of those must-have pieces where you're just like: 'I've got to have it.'
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Nothin' will ever jump over the Jumpman... Yeezys aren't even basketball shoes. You can play in 'em, but they're not basketball shoes.
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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.
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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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I look up on Yelp and look at what the best breakfast places are, specifically who has the best pancakes in every city.
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I like to try different restaurants in every city.
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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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Pancakes are always good.
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I'm from Raleigh, N.C. It's my home, the most beautiful place ever - but it has some racist history.
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I've always stood for my people, with my people, but some guys just don't have voices like that. I don't like the pressure some people put on others. Some people are just not built for it. Some guys just play basketball, they don't talk, they don't post. Everybody in the '60s wasn't in the civil rights movement.
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It's about me doing me, about me being organic. I can't wear things and put on a front and say I like something when I don't. I won't wear something I wouldn't normally wear just for people to like it or for people to look at me like this or that in fashion.
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My love for fashion has been natural, it's been organic and I want to keep it that way.
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Like some people just really think this is all you do, is play basketball. It's like, 'no actually there's other stuff I like doing, there's other stuff I love doing.'
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I just do me, honestly, I do me. It don't matter if the cameras are there or not, I'd be doing the same thing.
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I'm just being P.J., that's the number one thing, I'm just being me. Like I'm not portraying something or acting or putting on something that I wouldn't put on every day in my life or doing anything that I wouldn't already be doing.
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Yeah, I'm short. But I'm strong and I can move my feet. And I can stay in front of anybody.
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I'm going to fight every play.
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Seeing European guys wear suits was incredible. And it wasn't all like the big fashion house expensive suits, it was like simple stuff but the way the older men dressed in Europe just absolutely amazed me. In Italy, in France the way the older men dressed was incredible.
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People get so scared to try things.
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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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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.
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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 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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