Top 98 Quotes & Sayings by Nick Young - Page 2

You know, if Kanye knows who you are, I think you're pretty much here. You've arrived.

I know everybody in the NBA watches each other's styles. They might not admit it, but they do.

For my style influences you've got to look at Kanye first. Pharrell when I was growing up, too.

My rookie year, it was a crazy atmosphere.

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 had been on a lot of losing teams. Always rebuilding.

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.

Losing sucks. Nobody wants to be known for losing; you can't even have fun when you're losing.

As a professional athlete, whether it's traveling or being in a hotel room, you gotta let your time go somewhere.

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.

Shia LaBeouf? His style is crazy.

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.

Love can make you do some crazy stuff.

You know, I'm the man when it's all said and done.

Nobody in the world can guard me one-on-one.

I want to do a fashion show one day.

I'm not trying to conform. I'm gonna be a serious guy but still have fun at the same time.

I always wanted to be in the NBA as a kid.

I went from almost not playing in the NBA to playing on a championship team.

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 don't get so much credit for my defense.

Swaggy P don't have no limits when it comes to shoes.

Swaggy P is heaven-sent. I'm like a prophet of swag, so the name was heaven-sent.

If I could be a stylist, I would style somebody.

Sometimes I'm in the mood to wear crazy stuff, like a shirtless look with a Saint Laurent suit.

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.

There's no such thing as a bad shot for me.

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.

My style influences came from just growing up in L.A. and watching everything and the whole environment and just traveling.

I'm used to playing that 6th man role and come in and score in bunches.

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.

You can't keep me down!

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 can score, I know that, but that's not the only part of my job.

I'd say I have no conscience, to a certain extent.

I believe, myself, just being a part of the Lakers is one of the best experiences I've had.

I love L.A.