Quotes from P. J. Tucker

It's hilarious; every time I get to a new city, I'll have a thousand DMs about where to get pancakes.

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

As someone who has carved out a career in this league by making winning plays, being tough on defense and just generally doing the dirty work for my team, I always hesitate to say any player is unguardable. I just hate that term.

I hate when people talk about certain guys and say they can't work together.

Playing on different teams, playing all the different places I've played, the consistent thing is I'm always vocal and working hard.

It's never like I go sneaker shopping just to get shoes for a hoop game.

The shoe culture in Houston is cool. There's a lot of sneakerheads and a lot of people that love shoes here - a lot more than I thought.

That Stash Kobe 1, that is probably my number 1 shoe I have ever worn on the court. To wear it against Kobe in his last game against the Suns it was real fun, and for him to say something to me about them it is crazy. He is signed them up for me and personalized it. It was pretty dope.

Some people - which I don't understand - kind of get mad like I'm disrespecting shoes. I'm like, 'They are sneakers, they are meant to be worn, meant to be played in.' And I hate when people use them as trophies. They are sneakers. It's one of my pet peeves. I got pairs if I don't want to wear, I will get a couple pairs of them.

I really like a lot of Tom Ford. His leather sneakers are my most worn shoes.

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.

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

I love Tom Ford loafers.

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.

Me getting cut from Toronto that first year, definitely helped with the ego. It was deflating. Some people either quit or some people get hungry.

You come from the college, you're the man. I was second-team All-American. I got drafted by Toronto, but they just took me because I was the best man on the board. They didn't need me. I didn't get a whole lot of help or guidance. I wasn't playing. I couldn't get reps in practice. And it's big-boy basketball. Grown men.

I like to hoop but I don't want to be remembered for one thing, like 'oh he just plays basketball.'

That whole era of Chris Webber with Nike was, to me, the golden era. Everybody was getting their own signature shoe.

I don't want my own shoe. That is something I have never wanted. If anybody is pitching that, I would say no. I feel like that is the only thing that limits me, being a signature athlete, because you have to wear your signature shoe all of the time. I don't want no parts of that.

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.

Everybody makes a big deal about small ball. Well, I've guarded Anthony Davis every time I've played him, since he first came into the league.

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

I could wear Jordan 1's every day with anything. So many different flavors.

When I came out of school, being a 'tweener' and not having a natural position was my biggest knock.