Quotes from Nick Young

It's hard to guard somebody like myself. It's tough.

I like that run and gun type of stuff. That fits right into how I like to play.

I'm just a cool guy. It's just in my DNA.

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.

I am an offensive threat, but I can play 'D' with the best of them.

You gotta have a Swaggy in 'Space Jam.' If you want to sell tickets, you got to have me. I can give them swag once they get their powers taken. They can come to me and I can be a sorcerer of Swag. I can hand it out to them and give them hope.

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

It builds character, it builds chemistry, when you're fighting amongst each other and able to brush it off and still talk and still have fun with each other.

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

If you don't have fun doing the things you love, doing your job, you shouldn't be doing it.

When they talk about you in trades or being let go, there's just so much negativity around, that's bad. But when you're doing good, and teams want you, they want to trade for you, that's good.

I influenced the NBA a little bit.

I got some good insights.

Even in practice, me and Kobe get into it every day. I do my best to challenge him. He's still going to be Kobe, talking trash.

I don't like when people talk trash and then they get the W after and they feel like they did something. I don't like that feeling.

Me and Kobe are always going to talk trash and get into it. But when he talks trash to everybody else, some people tend to shy away.

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

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

My dad tells me I smile to keep from crying. I don't know about that. But I do think you sometimes smile to hide.

Can't be no Mamba. I don't want to be a snake.

Aw man, growing up I just loved sneakers. In my neighborhood, having the freshest shoes was always a key. A major key.

Playing into June is the best thing.

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.

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