Basketball Player

Nothin' will ever jump over the Jumpman... Yeezys aren't even basketball shoes. You can play in 'em, but they're not basketball shoes.

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.

I've bought more shoes during the coronavirus than I ever have. Probably in my entire life.

My love for fashion has been natural, it's been organic and I want to keep it that way.

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

I am a dope dude.

James Harden is one of the best offensive players in the game.

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.

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.

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.

At the end of the day, that's all that matters. Winning a championship. Everything else is failure.

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.

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.

I like to try different restaurants in every city.

The goal is to be in a place where you're wanted. You want to be with who wants you. I think that's what every player wants.

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.

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'm a competitor. I want the ball when it matters. But I came to Houston because I wanted to play with Chris Paul (a guy I've been close with since we were kids) and James Harden.

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

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