A biography for Nick Younghasn’t been written yet.
“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've been in this league for 12 years. They can say I don't take the game serious, but somebody who don't take the game serious don't last this long.”
“It's humbling being at home just chilling, watching TV, playing with the kids.”
“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.”
“My style influences came from just growing up in L.A. and watching everything and the whole environment and just traveling.”
“I am an offensive threat, but I can play 'D' with the best of them.”
“My rookie year, it was a crazy atmosphere.”
“I want to do a fashion show one day.”
“I went from almost not playing in the NBA to playing on a championship team.”
“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.”
“My first love was being a dancer.”
“I don't get so much credit for my defense.”
“I'm just a handsome guy. Kinda like a ladies' man, like 'Ladies Man,' the movies.”
“That's why I've been working so hard, I believe in myself, believe that I've got talent.”
“There's always something to look forward to.”
“You know, if Kanye knows who you are, I think you're pretty much here. You've arrived.”
“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 feel like I can make any shot. That's something that's been in me since I started playing the game.”
“I believe L.A. made me, really raised me. I think about that all the time. If I was raised in New York, how would I be? Would my game be different? You know, I think about that a lot, if I was raised somewhere else.”
“As a kid, you always wanted your own shoe. To see it happen, it's like a dream come true.”