Nick Young

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.

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

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

Growing up in L.A., Kobe was my idol, really.

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

I was an 'SC guy growing up. I remember my high school coach asking everybody what college and he was shocked when I said I wanted to go to USC. It wasn't too far from us. There was something about 'SC. Everybody wanted to go to UCLA, but I was always an 'SC guy.

I got some good insights.

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

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.

You can't back down from a challenge - no matter who it is.

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

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