Nate Robinson

As a kid growing up, I wanted the Allen Iverson shoes that came out, the Questions. My dad got them for me, so I was excited about that.

Guys back in the day, we didn't have wallets. I never kept my money in my pocket; my money always went in my sock. My key my mom gave me, I put it in my sock - whatever it was.

I ran track for my school. I played football, but I didn't play for my high school; I played for a little league team.

I've got the best shoe guy in the business.

My mom is probably the only person shorter than me that I'm scared of. Still to this day. She's, like, five-two, maybe.

Fans are awesome.

I don't like one-foot jumpers like LeBron James. It looks better jumping off two feet. Every time Michael Jordan jumped off two feet, it looked so much better.

I love basketball, but I miss football every time I watch it.

Nobody really doubted me playing football, making it to the NFL. I was like, 'I know I can do that.'

We're a competitive family - we compete in everything we do: playing cards; if we're walking down the street, we want to be the first one down the block.

Actually, I'm 5-8 and change without shoes. With shoes, 5-9.

The NBA is all politics. It's about who you know.

I'm going to be me, regardless of anything.

There's so many kids in the world who are told, 'You can't do this, you can't do that.' Those are all put-downs. I'm all about pick-ups. You have to pick people up and pay it forward.

Mike D'Antoni was a cool coach, but he was just a bad person. He can coach. He was just mean for no reason.

I love for the crowd to feed off me, and I try to make my teammates feed off me.

I am a diehard Seahawks fan because I'm born and raised in Seattle.

My least favorite subject? Uh... I didn't have a least favorite subject because, I mean, high school is so much fun.

When I was younger, I was a bit of a feisty fighter type of guy. That's something my father told me as I was becoming a man: 'You don't go picking fights, but you don't run from any of them.' And I was more afraid of my father than anybody else I had to fight.

I always wanted to play with Kobe Bryant. I used to tease him all the time. Every time I was a free agent, I was like, 'What's up, bro? You got a chance to get the pit that you need. You feel me? This is your chance.'