C. J. McCollum Quotes

C. J. McCollum

Profession : Athlete

Birth : September 19, 1991

Growing up I was a Cleveland Browns fan and my mood would change based on how they were playing. If they were losing I wasn't as happy, I wasn't as excited, I was a little sad.

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Life happens fast. You have to have a Plan B, a backup plan and really figure out a way to have different avenues of income and just avenues of happiness. That is what is really important, being at peace and having that happiness.

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I try not to worry about nothing I can't control. I can't control rumors.

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I think being able to make the playoffs alone is an outstanding accomplishment alone and something not a lot of people get to experience in their careers.

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Draymond Green is one of the best in the league at grabbing a defensive rebound and starting the break.

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People think because there's only 24 hours in a day, we're just supposed to play our sport and then go home and think some more about our sport. They don't think that we should care about other things, but the reality is that you can be really good at what you do for a living and have other hobbies.

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Harden throws his body around a lot and is a master at drawing fouls. It could be considered borderline flopping sometimes, but he's a vet who knows how to get to the line.

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When you're in the playoffs, you have to get easy baskets and you have to limit their easy baskets.

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One of the advantages of going to a small school is that you're expected to be the man. They have to give you the ball, and there's more room for error in a situation where you can play your way through mistakes (and no matter how good you are, this is a valuable coping skill at the NBA level).

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You got to be able to hit mid-range shots, you got to able to hit threes and you got to be able to finish in the lane.

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When games get tight in the playoffs, especially in the Finals, there's no space. There's no clean looks.

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When you have an almost seven-foot wingspan and can guard multiple positions, you're going to get minutes.

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Nothing really comes easy to you when you're under-recruited, you're undersized, you're undervalued. It's a situation where you have to be better than the bigger guys.

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As you get more experience out there, as you get more comfortable with the NBA system, the offense, the schemes, you begin to understand where you're going to get your looks from. And I think a big part of playing well is not having to look over your shoulder and just understanding that you're consistently be counted on.

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Growing up in the inner city, you might not see a lot of different career paths and different jobs.

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Kyrie is the ultimate versatility weapon. He's good in isos, he's good in pick-and-rolls, he's good in transition. He got game.

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If I could go back in time and give Rookie C.J one piece of wisdom, it would be that sometimes less is more. Off the court, sometimes it's just better to shut up and be quiet.

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There's a whole world out there. And it's huge.

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Yea, I wrote my college thesis on why college athletes should get paid. I think there's a way to do it based on the amount of revenue they generate.

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I think you should look at it as a blessing that other people would think you're valuable enough to be mentioned in a trade. It could be worse. No one could want you.

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