John Collins Quotes

John Collins

Profession : Basketball Player

Birth : September 23, 1997

My mom is my backbone.

John Collins

I really haven't been trying to force or shoot outside of my comfort zone.

John Collins

I'm having to deal with the LeBrons, Paul Georges, Gianniss, KDs, the 6ft 8in to 6ft 11in guys who can do everything at my height, shoot, play make, block shots, defend. They set the precedent I've got to uphold. There's no excuse for me. That's my goal, to be at their level.

John Collins

I used to be very superstitious, and then I got too much into that. I just try to stay away from all the superstitions that I can and try to get as calm as I can before the game. That's my new superstition: just to get as calm as I can.

John Collins

I like watching anime or music videos and stuff like that, just to get my mind somewhere else, to make it feel like I'm not in the arena, not in the gym, so when I step on the court, I'm locked in.

John Collins

I definitely feel like I've put in a lot of work and shown my value and shown the worth, shown my competitive spirit, my willingness to be within the organization, my leadership skills. Hopefully all that pays off in the end and we can come to an agreement. I want to be a Hawk and hopefully I want to sign that deal here.

John Collins

COVID has caused no shortage of problems. One of them is the possibility we could be off for nine months. That's too long. We're not in the playoffs, summer league has been canceled and training camp is pushed back. We need some help, but we aren't really getting it.

John Collins

It's in the Hawks' DNA to win one, so I want to be a part of the Hawks' DNA and the Hawks' lineage of guys who have won a Slam Dunk Championship.

John Collins

My ability to play off the pick-and-roll, open plays for other guys and use my athletic body to catch lobs, that's what I do every night.

John Collins

'The Secret' is sorta teaching me how to think positively, try to take the negative thoughts out of of my brain.

John Collins

I've worked on my shot a lot, had a lot of time to think about it and I'm sort of settling into it.

John Collins

I'm used to structure, and the relationship I have with my mom, from a military standpoint, is all about structure. There's a certain way of doing things. My mom knows how to focus on different situations. What I learned from her helps me out every night I play.

John Collins

It's like people think, 'Oh you're playing losing basketball. You're possessions don't matter.' I feel like they matter even more because that's when they're truly watching if you're developing or not.

John Collins

Drogba. I used to grow up watching football and when I saw him that was it. I've got his jersey in my closet. That dude is a legend for what he achieved at Chelsea.

John Collins

Be able to shoot, be able to pass and do all those extra things that I can't make up with freakish athleticism, the freakish body type that I don't have, I have to make up for it with being versatile.

John Collins

Obviously, I can always get better on defense, improve intensity, my willingness to be locked in and stay in a stance, all that stuff is great, but I feel like playmaking, for myself, not only to create shots for myself but to create shots for others, benefits everybody.

John Collins

The way the league is going, versatility-wise, people want everybody to do everything. And I want to be that guy. That seems fun to me.

John Collins

I always end up saying, whether it being my rookie year, not playing as many games as I should have with the new coaching and whatnot, and then my injury and my suspension, I feel like every year, it's always been something, you know what I mean?

John Collins

I've always had good hands, but my reaction time is something goaltending helped me with, being able to track the ball at such a fast speed.

John Collins

At my size and height you have to be able to do everything.

John Collins