I always say, it's not the shoes; it's the player. If you can hoop, you can hoop. — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
As a kid growing up in Canton, Ohio, you never see yourself in a position to play in the NBA, much less… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
One thing I love about guards in this league is that you can be a 5-foot-9 pit bull or a methodical 6-foot-7… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
When games get tight in the playoffs, especially in the Finals, there's no space. There's no clean looks. — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Portland basketball fans are the best basketball fans in the world. — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
It's nice to say you have goals and that you want to win championships. But until you get thrown into the fire,… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
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. — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
I think being able to make the playoffs alone is an outstanding accomplishment alone and something not a lot of people get… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
As players we're held accountable for poor performance, I think the same should be said for journalists. — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
We need to play like somebody took our lunch money, like somebody disrespected your mother. I think that's the type of anger… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
We don't have those bougie, not-into-it, wouldn't-be-caught-dead-in-the-free-t-shirt hoops fans in Portland. We've got those pinwheel-tattooed, bleeding-red-and-black, still-rocking-that-Walton-jersey, ride-or-die, realer-than-real hoops fans in… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
As you get more experience out there, as you get more comfortable with the NBA system, the offense, the schemes, you begin… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
I have a responsibility and a job as a guy who gets paid a lot of money, I'm expected to perform. And… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
When you're watching from the bench, you can pick up on everything - where guys like to shoot the ball from, how… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
Sometimes recruiters and scouts are missing on players. Going after the guys who are really hyped, five-star players and guys that are… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
Life in the NBA can be one big constant distraction, especially when you're on the road. You're always moving from one place… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
People think because there's only 24 hours in a day, we're just supposed to play our sport and then go home and… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
Draymond Green is one of the best in the league at grabbing a defensive rebound and starting the break. — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
Harden throws his body around a lot and is a master at drawing fouls. It could be considered borderline flopping sometimes, but… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
It's mentally draining to be on 100% of the time on both ends of the floor, especially when you're the team's undisputed… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
I think I'm the first player in NBA history to average 20 points a game and shoot two free throws per game. — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
When you have an almost seven-foot wingspan and can guard multiple positions, you're going to get minutes. — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
Other people need to be forward thinkers. Not just basketball players. Not just people in the sports world. But people in general. — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
Lowry is a pitbull. He's a gritty player who scores in a variety of ways, but he's also one of the few… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
The intensity and importance of each possession. That's the thing about the NBA that doesn't always translate to television. — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
Offensively, Lowry is a great catch-and-shoot player from deep, and he's very comfortable shooting the trey off the bounce in isolations and… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
A lot of people have compared being an NBA rookie to being a fraternity pledge. It's not really intense like that. It's… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
If I could go back in time and give Rookie C.J one piece of wisdom, it would be that sometimes less is… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
In college, the line is so close that you can kind of half-heartedly shoot the ball off-balance and fading away. To shoot… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
One of the advantages of going to a small school is that you're expected to be the man. They have to give… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
Offensively, Lowry is a great catch-and-shoot player from deep, and he's very comfortable shooting the trey off the bounce in isolations and pick-and-roll. — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
It's been a part of my game for life. It's tougher to finish in the lane so you've got to find different areas to… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
In college, the line is so close that you can kind of half-heartedly shoot the ball off-balance and fading away. To shoot an NBA… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
The intensity and importance of each possession. That's the thing about the NBA that doesn't always translate to television. — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
As players we're held accountable for poor performance, I think the same should be said for journalists. — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
Being able to go to someone's house and have dinner with them and their family, being able to go see a movie with them,… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Portland basketball fans are the best basketball fans in the world. — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
One thing I love about guards in this league is that you can be a 5-foot-9 pit bull or a methodical 6-foot-7 jump-shooter, and… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
As a kid growing up in Canton, Ohio, you never see yourself in a position to play in the NBA, much less have somebody… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
Life happens fast. You have to have a Plan B, a backup plan and really figure out a way to have different avenues of… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
Growing up I was a Cleveland Browns fan and my mood would change based on how they were playing. If they were losing I… — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
