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# C. J. McCollum

(1991)   Basketball Player

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C. J. McCollum is a basketball player.

## Quick Facts About C. J. McCollum

Born September 19, 1991

Profession Basketball Player

## About C. J. McCollum

Christian James McCollum is an American basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks. He played college ball at Lehigh and was Patriot League Player of the Year in 2010 and 2012.

##  Quotes by C. J. McCollum · Page 2

> [As players we're held accountable for poor performance, I think the same should be said for journalists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/as-players-we-re-held-accountable-for-poor-performance-i-think-the/)

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[Accountable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accountable/)

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> [When you're smaller, you kind of learn how to do other things. You have to work a little bit harder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/when-you-re-smaller-you-kind-of-learn-how-to-do-other-things-you-have/)

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[Harder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/harder/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/you-got-to-be-able-to-hit-mid-range-shots-you-got-to-able-to-hit/)

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[Finish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/finish/)

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> [Growing up in the inner city, you might not see a lot of different career paths and different jobs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/growing-up-in-the-inner-city-you-might-not-see-a-lot-of-different/)

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[Career](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/career/)

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> [Writing and speaking and communicating, it's something important to me, and something I want to get better at.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/writing-and-speaking-and-communicating-it-s-something-important-to-me/)

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[Better](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/better/)

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> [Draymond Green is one of the best in the league at grabbing a defensive rebound and starting the break.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/draymond-green-is-one-of-the-best-in-the-league-at-grabbing-a/)

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[Best](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best/)

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> [When you're in the playoffs, you have to get easy baskets and you have to limit their easy baskets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/when-you-re-in-the-playoffs-you-have-to-get-easy-baskets-and-you-have/)

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[Baskets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baskets/)

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> [I always say, it's not the shoes; it's the player. If you can hoop, you can hoop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/i-always-say-it-s-not-the-shoes-it-s-the-player-if-you-can-hoop-you/)

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[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

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> [The intensity and importance of each possession. That's the thing about the NBA that doesn't always translate to television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/the-intensity-and-importance-of-each-possession-that-s-the-thing/)

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[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

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> [When you're watching from the bench, you can pick up on everything - where guys like to shoot the ball from, how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/when-you-re-watching-from-the-bench-you-can-pick-up-on-everything/)

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[Big](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big/)

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> [Lowry is a pitbull. He's a gritty player who scores in a variety of ways, but he's also one of the few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/lowry-is-a-pitbull-he-s-a-gritty-player-who-scores-in-a-variety-of/)

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[Football](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/)

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> [Growing up I was a Cleveland Browns fan and my mood would change based on how they were playing. If they were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/growing-up-i-was-a-cleveland-browns-fan-and-my-mood-would-change/)

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[Browns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/browns/)

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> [Growing up in the inner city, a lot of kids didn't think reading was cool. I'm trying to show them that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/growing-up-in-the-inner-city-a-lot-of-kids-didn-t-think-reading-was/)

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[City](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/city/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/i-think-you-should-look-at-it-as-a-blessing-that-other-people-would/)

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[Blessing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blessing/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/harden-throws-his-body-around-a-lot-and-is-a-master-at-drawing-fouls/)

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[Body](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/body/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/it-s-mentally-draining-to-be-on-100-of-the-time-on-both-ends-of-the/)

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[Creator](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creator/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/we-don-t-have-those-bougie-not-into-it-wouldn-t-be-caught-dead-in-the/)

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[Fans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fans/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/it-s-been-a-part-of-my-game-for-life-it-s-tougher-to-finish-in-the/)

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[Find](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/find/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/as-you-get-more-experience-out-there-as-you-get-more-comfortable-with/)

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[Experience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/experience/)

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> [I got hurt my senior year of college. I ended up breaking my fifth metatarsal after I pulled out of the Draft.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/i-got-hurt-my-senior-year-of-college-i-ended-up-breaking-my-fifth/)

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[Basketball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/basketball/)

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> [In order for us to have changes in society, we have to do a better job with listening to each other, listening…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/in-order-for-us-to-have-changes-in-society-we-have-to-do-a-better-job/)

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[Better job](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/better-job/)

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> [I ended up switching over to journalism in college. A few weeks into freshman year, I realized that business school wasn't for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/i-ended-up-switching-over-to-journalism-in-college-a-few-weeks-into/)

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[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

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> [I think, when you get to know somebody on a personal level were you truly understand what makes them tick, what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/i-think-when-you-get-to-know-somebody-on-a-personal-level-were-you/)

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[Family](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/family/)

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> [Competitive people, especially in sports, want to learn about everything. So when you're interested in something, you become a bit obsessive. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/competitive-people-especially-in-sports-want-to-learn-about/)

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[Ask questions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ask-questions/)

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> [It's important that we take care of our future generations and expose them to some new things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/it-s-important-that-we-take-care-of-our-future-generations-and-expose/)

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[Care](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/care/)

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> [You have to learn how to win in this league. It's a process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/you-have-to-learn-how-to-win-in-this-league-it-s-a-process/)

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[Education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/education/)

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> [I'm just trying to diversify my portfolio and put myself in a position so when I do retire, the options are limitless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/i-m-just-trying-to-diversify-my-portfolio-and-put-myself-in-a/)

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[Diversify](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diversify/)

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> [I try not to worry about nothing I can't control. I can't control rumors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/i-try-not-to-worry-about-nothing-i-can-t-control-i-can-t-control/)

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[Control](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/control/)

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> [When games get tight in the playoffs, especially in the Finals, there's no space. There's no clean looks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/when-games-get-tight-in-the-playoffs-especially-in-the-finals-there-s/)

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[Finals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/finals/)

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> [Everything in the NBA is sped up. Lanes close much faster than college.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/everything-in-the-nba-is-sped-up-lanes-close-much-faster-than-college/)

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[Close](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/close/)

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> [You get better by playing, honestly. That's where you develop as a player is to play through mistakes in game action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/you-get-better-by-playing-honestly-that-s-where-you-develop-as-a/)

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[Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/)

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> [I've said it before and I'll say it again: Portland basketball fans are the best basketball fans in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/i-ve-said-it-before-and-i-ll-say-it-again-portland-basketball-fans/)

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[Again](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/again/)

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> [To graduate in four years as a student-athlete with no summer school is quite a feat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/to-graduate-in-four-years-as-a-student-athlete-with-no-summer-school/)

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[Education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/education/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/yea-i-wrote-my-college-thesis-on-why-college-athletes-should-get-paid/)

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[College](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/college/)

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> [Other people need to be forward thinkers. Not just basketball players. Not just people in the sports world. But people in general.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/other-people-need-to-be-forward-thinkers-not-just-basketball-players/)

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[Ball player](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ball-player/)

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> [My parents have done a tremendous job, over the course of my career. They try to make every game and I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/my-parents-have-done-a-tremendous-job-over-the-course-of-my-career/)

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[Career](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/career/)

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> [Other fans might stop coming to games when their teams fall in the standings. Blazers fans just pack the house even more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/other-fans-might-stop-coming-to-games-when-their-teams-fall-in-the/)

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[Blazers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blazers/)

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> [I spend a lot of time in the gym working on moves, working on difficult shots, figuring out ways to create space,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/i-spend-a-lot-of-time-in-the-gym-working-on-moves-working-on/)

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[Create](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/create/)

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> [Other fans get antsy when their team's offense struggles to score for a few possessions. Blazers fans give us standing ovations, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/other-fans-get-antsy-when-their-team-s-offense-struggles-to-score-for/)

[C. J. McCollum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-j-mccollum/)

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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/kyrie-is-the-ultimate-versatility-weapon-he-s-good-in-isos-he-s-good/)

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## C. J. McCollum by topic

[Football (34)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/c-j-mccollum/) [I think (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/i-think/c-j-mccollum/)

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