Quotes from C. J. McCollum

I take a lot of pride in being flexible, preserving my body. After a workout, I ice both feet, my calves, knees and stretch.

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.

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

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

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.

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 three, because the arc of your shot has to be a little higher, you have to be squared up and get your legs into it more, which can be tough in the fourth quarter.

I spend a lot of time in the gym working on moves, working on difficult shots, figuring out ways to create space, becoming a tough-shot taker and a tough shot maker, especially down the stretch.

It's been a tough 2020, honestly, for me personally, for a lot of people in the world in general.

Preparation is everything. You don't like being interviewed by someone who hasn't done their research.

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.

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.

I was 5-6, a little chubby, spot-up 3-point shooter. So I couldn't blame the schools for not recruiting me. But then my junior year, I was 5-11, hit a little growth spurt.

To graduate in four years as a student-athlete with no summer school is quite a feat.

The intensity and importance of each possession. That's the thing about the NBA that doesn't always translate to television.

I don't care how much you traveled in college, and I don't care what kind of shape you're in. Travel is the one thing you're absolutely not prepared for as a rookie.

My mother, my father, my brother, they've done a tremendous job of preparing me and helping me get right in having confidence.

My parents have done a tremendous job, over the course of my career. They try to make every game and I think my rookie year, my mom made every game... They've been really consistent and it's all you can ask for as a kid.

When you're smaller, you kind of learn how to do other things. You have to work a little bit harder.

Over the course of my life, there have been so many people who have invested in me and provided me with opportunities to grow.

I graduated from Lehigh with a degree in journalism.

It's crazy, I almost quit basketball when I was younger.

It's nice to say you have goals and that you want to win championships. But until you get thrown into the fire, you can't truly grasp what it takes to accomplish those goals.

I think, when you get to know somebody on a personal level were you truly understand what makes them tick, what they play for, things they like to do in their spare time, you're around their families, I think you're kind of able to kind of coexist more when you have a relationship.

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, or go shopping, it makes you really care for someone and hope that they succeed. That means a lot in an on-court relationship. It creates trust.