For me personally, I like a smooth pinot noir with a lot of cherry fruit flavor. In the proper mood, I like a little earth and a little spice as well. C. J. McCollum Read Quote
There’s just so many great artists out there, but I think growing up, J. Cole has been the guy that I’ve always been listening to, even in college. Going from that struggle to stardom, that rise to stardom, ‘Dolla and a Dream,’ all that stuff – I’ve listened to all his classics, all the old J. Cole stuff. C. J. McCollum Read Quote
I like to take it back, cause I’m an old soul. Growing up, my brothers, I’d grow up hearing what they were playing, and that’s how my taste has evolved. C. J. McCollum Read Quote
I’ve won league championships, and I helped pull off a massive NCAA tournament upset – our 15-versus-2 win over Duke in 2012. C. J. McCollum Read Quote
When you’re in the playoffs, you have to get easy baskets and you have to limit their easy baskets. C. J. McCollum Read Quote
I think sometimes there’s this perception that players are supposed to be robots. C. J. McCollum Read Quote
Competitive people, especially in sports, want to learn about everything. So when you’re interested in something, you become a bit obsessive. You start to research it and ask questions about it, and before you know it, you have a serious hobby because of how you’re programmed. C. J. McCollum Read Quote
I ended up switching over to journalism in college. A few weeks into freshman year, I realized that business school wasn’t for me. And writing stories and reading and talking to people is something that I just enjoy doing, so I figured why not try to build up a post-basketball career with that. C. J. McCollum Read Quote
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. C. J. McCollum Read Quote
A lot of people have compared being an NBA rookie to being a fraternity pledge. It’s not really intense like that. It’s more like being an intern. C. J. McCollum Read Quote
