C. J. McCollum Quotes

I can shoot the basketball, I can get to the basket.

I want to be an offensive player, too. Play low post, midrange, take jump shots, and just be the best I can be.

I'm a really good shooter, three-point shooter. I'm good at defense. Dribbling, not so much.

The key word is 'control.' I have to get to the point where I can do it like Magic does. That means penetrating, scoring more, taking over on offense once in a while, increasing my range on the outside shot to open things up for the drive.

I'm not the most athletic guy who is able to make these crazy layups or dunk all over people. I'm more of a shooter, floater, lane guy - not too much flash. But it gets the job done.

I want to improve my shooting, my free throw shooting, keeping my turnovers down.

To be a great player or a good player in the NBA, I have to work on my perimeter game.

Oh, yeah - I could see myself as a catch and shooter, come off curls and shooting. I really feel good about shooting the ball.

Passing the basketball - I feel like I've gotten better with that.

Shooting threes is always going to be what I do best.

It's very important to know how to dribble and pass and catch and cut at a very high level if you want to be a good basketball player.

Really I can do everything on the court: pass, shoot, dribble, score.

I want to be an all-around basketball player.

Basketball for me has always been a matter of rhythm - what you do bouncing the ball, how you bounce the ball, how you run, how you receive the ball to be in rhythm.

My on-the-court game was ordinary. I had a jumper but needed screens. I could go right but not left.

Basketball is a simple game. Your goal is penetration, get the ball close to the basket, and there are three ways to do that. Pass, dribble and offensive rebound.

I can shoot a three pointer in basketball, and I can kick a soccer ball.

I can shoot a basket pretty well.

I wasn't a bad basketball player, but I was far from the world's greatest. Good defense, no offense - that was me.

You've got to learn the footwork, the positioning, how to box out, how to pass, how to shoot your free throws. All these things are necessary, not to be the No. 1 player in the world, but maybe you can play against him.

My type of basketball is about how to create space, how to maneuver, how to get your shot off.

At the end of 2003, my game was complete. Shooting, defense, using the dribble, transition, midrange stuff was all there. Then it was about fine-tuning and trying to improve in each area.

I've been working on my defense and my inside game.

My jump shot is the key thing. Guys go on the pick and roll and will force me to knock down shots.

One thing about being a great ball handler is not looking at the basketball.