North Carolina State University Athletics
Preseason Q&A with Tiffany McCollins
10/7/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Oct. 5, 2005
RALEIGH, N.C. -
What is your most outstanding achievement outside of basketball?
Receiving my first degree, which was an Associates degree in General Education.
What does the Wolfpack Family mean to you?
Loyalty, honor, respect, friendship, and togetherness; all the things your own family provides.
Biggest Reason I Chose NC State?
Coach Yow and the family atmosphere that is presented throughout.
Who is the biggest inspiration in your life and why?
My granny because she has been there for me through the good and the bad.
What does it mean to you to be a part of such tradition of excellence at NC State?
It means that I will be looked upon as a qualified person because of where I am coming from.
What (if any) pregame routines do you have?
I take a shower and a nap, then it's "get crunk time"
Use three words to describe NC State Basketball
United, Dominate and Successful
When people see you play what do you want them to know?
That I'm going to give 100% all the time and that it's about the team, not me.
What did you do over the summer?
Over the summer I worked hard in class, the weight room and mentally prepared myself for the upcoming year. I also worked at the Carolina Autospa.
How has playing basketball changed your life?
It has opened many doors for me that wouldn't have been open any other way. It has made me value things more and made me a better person.
What advice do you have for little girls who want to be like you?
Work hard because nothing in life comes free. Never give up because you don't just let yourself down, there are others with you.
What is it about playing in the ACC that is special to you?
The competition level. As well as, the degree in which players are willing to compete. Some of the best athletes in all sports come or come from the ACC.
One word to describe your game and why?
Multi-dimensional because there is a not a dimension of the game that I can't display and if I can't, I will before my career is over.
If you could take one thing from your hometown to Raleigh what would it be?
My granny's cooking.
Favorite pregame meal?
Steak, salad and baked potato
Favorite basketball moment (for example: team cheer, swish of basket, crowd).
When Kendra Bell hit the shot to send us into OT at Virginia Tech
Why do you favor that moment?
At that moment, I realized that as a team, whether on the court or on the bench, we were together and nothing was going to stand in our way of success.
What is one thing you miss about being a kid?
Easy school work and less responsibility
When did you first become interested in basketball?
When I was like three or four. I use to go to the court with my dad and uncle and I just picked it up and stuck with it.
