Justin Heydt
My name is Justin Heydt, and this is an interview of Colton Collins, a sophomore here at Metro Academic Studies. I met Colton close to the beginning of the year and learned that he plays and loves the game of basketball. I played basketball for Johnson Ferry Christian Academy this season, and got a chance to play against Colton once in what was our final game. I knew that he was a good player, but my team had largely written off his beforehand. We won the game handily, but Colton left an impression on everyone on my team, including me. He plays hard, fast, and has great basketball IQ on the floor.
This interview was a personal chance to get to know Colton a little better, but it is also a good look at what identifies him as a player. Having talked with Colton a couple times, I know he has big aspirations with regards to basketball and life around it, and is working to reach these goals through dedication and sacrifice. Being so committed to the same sport, I can appreciate these qualities. Hopefully this interview helps to reveal some of the aspects which have made him into the player and person that he is and will be in the future.
My name is Justin Heydt, and this is an interview of Colton Collins, a sophomore here at Metro Academic Studies. I met Colton close to the beginning of the year and learned that he plays and loves the game of basketball. I played basketball for Johnson Ferry Christian Academy this season, and got a chance to play against Colton once in what was our final game. I knew that he was a good player, but my team had largely written off his beforehand. We won the game handily, but Colton left an impression on everyone on my team, including me. He plays hard, fast, and has great basketball IQ on the floor.
This interview was a personal chance to get to know Colton a little better, but it is also a good look at what identifies him as a player. Having talked with Colton a couple times, I know he has big aspirations with regards to basketball and life around it, and is working to reach these goals through dedication and sacrifice. Being so committed to the same sport, I can appreciate these qualities. Hopefully this interview helps to reveal some of the aspects which have made him into the player and person that he is and will be in the future.
Questions:
1. When did you begin playing basketball?
Age of 10.
2. At that time, what was your investment into it?
At the time it was not that serious.
3. How did basketball progress for you?
It went from not that serious to being my whole life. I started to become serious about
basketball at the age of 12.
4. Do you have a favorite player/idol? Who is it?
Pete "Pistol" Maravich is my favorite player of all time. He is a player that dedicated his
whole life to basketball. I can relate to him a lot. Also I am a big fan of how he played
the game of basketball.
5. Do you have a favorite memory?
My favorite memory in basketball: When my homeschooled team in Chicago won the
homeschool national championship and I was awarded with MVP.
6. What do you do to get better day in and out? What does an individual
workout look like?
I work as hard as possible every day to become a better player every day. My workout
consists of 30 minutes of extreme ball handling at the beginning. Then I make a certain
amount of jump shots off the dribble and off the catch. Then I make a certain amount of
3 pointers off the dribble and off the catch. I then do conditioning and then I hit the
weight room.
7. What are your goals with basketball?
My goals with basketball are earning a scholarship for college basketball and playing
overseas in Europe after college.
8. Has basketball affected any pieces of the way you live beyond the sport? If
so, how?
Basketball has had a major effect on my life because my whole life and schedule
revolves around basketball.
9. What does this mean to you? To your life? To your identity?
Basketball means the world to me and has a major impact on my identity. Basketball is
what I do and it is who I am.
1. When did you begin playing basketball?
Age of 10.
2. At that time, what was your investment into it?
At the time it was not that serious.
3. How did basketball progress for you?
It went from not that serious to being my whole life. I started to become serious about
basketball at the age of 12.
4. Do you have a favorite player/idol? Who is it?
Pete "Pistol" Maravich is my favorite player of all time. He is a player that dedicated his
whole life to basketball. I can relate to him a lot. Also I am a big fan of how he played
the game of basketball.
5. Do you have a favorite memory?
My favorite memory in basketball: When my homeschooled team in Chicago won the
homeschool national championship and I was awarded with MVP.
6. What do you do to get better day in and out? What does an individual
workout look like?
I work as hard as possible every day to become a better player every day. My workout
consists of 30 minutes of extreme ball handling at the beginning. Then I make a certain
amount of jump shots off the dribble and off the catch. Then I make a certain amount of
3 pointers off the dribble and off the catch. I then do conditioning and then I hit the
weight room.
7. What are your goals with basketball?
My goals with basketball are earning a scholarship for college basketball and playing
overseas in Europe after college.
8. Has basketball affected any pieces of the way you live beyond the sport? If
so, how?
Basketball has had a major effect on my life because my whole life and schedule
revolves around basketball.
9. What does this mean to you? To your life? To your identity?
Basketball means the world to me and has a major impact on my identity. Basketball is
what I do and it is who I am.