Quotes about C.J. Hawthorne

C.J. Hawthorne laughed while describing a dream he recently had:
"It's crazy. I had a dream that I just went back to Mississippi last night. It's the first time I've had it, man. I was riding down near the beach, because I stay on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. And our beach was beautiful like y'all's beach ... and our beach back home is not that beautiful, brown water and everything." (HSB)

"In my dream, we went to my old neighborhood that was still over there, and all the stuff was still down from Katrina." (HSB)

HSB Note: "Everything seems clearer in his life now. After a close call with Hurricane Katrina in his hometown area of Biloxi almost two years ago, the good news just keeps rolling in for Carroll Joseph, a senior receiver for No. 23-ranked Hawaii.

His son, Kobe Tayshaun Hawthorne (C.J. is a big basketball fan) will be 20 months old soon. He got married to his wife, Tina, in December, and right around the week of the Warriors' 41-24 Hawaii Bowl victory over Arizona State, coach June Jones told the 5-foot-11, 168-pound Hawthorne something he had been waiting a long time to hear: He would be going back to his natural wide receiver position after starting at cornerback five times last season."


Praising Hawthorne, and talking about the competition between Lane and him, JJ said:
"He's going to be an impact player. The competition has been good for both of them. The difference between the two players is that when there's a little indecision, C.J. still goes full speed. Malcolm wants to be perfect." (HSB)


About how Hawthorne is looking forward to having a big year to taking the pressure off the other 3 starters, WR coach Ron Lee said:
"He's geared up for that, running well after the catch and he's fast enough to beat anybody on top as well as catch it underneath and turn it into a big play. So he's going to be real explosive, keep (the defense) honest." (HSB)


About how the damage to his family's house wasn't as bad as what happened to others in Mississippi during Katrina, Hawthorne said:
"We were a lot more fortunate than a lot of people were, who were a little bit closer to the water and in New Orleans. A new roof, it was nothing in comparison." (HSB)